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The Wednesday Social: 5 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation on Social Media

September 7, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Well hello, Wednesday!

Every week wediscuss a trending topic, something we’ve noticed, or something you’ve asked us to discuss. This week we’re going to discuss ways you can damage your social media reputation and ways to prevent self-sabotage.

1. Personal rants

What else is Facebook there for, you might think. It’s a sounding board, where only the friends/trolls who are stalking you will chime in and argue or support. We beg to differ on the belief that your personal and professional Facebook or social media platforms are entirely separate.

If you are an entrepreneur:

Your life is blended. You are your business and your business is you. There is no separation. SO, when you rant about people consistently asking you for free work, or you complain about clients, or you rant with a close-minded (or really, any) perspective: WE ALL SEE IT. And though you might feel that you are fighting the crusade for other entrepreneurs, you are really just making yourself look bad, dramatic and an undesirable candidate with whom no one wants to engage on a professional level.

If you are part of a corporation:

You are a representative of your company, a paid brand ambassador. You make yourself look bad, you are making the company you work for look bad. The likelihood of them “catching” your bad behavior is possible, and even more so for someone who might be out to hire you in the future.

So, what should you do instead of ranting on social media?

Realize that owning a business is a roller coaster and it’s not for everyone
Understand that part of being a successful business owner means professionally handling conflict
Start an entrepreneur/other industry-related support group
Find positivity within the situation
Learn something about how to operate your business
Have empathy
Move on

Other don’ts:

Screenshot and shame competitors (or anyone, for that matter)
Air out dirty laundry from personal/professional relationships gone bad
Post negative content from the business account (or any account, really)

2. Lack of sensitivity

We’ll be the first to tell you that you should be scheduling on social media. We will also encourage you to be strategic, and over-monitor what you’ve scheduled and how it gets rolled out into real life. Why? Because poor timing can really hurt. Consider something you schedule and how it could be taken the completely wrong way when negative current events take place and what you’ve posted is now entirely insensitive. We found this example on Hire Rabbit…

In addition to the timeliness of your posts, we find it worth mentioning that you should not engage in jokes that are, well, not jokes at all. Sharing blatantly offensive material that YOU think is “funny” could cost you more than the 5 minutes it took you to craft the post. We all saw this post and how it went viral (and not in the good way)…of all the people in the entire world, a PR professional blew it with this one.

Where is Justine Sacco now? Obviously this is a radical example, but it could be you. If it crosses your mind that something you find humorous MIGHT insult someone, don’t even post it.

For the sake of using a local example… RIP Waking Life. Story here.

3. How you engage

Oh, so you liked all of Donald Trump tweets and you accidentally followed the leader of the KKK because he followed you and you always follow back. People look at who you follow and who you engage with, especially when you first cross their radar and they are trying to gauge your brand’s credibility. That’s not to say that you cannot have a personal opinion on social media, it means that you have to have self-awareness and understanding that you are exposed by engaging on social media at all.

Beware that negative comments can crush you. No matter how upset you are at a poor Yelp review or negative tweet a customer shared, you have to stay positive and professional. Just because someone makes you feel bad or had a bad experience does not mean you should throw away the opportunity for them to give you a second chance. Moreover, that person’s word-of-mouth transfer to his/her friends upon you either fixing the issue and handling it in a professional way OR your bad attitude and mistreatment of his/her feedback can either uplift or ruin you. No one is perfect and as a person or brand on social media, we have to realize that it is a two-way street and negative and/or passive aggression will get you nowhere.

4. Avoid controversy

Stay away. We know how intriguing it is to jump in on a hot and trending political or religious issue. BUT we ask you to think twice and consider this: was ever a global/world issue solved through a Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn post? Exactly. So, really, why bother? No matter what side you pick, you will polarize and turn someone off. Now, we realize you can’t work for everyone and you don’t want to… but if you can avoid controversy, social media will be a much more pleasant place, for you and your brand.

We’re not saying to be insensitive to what’s happening in the world, but revert back to the ways around ranting on #1 and move along. Also, there are plenty of ways to engage current events in a positive way. Here’s a Hubspot template that can help you design your SM Crisis Plan.

5. Not understanding the weight of social media for your brand

If you don’t understand how crucial social media is to your brand, and you pass it off to the intern because you don’t really care… or if you post silly/poorly crafted posts because you don’t see value in having a strategy, this one’s for you.

Social media is the most economical and “free” marketing tool. Why not pay attention to it? It’s the best way to give living, breathing characteristics to your brand and people LOVE when they can connect with brands on social media. So, why not pay attention and invest?

Even if the budget is small, there are plenty of ways to organically engage on social media and all that would cost is time. Once you get your bearings and start to see a return, invest a little more into ads and clicks. Then you’ll realize you’re growing your community and making money in a paid but still “human” way.

We recommend you put some stock in social media and don’t ignore it. Instead, make it work for you (and your brand).

Overall Do’s

Keep it positive, always
Take the conversation offline
Stay professional
And always, take the high road

DISCUSS: How have you seen people/brands damage their reputations? What advice or resources do you live by when it comes to keeping your online reputation afloat?

We want to hear from you! Leave us a comment here or find us on the interwebs: @bwsocialco. See ya next week for another installment of The Wednesday Social and if you have any specific requests on what we should talk about, email us!

The Wednesday Social: How Important is Social Media Marketing to Local Charlotte Businesses?

August 31, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Well hello, Wednesday!

Welcome to this week’s social! This week we’re pulling in some outside small business owners and/or social media operators for a discussion of: how important is social media to the success of local business in Charlotte?

We sent out a survey to some locally owned businesses doing awesome social media work to get their take on how the integration of social media into their marketing program has affected them. In sum: of those we surveyed, social media has been integral to each brand’s success…

8 out of 11 said that Instagram is their platform of choice, 3 of 11 said Facebook is where it’s at for them. Where is YOUR audience? This is something not often considered when writing and designing content for social media. Who are you even talking to? AND, who is actually listening/buying/giving you their money? Hopefully your audience is one and the same here, but do you know?

One thing they’ve learned about social media?

“…the importance of syncing content to each channel,” says Blair Primis, VP of Marketing at OrthoCarolina.

“…that different demographics live on each platform,” says Aaron Dodge, Social Media Manager of Major League Triathlon.

” Meet your audience where they are,” says Katie Levans, CoFounder and Creative Director of Charlotte Agenda.

“Through process of elimination, I figured out what our customers respond best to. Tailoring that content has helped drive sales and recognition of our brand. It took us a while to sift through each platform to find the right combination. We have the right content mix now – have mastered instagram and facebook,” says Jill Koskosky, CMO at Brewpublik.

So, what about the latest social media updates? 9 of 11 surveyed said Instagram Stories has been their favorite update; 2 of 11 said Facebook LiveStream. Have you tried either? Which do you prefer? Haven’t ventured into the world of video or live streaming yet? Here are some quick tips and statistics from our friends at Hootsuite.

Not sure about the newer updates? Here’s a recent blog we wrote about Snapchat/Instagram Stories and here are some other resources worth reading re: integrating video into your social media plan…

The Rise of Video Marketing on Social and How it Affects Your Business – via Gary Vee

The Most Important Video Marketing Trends For 2016 – via Social Media Today

8 Reasons Why Your Business Should Use Video Marketing via Dream Grow

When asked “would your business be as successful without social media?” those surveyed responded with…

“No, our fast growth is almost entirely attributed to word of mouth and social media,” says Haley Bohon, founder of SkillPop.

“…any business is behind if they aren’t using social media. Print ads or radio aren’t enough… Social media has helped the old time word of mouth that truly makes a business successful,” says Andrea Glagow, Marketing, Social Media and Events Manager at The Unknown Brewing.

“Yes, but growth potential would be limited. We’re fighting the awareness game. Being on social media is good for awareness,” says Garrett Tichy, Owner of Ready at 7 and Hygge.

“No. Social media counts for not just a large portion of our exposure, but also a more engaged segment too,” says Andy Goh, Digital Communications Specialist at Bechtler Modern Museum of Art.

11 out of 11 surveyed shared similar sentiments in terms of the key investment factor: TIME.

“It’s just a natural thing since it’s where we already spend our time and our audience does too. We are of the generation that already utilizes these channels personally so there was never a question of whether or not we would use it professionally for the brand,” says Levans.

The other key investment: MONEY.

“We don’t invest a lot of money into social media at this point (startup), but we will as our budget grows… There is a basic process of loading our social posts 3 days at a time for any general promotion we are doing, with the ability to add in anything that comes up. This helps move things along as a good pace, while keeping topics fresh,” says Koskosky.

“We understood within the first year that social media was (and still is) such a key player in getting people in the door so staying consistent with our time/money spent in this marketing avenue is crucial to the success pf our business,” says Brandy Newton, Marketing Director of JJ’s Red Hots.

Last week’s Wednesday Social talks all about investing in social media. What we say is, what you put IN to social media, you will get OUT of social media. Read last week’s blog here.

So, you’re investing all of this time, and money, and it’s still hard. Things are changing every single day. So we asked them, “what’s the hardest part of social media marketing for your business?”

“…finding time to manage it all and staying relevant,” says Jordan Dollard, Owner of Elsa Fine Online.

“Constantly trying to create new and unique content. There are so many talented people out there creating stellar content, the bar keeps getting higher and higher,” says Andrew Morton of Yellow Cab of Charlotte.

“Measuring true ROI. It’s hard to measure when the tail on the efforts is long. Sometime 6-8 months later someone comes around that engages us on social media,” says Tichy.

“Tracking: what’s working and what’s not, as it relates directly to daily sales. We’ve always just tried to remain genuine and not take ourselves too seriously…We try to have fun with it and use social media to simply expose our product offerings, specials and passion for our brand. I think people attach just as much to our brand as they do our food – and that’s always been our goal…” says Newton.

“The competition. Everyone talks about beer: trends, new releases. In order for some of our topics to be relevant, we have to be first to market, which is tough considering there are a million beer blogs, breweries, etc. talking about the same things,” says Koskosky.

At the end of the day, everyone who shared their opinions said that social media has been integral to their success in Charlotte. Here are some tips we pulled from their responses:

“Don’t be afraid to get on social, and post about what you’re passionate about. Giving your brand an identity makes it relatable. Be authentic and success will come,” says Morton.

“People want to feel a part of your brand and social media makes that a possibility,” says Dollard.

“People want to be involved and feel like they are a part of your business too. Interacting with consumers is key to bringing them back as well as including them in posts or images,” says Glagow.

“Know your business inside and out and be able to respond 24/7. Social Media Marketing is a two-way street,” says Goh.

“I’ve learned a lot about content… tailoring that content has helped drive sales and recognition of our brand,” says Koskosky.

Let’s discuss: how has social media played a role in your marketing plan? Have you have success with social media? Please share! Write us a comment below or tweet us @bwsocialco and use #thewedsocial.

See ya next week for another installment of The Wednesday Social and if you have any specific requests on what we should talk about, email us!

*Stellar skyline photo of our beautiful city by Nick Rend. Do yourself a favor and follow him on instagram!

The Wednesday Social: Investing in Social Media

August 24, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Well hello, Wednesday!

Welcome to this week’s social, where we’ll discuss big things happening in the social media space and/or respond to your blog requests and/or make an observation of something we’re dealing with on the business side…

It’s very often we get asked questions that range across the spectrum of, and include, “what do I invest,” “where do I invest,” and “what’s the ROI,” or comments based on a lack of understanding about the power of social media. We don’t expect to sum up all of these answers in one blog post and to be honest, we don’t have all the answers, but we wanted to organize some resources we have learned from just for you…

If you’re considering the use of this amazingly economical and organic tool, here are some resources:

How to Start Investing in Social Media in the Right Way via Forbes

Which Social Media Networks Should Your Business Invest In via Bruce Clay

Global social media research summary 2016 via Smart Insights

And you should know, social media is NOT a fad…

Why Selling On Social Is A Fad And ‘Social Selling’ Is Not via We Are Social Media

If you’re using social media but could use some inspiration or support:

Top Social Media Trends That’ll Change Your Business in 2016 via Post Planner

Branding in the Age of Social Media via Harvard Business Review

10 Social Media Blogs You Should Be Reading via Sprout Social

At BW, we wholeheartedly LOVE social media and have seen great results from sharing a brand’s message across the interwebs. But take it from us, it is a LOT of work, especially if you want to do it right. It’s an investment in money and time…

Here are some tips on optimizing your time and efforts and make the most of your investment on social media…

You don’t have to be on every platform. Focus on the one where your target audience is and/or the one you are most excited about. Once you have a captive audience, you have people to follow you onto the next/new platform.
Try a 3rd party social media scheduler to plan your efforts and monitor your online reputation. We use Sprout but also recommend Hootsuite and Buffer.
Set aside time to brainstorm content ideas and creative ideas to set your brand apart.
Look around. Observe what your competitors are doing and what people/brands are doing in other industries for inspiration.
Feeling overwhelmed? Make it a team effort: have someone collect content, have someone manage the content, have someone organize/post the content.
Post with a purpose. Make it good, or… don’t make it at all.
Make time to develop a strategy, messaging, brand voice, graphics, plan, etc.
Allocate some of your traditional ad dollars to your social media ad budget
- You can buy ads for Facebook and instagram through Facebook at the same time
- How to determine your social media marketing budget via the Next Web
- The Complete, Always-Updated Guide to Facebook Advertising via Buffer
Seek out apps that can help you manage your efforts
- IFTTT
- Canva
- iMovie
GET HELP. Ask us for help, email us with questions. We want you to love social media and to reap all the rewards it has to offer.

DISCUSS: If you are or represent a brand, how much time do you spend on social media? How do you decide when and where to invest? How much money do you spend on social media and how to you measure your investment’s ROI?

We want to hear from you! Leave us a comment here or find us on the interwebs: @bwsocialco. See ya next week for another installment of The Wednesday Social and if you have any specific requests on what we should talk about, email us!

The Wednesday Social: Twitter Engagement

August 17, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Well hello, Wednesday!

Welcome to this week’s social, where we’ll discuss big things happening in the social media space and/or responding to your requests…

On last week’s blog, we got the question of: How do we get engagement on Twitter? Oh, we love Twitter! If you’re not super into Twitter, or you need help understanding the value of spending time there, take a peek here for the basics and here for 4 reasons why you should love this social media platform.

Once you understand the basics, let’s discuss taking your activity a little further…

SPCE Online

Best Twitter Practices

DO’s

Get creative! Write a variety of different tweets
Schedule: Use Hootsuite or Sprout Social to pre-plan a calendar of content
Create lists to generate feeds specific to your information needs
Curate content from others
STAY POSITIVE

DONT’S

Over-automate
Underestimate the use of Twitter for customer service
Go inactive
Skip use of hashtags
Forget to use Twitter’s tools: polls, gif keyboard, tags/comments

In efforts to really optimize Twitter, here are a few tips to encourage engagement with your followers…

Look out for a conversation! You can start it, or you can join in
Seek out Twitter Chats relevant to your industry, community, neighborhood, other
Use Twitter’s tools to have fun: run a poll asking for feedback or use a fun gif to respond to someone’s question
Use keyword search to monitor your online brand and engage people who didn’t tag you
Look at your partners/competitors feeds to see who they are engaging with
Schedule recurring messages that support your bio but you would forget to post regularly
Look through hashtags relevant to your brand and/or community and join in the conversation
Create your own “branded” hashtag and run a contest
Write shareable content that your followers will identify with and share
Reach out to the followers who engage most and ask for feedback
Touch individual followers and ask for their specific input/response or repost them!

Other great Twitter resources:

5 Intriguing Twitter Case Studies via Our Social Times

Introducing an easier way to manage and report on Twitter Ads campaigns via Twitter

30 Twitter Ad Examples to Study Before Spending a Dime via Wordstream

How to Use Twitter Lists for Business via Social Media Examiner

Twitter is about more than just pushing out your own content. It’s about being engaging. Your followers are following you for a reason: indulge them! Curate content, ask questions, post content designed to share, and spend time designing a growth strategy.

DISCUSS: What’s your favorite account to follow on Twitter and why? What do they that gets you engaged?

We want to hear from you! Leave us a comment here or find us on the interwebs: @bwsocialco. See ya next week for another installment of The Wednesday Social and if you have any specific requests on what we should talk about, email us!

The Wednesday Social: Instagram vs. Snapchat

August 10, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Well hello, Wednesday!

Welcome to this week’s social, where we’ll discuss big things happening in the social media space…

Let’s talk about what everyone else is talking about, and what we can’t stop thinking about: where should you be spending your energy? Snapchat or Instagram? With the launch of Instagram stories, the conversation has been interesting and has many sides. Do I re-commit to Instagram or should I stick with where I really want to be (Snapchat)?

First off, click here to see both apps side-by-side.

Our quick list of Pro’s + Cons of each….

Instagram Pros:

You already have a captive audience on Instagram
You can post content that will stay, 60 second/better designed videos, for example
You can plan ahead and market yourself/your brand

Instagram Cons:

It can be very time-consuming to plan for instagram
FB (who owns insta) is slowing transforming instagram into a FB look-a-like. Algorithms and business profiles… sound familiar? Pretty soon, the platform will be pay-to-play just like FB. If you haven’t changed your profile to a business profile yet, we recommend you don’t
Is it just us or are there too many bots to deal? But then again, why cultivate an authentic audience when you can buy followers? JK — hit us up if you want to learn some grassroots ways to connect + grow using social media

Snapchat Pros:

It’s live, it’s fun, it’s real
HAVE YOU EVEN SEEN THE BEE FILTER? You can even submit customized filters for events or to have fun with your brand
No ads, and you can totally ignore the brands on there if you want

*Honorable mention: BITMOJI’s!

Snapchat Cons:

It’s new and you might not have very many followers there yet; it’s hard to find people if you don’t have their username
How do you connect with people you don’t know? It’s tough
Content is gone in no time. “Memories” are cool, but they’re sort of a pain to get to and only you can see them

#13ShadesofBlack: Meet Mckinna of House of Ceremony

July 27, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Mckinna Hahn, House of Ceremony

I’m McKinna, I own and curate the shop, House of Ceremony in Charlotte, NC. HoC is vintage bridal that translates to the modern bride. It’s an eclectic shop with wedding dresses and bridal accessories, and soon to come vintage bridesmaids, lingerie and loungewear, all dating from the 1920’s to the 1980’s.

Vintage is what I sell, it’s also what I wear. I’m big on vintage denim and tee shirts. That’s usually my jam from day to day. At least in the summer. I’m fairly casual and I like to keep a low key comfort. Whether with my Adidas Gazelles or my booties. Black is my shade of choice. It’s when I feel like I’m in my element. (You’ll rarely see me in color or pattern.) Paired with my silver and turquoise jewels I collect from flea markets. Simple and casual, that’s my day to day. I wear what I like and I keep to my own style. And just how I buy for the shop, with a unique eye for beautifully classic pieces that still work for today’s cool chick. Trends will come and go but black is forever.

“I wear black on the outside ’cause black is how I feel on the inside” – Morrissey. Not sure if that fits the mantra of a bridal company, but we’re not your average bridal house.

You can find us on social media:

Instagram

Facebook

– Mckinna

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#13ShadesofBlack: Meet Lauren of Cut From The Same Cloth

July 20, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Lauren Remesi, Cut From The Same Cloth

I’m Lauren, the incognito face (and hands) behind Cut From The Same Cloth. CFSC is a women’s clothing brand based here in NC (Concord). In a world crazed by fast fashion, we are what we like to call slow fashion. Everything is thought out, sketched, drafted, cut and sewn in our studio.

As a small child, I spent most of my time carefully curating Barbie outfits. Not much has changed, just now with people. Like most involved in fashion, I view clothing and the way we dress more as an art form than anything else. It very much expresses who we are or a mood we are in, and sometimes an image we want to portray.

“Why be boring and blend in when you can stand out and be different?” This is a motto I bear in mind when creating. I have never been a person to conform or be the norm. I have always gravitated and sought out the exact opposite. If everyone wore pink, I wore black (wink). I embody this way of life in my clothing because that’s who the typical CFSC girl is, essentially.

Cut From The Same Cloth was born in 2011 creating custom pieces for private clients. We got the customer involved with the design process, from sketch to final fit. Over the past few years we have evolved into creating small seasonal collections, while also collaborating with boutiques.

You can find CFSC at www.cutfromsamecloth.com. And the party doesn’t stop there. Come hang out with us for behind the scenes and inspiration on Instagram @cutfromsamecloth. If you are a brand or boutique looking to collaborate, email me: lauren@cutfromsamecloth.com.

– Lauren

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#13ShadesofBlack: Meet Filipe of Ole Mason Jar

July 13, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Filipe Ho, Ole Mason Jar

Who are you?

Filipe Ho

What company do you own/work with?

Co-Founder and COO of OLE MASON JAR, a Charlotte-based menswear brand dedicated to giving back and making high quality clothing and accessories right here in the USA.

How did you get engaged in fashion?

Honestly, I think it is something that has always been inside of me, an interest I have had my entire life. I was originally born in Hong Kong, and have been lucky enough to travel all over the world, so I think that is ultimately a major component of my strong interest. I also have had several family members in the industry that has inspired me, and they continue to mentor and provide guidance today.

If you had to brand your personal style, what would you call it?

Traditional modern (transitional) lol?. I frequently will pair something more trendy or modern, with a classic staple that is always in style. I am also big on versatile pieces, pairing things together and layering. I tend to wear something in a different way each time, and enjoy creating unique and different looks with only a handful of simplistic pieces.

Where can people find you/your business on social media?

Our showroom is located in historic Brevard court (148 Brevard Court), across from Romare Bearden Park and above Vahalla Wine Bar. Also, definitely check out our website www.olemasonjar.com and all of our social media (@olemasonjar on all platforms…instagram, facebook, twitter, pinterest, tumblr etc…

Where can people meet you #IRL (market, event, store, etc.), Etc.

Every Sunday @ Elevation uptown! 7 days a week at either Not Just Coffee, or Rush Espresso for my daily/multi daily coffee fix. Also, I am a huge fan of 7^th street market, Sabor in Elizabeth or Noda and Reids over in Southpark (especially for Brunch!).

– Filipe

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#13ShadesofBlack: Meet Caleb of Enemy To Fashion

July 6, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Caleb Clark, Enemy To Fashion

I began in fashion when my cruel Illuminati overlords demanded it of me. My style is a 1970’s mercenary martian who has become tragically stranded on Earth.

Feel free to catch us red handed on Instagram or Snapchat @enemytofashion. You’ll never see me in real life, but trust me, I’ll see you.

— Future Caleb

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#13ShadesofBlack: Meet Kenzie of Hair Klaut

June 29, 2016/0 Comments/in social media/by corri smith

Kenzie Hamilton, Hair Klaudt

Hiya! Kenzie Hamilton here, reporting for duty. I’m a 21 year old, fun-loving, dog owning, happy little hairstylist. I work at Hair Klaudt in Plaza Midwood and I’d be more than happy to hook you up with something beautiful to wear on your head. Half the reason I got into doing hair is seeing someone’s face after they’re finished at the salon and making them feel beautiful.

Fashion has always been a pretty big influence in my life. Clothes, hair, make up, all of it. This obsession started pretty early on, maybe about 3rd grade. I wasn’t what you would call an over achiever in school, in fact I spent most of my time braiding my friends hair at recess. One day, I asked my mom if I got all A’s if I could color my hair pink. Let me tell you what, I worked harder in that semester of 3rd grade than I did for the rest of my entire schooling career, got all A’s and I got two pink steaks. Ever since that moment, I’ve been hooked.

I like to see an entire outfit come together. From hair to accessories, head to toe. My closet is categorized by color, so I never clash with whatever hair color I decide to go with next. There is something so satisfying to me about a good color pallet, so I try to bring that into my everyday style of dress.

Modeling has also been a big reason I’ve gotten so into fashion. I am by no means a professional, but I have a lot of friends who take pictures for a living and we will collaborate on a shoot together. My friends growing up in photography classes would ask me to be their subject for whatever project they had and we would do crazy hair and make up and outfits and take pictures in the backyard.

I believe that style can be whatever you want it too. Dress up, dress down, be yourself. This life is yours to make it what you want and no one can tell you that you’re right or wrong. Enjoy everyday.

Stalk me on the gram

@kenziethehappyfairy

#hairbykenziehamilton

— Kenzie

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Tag Archive for: #socialmedia

1. Personal rants

2. Lack of sensitivity

3. How you engage

4. Avoid controversy

5. Not understanding the weight of social media for your brand

Overall Do’s

DISCUSS: How have you seen people/brands damage their reputations? What advice or resources do you live by when it comes to keeping your online reputation afloat?

Best Twitter Practices

Mckinna Hahn, House of Ceremony

Photos by Katherine-Kirchner.

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Lauren Remesi, Cut From The Same Cloth

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Filipe Ho, Ole Mason Jar

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Caleb Clark, Enemy To Fashion

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Kenzie Hamilton, Hair Klaudt

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