Social Media

Best practices, innovative solutions and strategy for optimizing social media programs from the minds of GLC.

Should Your Association Be on TikTok?

Not every social media channel is right for every organization, and you may have already written TikTok off as a trend better suited for Zoomers (aka Gen Z) or quirky corporations like Wendy’s. But TikTok has evolved from silly dance videos and memes to encompass a range of diverse content, and you…

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5 Ways to Maximize Your Conference Content 

With keynote addresses, educational sessions and valuable networking, conferences are brimming with content opportunities. These events are the perfect place for like-minded individuals and teams to meet, learn and explore new ideas. While most associations have mastered the conference recap, this i…

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10 Ways Members Can Support Your Content Creation

Of all the functions that keep an association humming, content creation is often one of least resourced. Although it is a tangible member benefit, most associations report content staffing challenges. According to the Association of Media & Publishing, 63% of associations say lack of staff chall…

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Why Recipes Are the Secret Ingredient in Your Content Marketing

Chances are if you’ve read a blog, scrolled social media or opened a magazine recently, you’ve encountered a recipe. Whether it’s a TikTok trending dish or a new diet fad, food content and recipes are everywhere. Recipes are a pillar of the $1.5 trillion (and growing) health and wellness market, and…

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5 Tips for Promoting Your Publication’s Content on Social Media

Let’s say your organization has invested in content creation, and you have a stellar magazine website, content hub or blog. That’s great, but how do you reach your target audience and drive traffic to all the awesome content on your site? A good strategy for promoting your publication is multifacete…

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How to Grow Your Podcast Audience with Audiograms

Whether you already have a podcast or are considering starting one (which we highly recommend), you know that recording and producing each episode is only half the battle. Your audience needs to discover, subscribe to and engage with your podcast to make it worthwhile. That’s why audiograms are such…

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6 Ways Marketers Can Tackle the Healthcare Talent Crisis

Healthcare workers were in high demand before the pandemic. But as nurses, allied health workers and hospital workers exit the field due to a variety of COVID-related stresses, healthcare organizations are more pressed than ever to focus on recruitment and retention of talent. While financial incent…

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Stop Giving All Your Engagement to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and Take Back Your Audience

When Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went dark in an outage on Oct. 4, 2021, memes, GIFs and late-night hosts had a lot of laughs. But for marketers who rely on those platforms to distribute and archive their content, the day was anything but fun. While having a presence on third-party platforms su…

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What We’re Looking Forward to at HMPS 2021

The Healthcare Marketing and Physician Strategies (HMPS) Summit kicks off October 6 in Miami and features a lineup of sessions and speakers sure to provide tons of great advice and insights as healthcare marketers transition to the next phase of COVID-19 messaging and reinvigorate efforts around the…

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Social Media Trends: Which to Ditch and Which to Try

To jump on the latest social media trends or not—that’s the perennial question so many marketers grapple with. Before you dive deep into the next trending tactic, consider these dos and don’ts. DO: Go all in with video. True, video is by no means new to social media. But the pandemic brought on new…

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