Rebecca Coleman The future is foggy.
I blame September. And the 3,000 kilometers I drove solo last month. I don’t very often write these kinds of posts, where I talk about my life, but occasionally, I feel compelled to. I am, weirdly, for someone who lives […]
New Facebook Video Stats [Infographic]
Late in 2015, there was a spate of blog posts that all declared that 2016 was going to be the year of video. It really has proven to be true. Snapchat was already allowing video, but has since added an […]
Join Me at Digital 2016!
Well, folks, summer is winding down. That means fall is here and it’s time to get serious. I feel like I’m pretty hardcore when it comes to social media. I am pretty faithful about posting to both blogs a couple […]
Instagram Stories: Real Competition for Snapchat?
About a month ago, Instagram introduced something called Instagram Stories. Now, if you are a Snapchatter like I am, you’ll notice that Instagram Stories are basically exactly like Snapchat. They work almost exactly the same. Here are a couple of […]
Using Bots to Grow Your Instagram Following
There have been so very many changes to Instagram over the last few months. First they re-branded and then rolled out a new look for the interface (I liked the latter but not the first), then they introduced Instagram Stories, […]
Kiva: Supporting Entrepreneurs through Micro-Loans
When I started my business 8 years ago, it was tough. There was not much money. I was fortunate to have gotten into an entrepreneurship program, which allowed me to incubate my small business, both with training and some financial […]
Managing Social Media at a Huge Event: #SageSummit
While attending Sage Summit a couple weeks back in Chicago, I spent quite a bit of time with the social team. I, along with a few other social influencers, were there to “report” on the conference, and generate social content […]
“Be Yourself:” Vlogging with Evan Carmichael #Entspresso
Canadians rule! I met Evan Carmichael last year at Sage Summit in New Orleans. We’d both been flown down to the conference as social media reporters. Our job was create content for our followings, based on what we observed, along […]
Book Review: I Cheat at Meditation
Do you meditate? It’s something I’ve done off and on for a few years. For me, most recently, it’s taken the form of doing Yin Meditation on Sunday nights. If you are unfamiliar with Yin, it’s a restorative yoga practice […]
Sage Summit 2016
Well, I’m back from Chicago, and once again presented with a big dilemma: how do sum up something as big as Sage Summit, the largest small- and medium-sized business conference in the world? It’s challenging. The conference took place over […]