7 Social Media Trends

In this day and age social media is everywhere. So many of the trends are hard to understand and even harder to do. Here are some do and don't when it comes to these new social media trends.

{ Content Repurposing } Using existing content in a different form

Do

• have a plan to repurpose content on a different platform
• repurpose only relevant content
• consider the platform and the audience

Don't

• copy and paste the exact same content
• repurpose the same content again and again
• post the same content on all your platforms

{ Social Customers Services } Offering customer service on social platforms

Do

• offer the same custimer services online and offline
• hire a trained professional to manage social media profiles
• ensure helpful responses in a short span of time

Don't

• mix advertising and customer service
• neglext negative customer feedback or comments
• forget to incorporate customer feedback about products and services

{ Video Marketing } Incorporating videos to promote your product or services

Do

• create an interesting storyline around your product or services
• try making the story as relatable as possible for your audience
• invite stories on customer experience

Don't

• create cliche storytelling themes that have been used countless times before
• sell your product or services directly in your content
• divert your story to be something different from that of your brand's story

{ Social Advertising } Use of advertisment on social media platforms

Do

• ensure that your ads are location based on target audience better
• make your ads moblie friendly as more than half the traffic comes from moblie devices
• ensure your social advetising strategy is in sync with your overall strategy

Don't

• ignore your audinece demographics
• forget to be informative
• place too many ads together

{ Instagram Marketing } Using Instagram to promote products or services

Do

• provide exciting updates about your prodicts or services
• encourage your cutomers to engage with your brand by using a unquie hashtag
• occasioanlly carry out contests to maintain interests from your followers

Don't

• ignore your customers feedback or comments
• use INstagram only for advertisment
• repost your instagram photos across all other social profiles

{ Pinterest Marketing } Curating and posting pins realted to your product or services

Do

• make use of rich pins for business
• add a personalized description to each pin along with a relevant hashtag
• add a pin it button to all the images on your main website

Don't

• forget to promote your Pinterest account on other social profiles
• forget to engage with other pins that are related to your business
• follow user board just to gain followers in return

{ Branching Out as a Graphic Designer }

When it comes to be a graphic designer their are alot of steps you can do to branch out, here are some things you can do to do just that. Follow these steps and you may do just that.

The Essential Abilities of a Graphic Designer

{1} Organized- must be organized in order to keep deadlines.
{2} Time Management - should be able to work on multiple projects without hassle
{3} Up To Date- keep up to date with latest software and design trends
{4} Creative Imagination- to think out of the box and create artistic designs
{5} Communication Skills- to be able to communicate with clients and other designers
{6} Computer Skills- should specialize in necessary software skills
{7} Team Work - to be able to work as part of a team and coordinate on projects

Should Have a Good Understanding Of

{1} Typography
{2} Color Theory
{3} Print Basics
{4} Grid Basics
{5} Web Design Basics

Additional Skills to Have a Good Understanding Of

{1} Illustration
{2} Programming
{3} Photography
{4} Animation and 3D
{5} Video Editing
{6} SEO
{7} App Development
{8} Marketing
{9} Social Media
{10} Writing



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{ Overcoming a Bad Mood in Design }

It's widely accepted that your state of mind can greatly impact your productivity and overall performance at work. If you're in a lousy mood, chances are it'll carry over to the office. On the flip side, if you're feeling great on your way into work, it will only improve your performance.

The key is to manage your state of mind so that it doesn't negatively impact your work, three leadership experts write in Harvard Business Review.  Alexander Caillet, Jeremy Hirshberg, and Stefano Petti have been surveying leaders for two years--they've interviewed more than 740 leaders to date--and have found that your state of mind may have an even larger impact on your performance than you might think.

More than 90 percent of the respondents said that feeling calm, happy, and energized drives the greatest performance at work. On the other hand, many felt that being frustrated, anxious, tired, and stressed may be helpful in the short term but can be detrimental in the long term. Unfortunately, they also struggled to get out of those mindsets while at work.

{1} Acknowledge your thoughts and feelings, and then let them be transient. Try generating positive feelings by visualizing positive images, and refocus your attention on happier thoughts. It might be helpful to journal or engage in meaningful conversations.

    {2} Get up and move. "Stretch to loosen muscles, stimulate blood flow, and improve cognitive function," they write. Make sure to take breaks and breath deeply to reduce stress.

    {3}  Adjust the externals. Change the lighting and background noise to make yourself calmer. That may mean listening to happy or calming music, or buying a new desk lamp. Declutter your desk to improve your focus.

    {4}   Be healthy. Eat a well-balanced diet, exercise frequently, and get enough sleep.

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