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Facebook, Hashtags, and Cannabis
Social media in the cannabis industry is hard as it is. Why make it harder by using hashtags on your company Page posts? We can’t boost or buy ads for a lot of industry Pages. WHY would you want engagement to go down? Another reason why hashtags aren’t great on Facebook is that marketers can’t…
Read MoreMy worst nightmare as a Cannabis Social Media Consultant happened.
My worst nightmare as a social media consultant happened last week. A client’s Facebook Page was unpublished. The worst part? I never, ever post anything that is selling product. I keep the content clean, with a medical slant on what I post to educate our patients. Several other cannabis industry pages were lost, but thankfully,…
Read MoreLinkedIn Tips for Your Cannabusiness on Social Media
As always, I am prompted to write something when I see something done so poorly and unprofessionally on LinkedIn. Many times, I ask myself how some of these places are still in business. I get it. Not everyone has been a heavy social media user like me and doesn’t understand there are nuances and etiquette…
Read MoreMJBizCon 2017
I am here in Vegas for MJBizCon! This is my second year coming up, and it has more than doubled in size in the last year. Seeing the growth of this industry in just a year’s time is that cliche “awe-inspiring,” but it’s true! When the show opened in 2016, the expectation was 7500 attendees. By…
Read MoreYour Cannabis Social Media Sucks!
Yep, I said it. In fact, I say it almost every day as I interact with other brands on behalf of my clients. It’s so disheartening, because I believe in this industry. I want it to be professional, and LOOK professional to those who aren’t in the industry. We have states with medical programs on…
Read More#420 Social Media Webinar
You all know what Black Friday is, but how about Green Weednesday? Have you thought about what you will do for your brand for 4/20? Get the most out of your social media during the 4/20 wave. Learn strategies to increase reach, gain followers, and engage in the #420 social media chatter that occurs before,…
Read More#420 Social Media Workshop
You all know what Black Friday is, but how about Green Weednesday? Have you thought about what you will do for your brand for 4/20? Get the most out of your social media during the 4/20 wave. Learn strategies to increase reach, gain followers, and engage in the #420 social media chatter that occures before,…
Read MoreWe are now Social Media Co-Chairs for Women Grow!
Last week, we were asked by Sara Gullickson to become Social Media Co-Chairs for our local chapter of Women Grow. Of course, we had to accept. We joined in January 2015, and have met some awesome people this past year. One of the things we love about being a part of Women Grow is that…
Read MoreWe had a blast at #SWCCExpo!
Last week, Phoenix hosted the first ever Southwest Cannabis Conference & Expo, from October 26th – 28th. We knew we would meet a lot of people, and we started interacting with some of them before the expo started on Social Media. Day 1 was more about working in the industry than anything else. There were…
Read MoreMassRoots: A Social Experiment
Update, January 2022: “After millions of dollars in capital and several years of hype, the cannabis social media network MassRoots has reportedly gone offline for good”: Details at Ganjapreneur Instagram for stoners. When we first signed up for MassRoots, not many around us had heard of it. Heck, I think I came…
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