So You Want to be a Field Specialist at The Social Lights?

We are in the process of hiring a Field Specialist (or two) at the agency: Description • Assist with developing college marketing campaigns • Assist with developing editorial and social media content calendars • Assist with social media monitoring and management • Assist with event planning and promotion • Brainstorm and execute online contests, giveaways, […]

Back to School Goes Social.

Social media has changed the way we communicate. We’ve studied this phenomenon, ruminated on it, strategized, contemplated and conclusively confirmed that social media has indeed changed our behaviors. The more we thought about it, the more we realized that these changes affected us quite quickly. Like, super duper fast. Let’s flashback to 2007 to  demonstrate. […]

A Tale of Two Fairs

Let me start by making a bold statement: State Fair is a fairy tale. Friends and families travel near and far to enter a world where the children swirl around on tipping cups, the animals speak in several languages, and the food is prepared and propped on stick.  Enter the tale of two fairs. A […]

When Push Comes to Shove Off

When does a push notification push you over the edge? As Brent Hieggelke defines push notifications in a recent Mashable article, “Good push notifications can mean alerting someone at the breakfast table to avoid a traffic jam by taking a different route to work. A bad push would be interrupting a parent with a “limited […]

What We’re Into Right Now

Instagram Glasses …if they ever become a reality DOMO’s employee social media policy Transplanted right from TechCrunch, “Back in May, Josh James, the co-founder of analytics company Omniture and now CEO of business intelligence startup Domo, announced an eyebrow-raising idea: He was kicking off an eight-week initiative that would require every one of Domo’s 130 […]

Top 10 Things We Learned from the Advanced Facebook Advertising Conference

The Social Lights had the pleasure of participating in the Advanced Facebook Advertising Online Conference by Social Fresh. Since it’s an online conference, it’s technically still going on, but we were so excited to share our Top 10 list with you that we couldn’t wait until it was over. 10 Things We Learned: Crop the […]

In Support of Social Media – Statistics to Prove It

How in the world does one measure the return on social media marketing? …Justify the time, resources and hired help to manage the many social media profiles connected to your company? Well, that data is getting stronger, and it’s all pointing positively towards social media being, “well worth it.” Companies that are dedicated to growing […]

Social Sweepstakes

The Social Lights have crafted a couple of Facebook Sweepstakes for clients this month. Check them out, enter to win, and use the tips provided below for crafting your own Facebook Sweepstakes!  River’s Edge Music Festival Ticket Giveaway Want to win a pair of tickets to see Dave Matthews Band LIVE in St. Paul? How […]

Fred Hoiboar

Miss Piggy. Babe. Piglet. Famous pigs have had a place in our movies, television shows and hearts for decades. One of my personal favorites pigs was Wilbur, from Charlotte’s Web. What happens when this fairytale childhood story turns into an actual living prize-winning porker? That would be Fred Hoiboar, of course! Back in February, you […]

Green Mill Pop-Up Pizza Parties

The Social Lights have been having a ton of fun launching some Integrated Event Marketing campaigns this June! What exactly does Integrated Event Marketing mean? It’s when we blend physical events with digital + social media promotions. For our client Green Mill Restaurant & Bar, we came up with a series of Pop-Up Pizza Parties […]