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#261: Short form video is the most popular type of social media content right now. And if you want to grow, you should be using it regularly. Britney shares her top tips for creating high-quality video content that grabs attention in this session she presented for Social Media Day Houston 2024. Learn how to integrate your strategy and brand voice into short-form videos, film effectively with your smartphone, and determine the best posting frequency for maximum impact.Watch & subscribe on YouTube here.Get the 7 Values of Social Media for Business Owners guide for free right here.Get Britney's 3 F Social Media Method guide for free right here.Interested in working with Britney's marketing agency or in hiring Britney to speak? Head here for more information: https://britneycrosson.com/workwithme/Follow The Social Sunshine Podcast on Instagram here, Facebook here, TikTok here and LinkedIn here.Follow Britney on Instagram here, Facebook here, TikTok here and LinkedIn here.
"I'm one of those guys that will go on a blind date and start talking about sex, drugs and politics on a date." This is a fun episode, starting with health, going into politics and Star Trek, martial arts and what happens when Elizabeth and Brad get drunk in Las Vegas. Join the conversation and let us know: What is your favorite Rush song? About Jon Benson: Jon Benson is known as the "Billion Dollar Copywriter," with his words responsible for over a billion dollars worth of product sold. Jon is the CEO of Digital Publisher, Inc., which houses all of Jon’s Internet marketing products, services, and free materials, as well as the CEO of Fitology LLC, which controls Jon’s fitness and diet empire. He is currently authoring a book on his experiences and study of love, sexuality and relationships, Epic Love, still heavily involved in fitness and bodybuilding training, martial arts, authoring poetry, and gigs as a bassist on the side (his former full-time job.) He resides in California and, intermittently, in stunning Vancouver, BC. To learn more about Jon, go to: http://jonbenson.com About Elizabeth Hamilton: As executive producer of Awakened Nation and Brad's business partner, Elizabeth Hamilton takes decades of book and marketing industry to help people build the platforms they need to get their message out. They understand what makes a book sell, from an Amazon listing to the importance of color on the bookshelf. When not planning campaign strategy, Elizabeth is known for an active and effective social media life. An influencer, both online and off, they have spoken at Social Media Breakfast Houston, Social Media Day Houston, and Comicpalooza. Every Friday night, they host a live stream radio show about David Bowie on Facebook. Elizabeth is also an accomplished writer, having been published in Military.com and Thrive Global, among others. Their most recent book, Outline: Write Your Book Faster With a Plan, helps authors create an actionable plan to get started on their writing. About your host Brad Szollose: First things, first. How do you say Szollose? It’s pronounced zol-us. Brad is an award winning business author, serial entrepreneur, web pioneer, former C-Level executive, creative director and TEDX Speaker. From founding partner and CMO of K2 Design, Inc. the first Digital Agency to go public on NASDAQ to international leadership development expert, Brad Szollose has worked with household names like MasterCard, American Management Association and Tony Robbins, to create leadership training programs for a new generation. After the release of his international bestselling book, Liquid Leadership, Brad was asked to be a guest and a host on hundreds of podcasts. This made him realize he wanted a different conversation...a deeper conversation. With executive producer Elizabeth Anne Hamilton, they launched Awakened Nation®. This podcast is a chance to have an extraordinary conversation with people who have fallen down, and did everything to get back up. After 35 years in NYC, Brad lives in the Southwest and the deserts of Las Vegas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awakenednation/support
"I want to keep it simple. I really do." Awakened Nation host Brad Szollose and Executive Producer Elizabeth Anne Hamilton don't always agree on everything, but they can agree that there were some interesting ideas and guests on Season 2. Listen in for some real talk about spousal abuse, mental health and the reasons that we choose the guests that we do. About Elizabeth Hamilton: As executive producer of Awakened Nation and Brad's business partner, Elizabeth Hamilton takes decades of book and marketing industry to help people build the platforms they need to get their message out. They understand what makes a book sell, from an Amazon listing to the importance of color on the bookshelf. When not planning campaign strategy, Elizabeth is known for an active and effective social media life. An influencer, both online and off, they have spoken at Social Media Breakfast Houston, Social Media Day Houston, and Comicpalooza. Every Friday night, they host a live stream radio show about David Bowie on Facebook. Elizabeth is also an accomplished writer, having been published in Military.com and Thrive Global, among others. Their most recent book, Outline: Write Your Book Faster With a Plan, helps authors create an actionable plan to get started on their writing. About your host Brad Szollose: First things, first. How do you say Szollose? It’s pronounced zol-us. From founding partner and CMO of K2 Design, Inc. the first Digital Agency to go public on NASDAQ to international leadership development expert, Brad Szollose has worked with household names like MasterCard, American Management Association and Tony Robbins, to create leadership training programs for a new generation. As a creative director, he has been the creative force behind hundreds of high-end corporate events, personal and consumer brands, and website launches. Brad is the recipient of the Corporate Identity Design Award and the Axiom Business Book Award along with various awards for website and print design. As a C-Level executive at K2, his unique management model was awarded the Arthur Andersen New York Enterprise Award for Best Practices in Fostering Innovation Amongst Employees (Workforce Culture). Brad continues to challenge the status quo with his new book, Liquid Leadership 2.0, and his new podcast, Awakened Nation®. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Podcasting is one of my favorite ways to produce content. If you use your podcast right, you can also turn it into a steady stream of clients. Chrystabelle joins us on this Breakthrough Success episode to share her process to get more clients from this medium. Chrystabelle is the founder of Chrys Media where she helps high-ticket service providers convert more of their audience by scaling engagement using Messenger marketing. She has been featured on Thinkific, Buffer, The Business Hour podcast, and has spoken at conferences such as Social Media Day Houston. Originally from Singapore, she now runs her messenger marketing agency online while traveling the world. Here are the key links from the episode: Hack Your Online Business Podcast Hack Your Online Business Website A gift for listeners Marc's Links 5 Day Podcast Launch Mini Course Build A Mega Brand With The Power Of Content Marketing Schedule a free strategy call Marc's book YouTube Decoded Podcast Domination Content Marketing Secrets The Wealthy Author More Books
Having an email list or social media following is fantastic but neither really serve your business without audience engagement or conversions! Even though messenger bots have gotten somewhat of a bad rep, they’re excellent tools to reach your clients when used in the right way. Chrystabelle Tan stops by to explain what a messenger bot is, where to start when building your own bots, how to understand Facebook’s rules about messenger marketing, and tools for having a successful messenger marketing strategy! In this podcast episode, we share: How Chrystabelle got interested in messenger marketing What a messenger bot is and how it works Examples of how messenger marketing has brought Chrystabelle success How messenger bots increase engagement with your audience Advice for where to start when beginning your own messenger marketing strategy Tips for using Facebook messenger marketing When businesses should consider using a messenger bot Recommendations for marketers wanting to add messenger bots to their suite of services Memorable Quotes: “Messenger bots bring back a lot of personalization back into marketing…” “Facebook messenger marketing in general is one of the best ways to move your audience from your social media or your list into messenger, and then convert them using engagements.” “Once you know your goal, then you can start looking into the different tools that allow you to build these chat bots.” About Chrystabelle: Chrystabelle is the founder of Chrys Media where she helps high-ticket service providers engage their audience and scale up their business with Messenger marketing. She has been featured on Thinkific, Buffer, The Business Hour podcast, and has spoken at conferences such as Social Media Day Houston. Originally from Singapore, she now runs her messenger marketing agency online while traveling the world. Connect with Chrystabelle: https://www.instagram.com/thisischrystan/ https://www.facebook.com/thisischrystan https://twitter.com/thisischrystan https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrys-tan/ Links Mentioned: https://www.hackyouronlinebusiness.com/ https://chrysmedia.com/strategycall This Episode Is Made Possible By: Social Report: The world’s most complete social media management platform and my social media management tool of choice. Savvy Social School: Everything you need to increase visibility, growth, and engagement on social media
On this edition of Social Media Hustlin' I count down the top 10 social media innovations of the last decade. We're joined Social Media Day Houston's founder Rebecca Council, to lay some insight into the ever changing industry.
Rebecca Councill is the creator of Houston's Social Media Day and the creator and coordinator of the 2015 HOUSTON'S SOCIAL MEDIA DAY CONFERENCE. She brought together some of the best Social Media Influencers and Speakers in Houston to help other professionals gain valuable skills in social media, marketing, and branding. Rebecca was listed as one of Houston's Top 25 Social Media Power Influencers for 2013 & 2014 and worked as a social media volunteer during the 2017 Houston Super Bowl. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rebcouncill Twitter: @rebcouncill
”Whether you like it or not, or think we are all insane, it’s now part of the public zeitgeist.” What does it take to make a podcast? And how do we find all those wonderful guests? In this fun episode Brad and Elizabeth Hamilton, Executive Producer of Awakened Nation, review the highs and lows of season 1. From understanding new social mores to aliens and natural healing, this season had it all. About Elizabeth Hamilton: As executive producer of Awakened Nation and Brad's business partner, Elizabeth Hamilton takes decades of book and marketing industry to help people build the platforms they need to get their message out. They understand what makes a book sell, from an Amazon listing to the importance of color on the bookshelf. Why When not planning campaign strategy, Elizabeth is known for an active and effective social media life. An influencer, both online and off, they have spoken at Social Media Breakfast Houston, Social Media Day Houston, and Comicpalooza. Every Friday night, they host a live stream radio show about David Bowie on Facebook. Elizabeth is also an accomplished writer, having been published in Military.com and Thrive Global, among others. Their most recent book, Outline: Write Your Book Faster With a Plan, helps authors create an actionable plan to get started on their writing. About Brad Szollose: First things, first. How do you say Szollose? It’s pronounced zol-us. From founding partner and CMO of K2 Design, Inc. the first Digital Agency to go public on NASDAQ to international leadership development expert, Brad Szollose has worked with household names like MasterCard, American Management Association and Tony Robbins, to create leadership training programs for a new generation. As a creative director, he has been the creative force behind hundreds of high-end corporate events, personal and consumer brands, and website launches. Brad is the recipient of the Corporate Identity Design Award and the Axiom Business Book Award along with various awards for website and print design. As a C-Level executive at K2, his unique management model was awarded the Arthur Andersen New York Enterprise Award for Best Practices in Fostering Innovation Amongst Employees (Workforce Culture). Brad continues to challenge the status quo with his new book, Liquid Leadership 2.0, and his new podcast, Awakened Nation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Chrys Tan is a serial entrepreneur, host of the Hack Your Online Business podcast, and founder of Chrys Media, a messenger marketing agency for high-ticket service providers. She has been featured on Thinkific, Buffer, The Business Hour podcast, and has spoken at conferences such as Social Media Day Houston. Originally from Singapore, Chrys runs her agency online while living in different countries such as Mexico, Thailand, the United States, and more. Listen in as Nikole learns more about Facebook Messenger Marketing and why it may make a business owner's life easier! Visit ChrysMedia.com to learn more about Facebook Messenger Marketing. Sponsored by Shield Bar Marketing. Need marketing help? Visit ShieldBar.com to see how they can help! Chrys Media is not a part of Facebook.com or Facebook Inc. Additionally, Chrys Media is not endorsed by Facebook, Inc. in any way. Facebook is a trademark of Facebook, Inc. Music courtesy of Daniel Hoshor - AwakenedYouth.co
On today's edition of Social Media Hustlin', I dig back into my roots to discuss the broadcast industry. What is broadcasting doing right with social media integration and how are they falling short on a truly innovative experience? We are joined by on-air personality and digital communications specialist Kaden, to describe how he has seen both worlds collide. Be sure to book the date! I will be speaking at Social Media Day Houston on June 27. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-houstons-social-media-day-conference-tickets-47537800842?aff=Speakers&afu=295000776882
Amazing Human Rebecca Councill joins me to discuss all things community, being her awesome self, social media day Houston, How you should really be there for the Live Videos because of my face and I remind her that she is just such an amazing human. Find out more about Social Media Day Houston here: http://houstonsmday.com/ Find Rebecca everywhere on the webs @RebCouncill
Bobbie Byrd and Lisa Stauber are the co-founders of Quirky Owl Media, an agency which helps businesses with social media strategy. The company is the parent organization of Blog Elevated, a conference which brings the top bloggers together to share tips and resources about building an audience through blogging. They also host the weekly Twitter chat by the same name, #blogelevated, that expands on the conference theme on social media. Bobbie and Lisa has spoken at Social Media Day Houston and their twitter chat has been featured in Hootsuite's blog. Website: http://www.blogelevated.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blogelevated Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlogElevated
In this episode, I share about speaking at social media day houston 2017 and why many business professionals should truly embrace social media.
Ashley Johnson is the founder of Mouth Marketing, LLC, a consulting agency that strives to assist small to medium sized business owners with Lean Marketing Strategies and training staff for optimal success. Ashley recently spoke at Social Media Day Houston 2016 about how to optimize your LinkedIn account. Website: www.mouthmarketingllc.com Twitter: @fullstack_ash