Kieran Wilson, Author at Ignite Social Media

Giving Back is SIMPLE: Ignite Social Media Partners with Champions for Kids

Here at Ignite Social Media, we love giving. We love giving: high fives, kudos to our colleagues who've helped us out, and perhaps most importantly, giving back to our communities. Whether it's pulling a plane, rescuing a dog, or picking up a few items to...

18 April, 2014

The Life of a Community Manager in .gifs

Today, January 27, 2014, marks a holiday that we at Ignite Social Media take very seriously: Community Manager Appreciation Day. To commemorate this great day, we asked the people in the trenches to describe their job using .gifs. The result is nothing short of awesome: The...

27 January, 2014

Social Media Content Optimization Survey Aims to Set Industry Benchmarks

Between the number of social networks available to brands and the many, many variations of types of content, formulating the best way to publish and promote in social media can be an onerous task. This is because there’s no one answer to how to best...

23 December, 2013

Ignite Social Media Named 6th Fastest Growing Company in Research Triangle

Third time's a charm! Ignite Social Media is now #6 on the Fast 50 list after holding steady for its first two years at #21. How were we able to break into the top 10? Each year the Triangle Business Journal releases its list of the fastest-growing companies...

20 November, 2013

Which Beer Brand is the King of Facebook Marketing?

It's not totally out of left-field to assume that the brand with the most marketing dollars to spend, or the largest Facebook fan base would achieve the highest level of social media marketing success. Well, it turns out that marketing departments don't openly disclose budgets...

29 August, 2013

Why Content Marketers Can’t Ignore Google+

Content has quickly proven to be a must-have weapon in every marketer’s arsenal. In addition to serving as a way to leverage your knowledge and develop your reputation as a thought leader, content reigns supreme for SEO. Though, this was not always the case. Google’s...

17 July, 2013

Community Managers Debate JELL-O’s #FML Twitter Campaign

At Ignite Social Media, we love a healthy debate and JELL-O's most recent Twitter campaign, Fun My Life #FML, has us talking. In this blog post, two of our community managers, Thea Neal (Pro JELL-O #FML) and John Patterson (Con JELL-O #FML), enter the ring...

03 June, 2013

How Brands Should Handle a Twitter Complaint

There are so many benefits and opportunities for brands to market themselves via social media. But, as we all know, sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. So what do you do when a customer takes to Twitter to complain? The Triangle Business...

21 May, 2013