by Melissa Drozdowski | Aug 23, 2017 | Social Media
Recently, much of the U.S. witnessed an amazing natural spectacle – a solar eclipse. In my little corner of paradise, we experienced a partial eclipse, with the moon obscuring nearly 94 percent of the sun. Yay, science! As the skies grew dim, a herd of nearby cattle...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Jul 25, 2017 | Social Media
We’re only just past the halfway mark for the year 2017 and oh, what a year it’s already been on the social media fails front all around the world. Leaving out the most obvious examples (paging Sean Spicer…), the first six months of the year have produced a... by Melissa Drozdowski | May 25, 2017 | Public Relations
United, United, United…have you learned nothing from your recent troubles? Over at MarketingProfs, I recently covered the trials and tribulations of America’s fourth-largest airline, and the comedy of errors that is United Airlines’ crisis communications strategy. As...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Jan 31, 2017 | Social Media
It seems like every year, I write the same article over and over again. You know, the one about social media failures and why people should’ve known better? Every year I think to myself, “This year will be different. This is the year we see no social media fails at...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Dec 9, 2016 | Social Media
Welcome back to part two of our discussion on Twitter Moments, the storytelling-via-tweet functionality that Twitter recently unleashed on the Twitterverse. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can always check out Part I of this series for a rundown of...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Nov 30, 2016 | Social Media
What do you think of when you hear the word “moment”? A single beat of time? A memory, event, or that instant when you gain greater insight about yourself and the world around you? All of these serve well as the definition of a moment. But, I think the bigger question...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Nov 7, 2016 | Marketing, Social Media
I’m an aficionado of the horror genre. Bad horror movies? Awww, yisss. Really good scary movies – the kind that make you want to turn on every light in the house and check under your bed just to be sure there’s nothing lurking – even better. The Walking Dead? You’d...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Sep 21, 2016 | Social Media
You’ve secured your venue, lined up an array of amazing speakers, and executed a brilliant promotional campaign. Now what? What else could you possibly do to shine the spotlight down on your event, webinar, or press conference? Is there even anything left that might...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Jul 12, 2016 | Creative, Social Media
Our team has recently been lucky enough to work with the 80edays China Team, which has been an experience that is simultaneously fun, rewarding, and educational. 80edays aims to help accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility with the world’s largest and...
by Melissa Drozdowski | Jun 21, 2016 | Social Media
Several weeks ago, my family and I attended my daughter’s cheerleading championships. Upon entering the arena, a torrent of candy-colored signage promoting the company’s social media accounts and in particular, a custom Snapchat filter created just for the day’s...