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Live and Direct: Twitter Journalism in Baltimore, Maryland
Social media news has been revolutionized by mobile technology. Any owner of an iPhone can instantly publish their photos and text to a social network for people to see. This breakthrough in journalism...
View ArticleEmma Thomas
Hello friends, Hurrdat lovers, people who somehow stumbled upon my bio, and my parents (who will most likely be the first, and possibly only, people to read this). My name is Emma Thomas, and I am the...
View ArticleWill Stott
Hi, call me Will. I’m the research and analytics intern at Hurrdat. I’m what you get when you combine a Midwestern work ethic with an insatiable appetite for self-betterment. I’m currently a full-time...
View ArticleKevin Buglewicz
Hi there! I’m Kevin, the visual content intern for Hurrdat this summer. It’s such an incredible opportunity to work in Lincoln doing what I love most: design. That being said, when I’m not creating...
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Case Study: Community Savings Bank
Challenge As a small community bank in northeastern Iowa, Community Savings Bank relies on great customer service and word of mouth to extend its brand. Going digital continues to be a growing trend...
View ArticleApp-e-Testers: Live From Periscope and Meerkat
This is the third in a series of blogs in which a few members of our team combine their social media experience and expertise to assess the latest and best in the social app world. This week, we’re...
View ArticleTwitter Amplifies Advocacy for Mental Health Month
I love a good story. It’s one of the main reasons I pursued a career in social media marketing. Storytelling is the heart of what social media is, and it can be a powerful vehicle for brands to...
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OK, Let’s Review: May Recap
Once a month we like to compile a list of our favorite social media stories from the past few weeks and share them again with you so you never miss a thing — even when you’re not logged in. What...
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Recruiting Social Influencers like an NCAA Coach
Every NCAA athlete shares one common goal — a goal that out of the 460,000 student-athletes, only a handful can claim they have achieved. It’s conquering all opponents when under pressure. It’s beating...
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Locals Doing it Right: Honest Abe’s
As a digital marketing agency and lover of LNK businesses, we’re always on the lookout for locals who understand social and wield its power perfectly to further their brands. We don’t provide services...
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5 Tools Every Content Manager Needs for Writing
Writing is a finicky task. For some, the quirks of pulling letters into words and thoughts into sentences involves searching for the right playlist or maybe an acceptable amount of silence. For others,...
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Instagram, Pinterest announce new buyer-friendly calls to action
The rise of visual social media platforms like Pinterest and Instagram in recent years has hit home the idea that social media is a visual experience. Gone are the days of plain-text links and posts....
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Reviewing Instagram Insights Using Iconosquare
Instagram is growing more popular by the minute with the kids and with brands. Its user growth and expanding advertising capabilities have big and small brands alike jumping on the photo app’s...
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7 Best Android Apps Using Material Design
Just a few weeks ago, Google hosted Google I/O, its annual developer conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. This year we unexpectedly got a new version of Android with the temporary,...
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Canva: Bringing Design to the Masses
If you haven’t heard, Canva is THE platform for helping laypeople fake it as pro designers when it comes to creating digital graphics, documents, and marketing materials. It’s perfect for allowing...
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A Lesson in Social Media Etiquette
Etiquette is necessary in any social setting. Before you start remembering the S-P-O-O-N goes on the R-I-G-H-T and the F-O-R-K goes on your L-E-F-T rule, think about where codes for polite behavior are...
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Say What? Contacting Brands Through Twitter
Twitter is a diverse platform that fulfills the needs of different people, be it a mode of self-expression, a way to connect with friends, or a business tool. Personally, my Twitter account is a mix of...
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OK, Let’s Review: June Recap
Once a month we like to compile a list of our favorite social media stories from the past few weeks and share them again with you so you never miss a thing — even when you’re not logged in. What...
View ArticleYouTube Advertising Done Right
I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a YouTube hipster. I started watching and being a part of the YouTube community back before advertising on the site was even an idea. Why would any business advertise on it?...
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Websites to Boost Creativity
It’s not uncommon to find yourself parched of motivation when creative design is your main assignment for eight hours a day. That’s why we’ve asked the members of our creative team to share a few of...
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