Instagram Filter Personalities
You know you’ve been instagramming too much when… 1. You know each filter by name 2. You recognize the filter from your feed’s photos 3. You wish a hybrid between Brannan and Hudson existed 4. You spend every second of down time scrolling through your feed 5. You feel like an amazingly accomplished photographer with […]
Escapism.
We no longer take breaks by detaching ourselves from our screens – be they laptops, desktops, tablets or mobile devices. Instead, we take breaks through on-screen distraction. Doing something fun for a few minutes…or hours…such as perusing Pinterest, tumbling through Tumblr posts or Drawing Something. We escape the email box, the proposal we’re working on, […]
Say Hello to our Newest Social Light, Alli!
We are excited to welcome our newest team member, Allison (Alli) Kahle, to The Social Lights team! Alli is on board as our official Restaurant and Hospitality Industry Field Specialist. Allison graduated just days ago from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Applied Economics and Management. “I am thrilled to begin work with […]
Pinterest for Business: The Do’s & Don’ts
To have a strong presence on any social media platform requires providing high quality, interesting content and responding to the wants and needs of the audience. Your strategy will center around these two questions: Who is your audience? What do they care about? When you have a good idea of your audience and their wants […]
Conversations About The Future Of Advertising
with Barry Judge, Chief Marketing Officer of Best Buy MCAD April 2, 2012 “Social is the way brands are going to be built. Social is the future.” Early-April, I had the opportunity to attend the first session of Conversations About the Future of Advertising, a MIMA-sponsored seminar hosted at MCAD. The kickoff speaker was Barry […]
Ready Set Cinemagram!
Introducing The Hottest New Photo App – Cinemagram! Via Cinemagram Tumblr: The Social Lights own creations: Jealous of our GIFs? Download the Cinemagram app right now and start making your own! P.S. Please share them with us {info AT thesocial-lights.com}
A Few of our Favorite Apps
Tator tots, French fries, mozzarella sticks… Just kidding! We are talking smartphone apps of course. We LOVE Facebook & Twitter & Foursquare plus: Instagram Cinemagram c/o Cinemagram.tumblr 360 Panorama via iTunes Run Keeper via RunKeeper.com Starbucks Gold Card Get your Starbucks fix from your phone – no cash or card required! Words with Friends | […]
Want to Work With Us?
We’re Hiring a Field Specialist! As a field specialist at our agency, you will learn how to leverage social media for business while focusing on the field of your choice. From Fashion to Entertainment to Hospitality, The Social Lights offer Field Specialist positions to train high potential individuals into social media strategies and tools to […]
Please Don’t Suck the Fun out of Pinterest!
Copyright Issues. Legal Debacles. Ownership Debates. Please, I’m just trying to pin. This recent article: How to Protect Yourself on Pinterest [via Mashable] really peaked my interest. And made me a little bit angry. Will we start seeing “You are allowed to pin this content” and “Do not pin this content” disclaimers on websites? I […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Week!
It’s that time of year again… It’s the middle of March, the daylight has been saved (or should we say extended?), the snow has melted and it’s starting to feel like spring! If that’s not enough to put a little spring in your step, there’s a boatload of basketball games starting soon and St. Patrick’s […]
