Minnesota Retailers Association Event Recap

We were invited to speak at The Minnesota Retailers Association‘s Crushin’ It With Customers Event at Boulay, joining with Nina Hale, Inc. and Blue Earth Interactive. The subject: Digital Strategy for the 2015 holiday season. Here’s a few of our favorite takeaways – in tweet form, of course! Google Search Insights "Near me" @Google searches […]

Calling All Social Media Professionals… We’re Hiring!

Do you have a passion for doing meaningful work, a strong desire to never stop learning, and an insatiable curiosity about the future of technology and communications? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Our approach to social media strategy combines all of this, and more. We understand that managing a branded social presence takes more than a college […]

The Social Lights Celebrate Love Your Melon Day – October 22

Love Your Melon Donates 1,000 Hats to Children Battling Cancer Across the U.S. on ‘Love Your Melon Day,’ Oct. 22, 2014 MN-based non-profit Love Your Melon, will host the second annual “Love Your Melon Day” on Oct. 22, 2014. The official day, declared by mayors and governors in 14 different U.S. cities, will celebrate and […]

Gina + Will Store Opens in Dinkytown, Encourages #Selfies

Gina + Will is a brand new resale shop situated in the heart of Dinkytown {Minneapolis, MN}. Launched by our client Goodwill/Easter Seals MN, Gina + Will is a young adult concept store catering to the collegiate demographic. We launched the Gina + Will brand across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr in time for their […]

An interview with The Product Poet

This is the second installment of three exclusive interviews with attendees of this year’s Social Media Training Bootcamp. We asked each attendee the same questions about social media, marketing, and the relationship between brands and their consumers. Today’s Q&A is with the mysterious Product Poet. Q. How did you get involved with social? A. I used to be […]

Social Media Spotlight: Enplug Live Displays

When I came across the Enplug Live Social Media Display (thanks for the tip, @Woodchuck!),  I couldn’t help but imagine the thousands of possibilities enabled by their technology: In order to dig a bit deeper into the realm of possibilities, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jessie Kim, Head of Partnerships at Enplug. Let’s start with some background […]

Social Media Bootcamp 2014: Day 2 in Review

If you missed Day 1 of Social Media Bootcamp 2014, chances are you missed Day 2 of Social Media Bootcamp, too. It went down like this: Day 2 kicked off on a high note with Jim Cuene of GoKart Labs presenting “Content Driving Brands.” Jim is the Vice President of Marketing Strategy at GoKart Labs and […]

Meet Jaclyn and Zach

They’re new around here! Jaclyn Hansel From rappelling off 20-story buildings to a exploring abandoned brewery caves this girl craves adventure, always with a camera by her side. Jaclyn left Iowa State University with a degree in visual communications, a passion for telling stories and a hunger to never stop learning. Always getting her hands […]

Social Media Bootcamp 2014: Day 1 in Review

Didn’t make it to Social Media Bootcamp 2014? Here’s a taste of what you missed… “Think Like a News ‘Preditor’” was the opening keynote presentation by Erica Hanna of BringMeTheNews. As Social Media Engagement and Branding Director at BringMeTheNews, along with previous experience as a producer, writer, shooter, director and editor (preditor) for WCCO, Erica […]

The Social Lights Wins Eureka! Award for Innovation

Last week we were honored to receive a Eureka! Award for Innovation in the Advertising category for the development of the first-ever Community Manager Training Program and Traveling Community Manager position. Read the full article on bizjournals.com. On that note… Social Media training is BACK this summer with the debut of Social Media Bootcamp 2014 to be held June 25-26 at the […]