South by Southwest - Spring Break for Geeks

New Media Strategies' own Aminatou Sow, a University of Texas-Austin grad and soon-to-be six-time SXSW veteran, gives her take on the world famous convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies.

Published by Aminatou Sow at NMS Blog on March 12, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Social Media, Pop Culture

Question of the day: Who is Sarah Killen?

Want instant fame on Twitter? Well Sarah Killen (@lovelybutton) didn’t set out with that goal but that’s what she’s getting now that Conan O’Brien has decided to follow her on Twitter. This makes her the first and only follower for the now out of work TV show host.

Published by Meghan Sager at NMS Blog on March 05, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Social Media, Twitter

Should companies let their employees blog? We think so.

Should companies let their employees blog? Employee blogging has been a hot topic in the blogosphere, most recently when market research firm Forrester announced its controversial decision to not allow their employees to blog outside of the Forrester site.  So, we thought it would be a good time to hear from NMS Founder & CEO Pete Snyder about NMS’s thoughts on employee blogging.

Published by Nisha Chittal at NMS Blog on February 26, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Blogger Outreach, Engagement, Social Good, Social Marketing

NMS Names Guillermo Corporan NMS’ 2009 Q4 Ass Kicker

We are pleased to announce that Guillermo Corporan, Helpdesk Specialist, has received NMS’ 2009 Q4 Ass Kicker Award. Congratulations Guillermo!

Published by New Media Strategies Admin at NMS Blog on February 23, 2010 in

Checking In With Hyper-Local Marketing on Foursquare

Don’t look now but your favorite restaurant may be stalking you.  Or at least that’s certainly the feeling I got when I checked into a local DC movie theater on foursquare and saw an unusual asset on the top-right corner of the screen.

Published by Jared Degnan at NMS Blog on February 22, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Social Media, Word of Mouth Marketing, Facebook, Social Networks, Pop Culture, Social Marketing, Twitter

What’s All the Buzz About? Why, Google Buzz!

I would like to thank whoever decided to launch Buzz in the middle of the snowpocalypse of 2010. Great decision or greatest decison ever? You be the judge! By Aminatou Sow

Published by Aminatou Sow at NMS Blog on February 11, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Social Media, Pop Culture, Social Good

New Media Strategies Speaker Series - Nick O’Neill

Today we have live UStream video of our ongoing New Media Strategies Speaker Series. Our speaker at 3:30 p.m. ET is Nick O'Neill, Founder of AllFacebook.com.

Published by Brittany Cooper at NMS Blog on January 20, 2010 in New Media Strategies, Facebook, Pop Culture

CPG’s Love/Hate Relationship With Social Media

In terms of progress in social media, 2009 was a rough one for Consumer Packaged Goods Brands - otherwise known as CPGs. From Motrin Moms to the Skittles Interweb, it's no wonder some CPG marketers are apt to describe their relationship with their product's social media strategy as "complicated."

Published by Jared Degnan at NMS Blog on January 06, 2010 in Brand Protection, NMS Corporate, New Media Strategies, Social Media, Word of Mouth Marketing, Social Marketing

Celebrating 10 Years of Domination: We Are the Pioneers & Undisputed Bad Asses of Social Media

It's not often that you get to be around for such a monumental moment for a company and an industry all at once.  As social media continues to become a part of our everyday lives (see especially Mashable's "Facebook Now Consumes 5 Percent of Our Collective Internet Time"), New Media Strategies is proud to continue to pioneer the field of online brand intelligence, promotion and protection.  As the invite says: We are the "Undisputed Bad Asses of Social Media."

Published by Brittany Cooper at NMS Blog on December 17, 2009 in New Media Strategies

Savvy Savings When Cyber Shopping

Since the beginning of September I've been asked on four separate occasions if I'm receiving more opt-in e-mail spam than usual.

Of course, like the rest of my peers, I am. In the past, we would have received all of these discounts via the postal service or clipped them from back of the newspaper.  But now savings are staring us right in the face when we check our e-mail, so isn't it worth our time to start taking these companies up on their offers?

Published by Meghan Sager at NMS Blog on December 15, 2009 in NMS Corporate, New Media Strategies, Social Media, Pop Culture, Twitter