How to Be an Effective Community Manager and Have a Killer 2018
Dear colleagues, are you happy with your 2017 accomplishments? Creating content, optimizing ads, communicating with both clients and followers, self-education… this job is definitely not a standard one. Having too many tasks and multitasking can easily make you lose your workflow and feel the strain of time pressure. Through 2017 I watched videos, read books and utilized tips that would improve my work efficiency. Some of them have worked, some didn't, but I noticed a big progress in accomplishing 90% of all tasks on time. :) So, here is how I managed to do it. :)
Building an App That Makes It Easy to Learn Japanese Characters - Setup Rails And Add ReactJS
A few months ago, I started learning Japanese for fun. I started with Duolingo app, but my smartphone had just died and I had to continue learning from my laptop. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to learn Japanese on the Duolingo web at the time when I was writing this blog post so I tried to find a better way. Google brought me to this simple page on the topic of learning Japanese and I started to read and learn. My practice is always 'learning by doing' so I figured that the best way to learn Japanese characters is to write them down.
Case Study: How Vipnet's Fired Up Pannonian Challenge on Snapchat for Generation Z
As we have already written for Netokracija, despite the skepticism of many Croatians when it comes to Snapchat, this social network still seems to be very "cool". On Snapchat, one one can collect fires (fire emojis that appear when one has a constant interaction with the other user), and simply be himself or herself, watch interesting and dynamic content in the vertical format - which makes it easier to build a digital influence and leave mark in the digital world (yes, even though the content is not publicly exposed!). This superpower of Snapchat was used for Pannonian Challenge festival, which was held in June in Osijek. What we have achieved and why we decided to do it on Snapchat and not on Instagram - find out right here.
How to Start Designing for Web with This Easy Inkscape Insider
Have you always been interested in graphic design but never had a chance to get the right tool? If that's the case, you probably haven't heard of an amazing application called Inkscape. What is it and how to use it? Is it a good free alternative to more expensive graphic design software? How to use its basic tools or create grid layouts, mockups, and various UX/UI elements? Let's find out together! :)
Your Guide to Creating High - Converting Instagram Stories Ads
Instagram Story Ads are here! In January, Instagram launched full-screen ads for Instagram Stories only to 30 selected brands, although it was only a matter of time before it became available for all businesses worldwide. Whether in a single image format or a 15-second video, they appear between Stories on Instagram and take up the full screen, providing a more fulfilling experience for the viewers. If you have experience with advertising, you’ll know that you can’t choose which Instagram Stories will feature your ad. Okay, enough talking, it’s time to guide you through creating a high-converting Instagram Stories Ads!
How to Lead and Why Teamwork Should be The Cornerstone of Every Company
While group of people making a company may be technically supreme, not working as a team will leave them dragging behind competitors. These are the five most common problems teams and their leaders run into.
Why Your Follow/Unfollow 'Strategy' Is Irritating Your Customers
You're following me. Now you're not. Oh, now, again, you do. OK, now you don't. Then, here you are again. So, what's it gonna be in the end? Shoutout to all Instagramers who have been victims of follow/unfollow strategy! Raise your hand if you have been irritated by this, lately, so popular method!
How to Motivate the Best Team Members According to Uncle Freddie and I
Every good team leader knows that success of the team as a whole lies in the ability of the team's execution. But what is needed for the best team execution? Talent? Of course, every team needs to have a talented core that naturally knows how to excel in the designated task set in front of them. But as Tim Notke said first (yep he said it before Kevin Durant) “Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard”
This is How Authentic Snapchat Shook Digital Marketing in 2016
At the beginning of the 2016, nobody was taking Snapchat seriously - “another app trying to compete with Facebook”; “sexting app”, “the app for kids” - was how Snapchat was called. Snapchat’s ephemeral nature deceived many that it is, in its nature, just another ephemeral fad.
15 Things I've Learned in 2016 as Marketing Intern
Who is excited about a fresh new start? An end of a year significates a new beginning for all of us when it comes to making new goals and plans. But still, it’s important to reflect on the past year, all the ups and downs from which we can learn valuable lessons that will make us even more successful in the upcoming 2017. So, keeping that in mind, I made a list of 16 things I have learned in my one-year-and-a few-months experience as digital marketing intern at Bamboo Lab. Let the countdown begin! ;)