Over the years at Ignite Social Media, more than a few of our clients have asked how to work with influencers to market their brand. Influencer marketing can be complex – it certainly isn't as easy as sending an email to your house list. Like...
For the last five years at Ignite Social Media, we've been thinking, and writing, about social media marketing and the impact of it for a brand. Throughout that time period, people have been asking, "What's the ROI of social media marketing?" The question implies that...
Last night, Ignite Social Media was named the 21st Fastest Growing Company in The Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. The award recognizes private companies for "entrepreneurial excellence and leadership," and we're honored to be named among such successful businesses. And of course, none of this would...
Yesterday, Apple announced its fabled iPhone 5 – a year after most of us expected to see it. Among fancy new features like a 4-inch screen, a smaller dock connector called Lightning and sweet new camera upgrades, the Cupertino powerhouse has partnered even more closely...
As part of our company's 5th Anniversary, we interviewed the first three members of Ignite Social Media: Jim Tobin, Gene Smith, and Lisa Braziel. Watch them discuss the social media agency's humble beginnings, it's first big win, and the clients that have made all of...
Today marks our 5th birthday at Ignite Social Media and man, do we know how to rock a party hat! To celebrate this milestone, we will be bringing you a series of blog posts throughout the month of July focusing on what we've learned, what...
One of the amazing perks of working at Ignite Social Media is our annual Mystery Trip. Each year our company, along with Brogan & Partners, closes down for a long weekend to unwind and bond as a team on a group vacation. A few months...
We're growing again. Since three of us opened our doors in 2007, we've grown to roughly 75 employees, but we still need more to meet growing demand from our clients new and old. Are you looking for a chance to really enjoy your job? To work...
This past weekend, a team of 5 Ignite Social Media employees joined over 90 other teams to pull a plane for the Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC). It was a fantastic fundraising event that helped raise awareness and money for a great cause. The SONC helps...
I love my job. I get to do social media marketing for some of the world's best brands. And I get to work with some of the very smartest people in the business every day. Now, we need more of those smart people. The kind that...
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), a private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in North Carolina, has named 25 winners for the second annual North Carolina Companies To Watch awards. Ignite Social Media was a proud recipient of the award, which honors growth-stage entrepreneurial companies...
As we proudly add Chrysler Group LLC to our roster of accounts, we’re rapidly filling some 40+ positions across account service, metrics/monitoring, community management/engagement, art direction, copywriting, web development/programming and more. Experience with automotive marketing is a plus. While most of these new positions will be...