2019 Archives
News and Views from Sturges Word’s 2019 Blog Posts
News and Views from Sturges Word’s 2019 Blog Posts
You’ve just gotten the hang of posting to social media — a couple of company updates and pictures later— and suddenly, people are commenting on your posts! How quickly should you respond, and what should you say? Keep reading and we’ll walk you through the do’s and don’ts of interacting with your audience on social media.
LinkedIn…you either love it or hate it. But there is no denying the benefits that a strong LinkedIn presence can bring to your organization and your personal brand. LinkedIn is a good social media platform to promote yourself as a thought leader, connect and network with new business contacts and keep up with industry news.
If you use Google when searching for stores, restaurants and services near you, you’ve likely used Google My Business (GMB) and not even known it. As a customer, GMB allows you to search for and find businesses and services near you.
Sturges Word Communications recently received four awards at the Social Media Club of Kansas City’s annual AMPS Awards, a gold award in the email campaign category for its work with Faultless Healthcare Linen, two gold awards in the Facebook campaign category for its work with Cloverland Electric Cooperative and Faultless Healthcare Linen and a silver award in the integrated campaign category for its work with the Kansas City Club.
Sturges Word Communications is celebrating 25 years in business on April 1, 2019. The firm was founded by Melissa Sturges & Linda Word on April Fool’s Day 1994.
Social media is practically its own language, which is why we broke it down and created a social media dictionary to help you navigate starting your company’s channels or navigate your agency’s monthly social media report.
According to Sprout Social, 70% of Gen Xers are most likely to purchase from a brand that they are first following on social media. Given that Gen X has more purchasing power than any other generation, if your business is not already active on social media, now is the time to start!