Specialized social media platforms are facilitating the release of the creative and compassionate energy of today’s “greatest generation”.
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Video or text?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 15, 2018 | Social, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments
Video not only adds value to everyday organizational communication, it personalizes internal communications in a way that can have a big impact on our Vincentian “corporate” culture.
Top 10 Social Sites
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 8, 2018 | Social, Social Media | 0 Comments
Most of this top 10 list probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but there are a few newer platforms here that you may not have heard of but should get to know if you’re immersed in the digital marketing industry.
Instagram Tips
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 1, 2018 | Social, Social Media | 0 Comments
To create engaging content on Instagram, show users how to fulfill the mission in their life. Friends like to get ideas and see what strategies that they use fit with yours…
Kinetic Typography: use it!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | April 17, 2018 | Formation, Social Media | 1 Comment
Here’s the best collection of kinetic typography possibilities I’ve seen in a while of this powerful, artful mode of communication. Here’s a nice example from the Vincentians (SSVP) of Australia. Tell Frédéric’s story, or anyone else’s!
4 Things You Must Consider Before Building Social Video
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 5, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
The great part about social video marketing and trying something new is that you have the ability to test your strategies and make tweaks accordingly. Don’t be afraid to try things as long as you evaluate and analyze well!
Leaders Guide to Communication with Generation Z Members
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 29, 2018 | Formation, Social
Don’t confuse Generation Z folks with millennials. The research shows that their communication preferences at work are very different. That means reaching out to them and welcoming them in has to have a different approach, too.
Designing for Better Analytics: 5 Decisions Web Designers Fail to Make
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation, Social
Good website design should improve the reach of your news. Marcia Riefer Johnston of the Content Marketing Institute writes, When I say, “website design,” what comes to mind? Graphic design? Interface design? User experience design? How about analytics design? That’s...
Notice from the SVDP USA
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 5, 2017 | News, Social, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The SVDP USA changed their advocacy platform last month to "VoterVoice." Many in the Vincentian Family are accustomed to "CapWiz," and now when you go to the CapWiz link you get a message with only this information: The SVDP writes The new link is:...
What’s New? Top Facebook Updates
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Social Media
Ad Espresso, by Hootsuite is just a great place to learn about social media updates. As always, we’ve done the hard work for you and collected all the top Facebook news you need to know right now. Want more? Click read more then! Here are the 10 Facebook Updates you...
A Micro-blogging platform? Instagram!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 22, 2017 | News, Social Media
So you are thinking about writing a blog and it seems daunting. You like taking pictures. Micro-blogging on Instagram might be for you. Lorelai Gilmore says, Everyone has heard of blogging platforms, obviously. Generally speaking, people would say WordPress, Blogger,...
You can’t automate some things…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 15, 2017 | News, Social Media
There is no way to automate some things while keeping them authentic and engaging. Brian G. Peters on his medium.com blog tells us what and why. Many social media and marketing strategies have a big, long-term impact, but they simply aren’t scaleable for a small...
Top 5 Email Newsletter Mistakes
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 8, 2017 | Formation, Social
A lot of the Vincentian Family branches use email newsletters. Here are some things to to make better use of this connection. John Haydon writes, Here are the most common nonprofit email newsletter mistakes I’ve seen as a trainer and a consultant. The good...
Help with the New AMM Web Site
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 1, 2017 | News, Social Media
Have you seen the new website of the international Miraculous Medal Association? They're looking for help. Can you help? They say... This website will eventually have complete sections in Spanish, English, and French, and vital communications will be included in as...
Bringing Vincentian Millennials to the Faith
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 25, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
It sounds odd, doesn't it? ... bringing Vincentian millennials to the faith? If a person is a Vincentian, why would he or she need to be "brought to the faith?" My friend Kery Alys Robinson tweets about a variety of things. Recently, she highlighted an op-ed piece in...
Now on Social: Facebook Live for Pages
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 18, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
Everyone's enamored with Facebook Live! Even if it has provoked online inanity, it's a useful tool! And now, Facebook Live is available for pages. Say you have a page set up for your group and you are the administrator. Wouldn't it be nice to have a "pool of...