Simply Social Media Speaks at the PRSA 2018 International Conference

Speaking at the Public Relations Society of America’s 2018 International Conference in Austin, Texas was an incredible experience! Our presentation," Leveraging Micro-Influencers in Social Media", was a huge hit. Our session was very popular and after the seats were all taken, attendees opted to sit on the floor and then they, unfortunately, had to turn people away at the door!

We got great feedback from the session attendees and were really glad to have such an engaged and captivated audience. We are glad so many people felt our model was attainable and something they could bring back to their teams.

What is an InstaMeet?

Instagrammers at the #sfoRSJ InstaMeet at Santa Fe Opera hosted by @simplysantafenm, July 20, 2017.

Instameets are gatherings of people coming together to create, connect and share an experience through Instagram photography. The events usually involve a behind the scenes tour, access to something that isn’t normally available to the general public, or giveaways of product in support of the promotion. Instameets have a unique hashtag designated to identify the particular event. Users include this hashtag in the caption of their images so they will be part of the conversation and social media storytelling told through the collection of photographs produced at that event. Many Instagrammers have developed real connections and friendships with the people they have met through these experiences, making each subsequent gathering a true community event.  

The participants who come to the Instameets vary depending on their interest in what the event has to offer. The images produced during and after an event have potential to reach an international demographic because posts are seen by a diverse group of followers.  

The benefits of hosting or participating in an InstaMeet are threefold:

1. The event brings people to your brick and mortar location and/or brand awareness.

2. Your business/organization receives publicity through the images produced at your location as they are broadcast to the Instagrammers diverse social media networks.

3. Your business then has a collection of “User Generated Content” which can be used to promote your business/organization on your social media platforms, with proper photo credit. (Learn more about UGC in our blog post “How to Correctly Utilize User-Generated Content on Social Media”.)

Influencer marketing is becoming increasingly prevalent on social media. In fact, it on is on pace to become an $8 billion dollar industry by 2020. More and more businesses are using it, and hosting an InstaMeet event is a great way to work with several influencers at one time. As the leading influencer marketing agency in New Mexico, we can help you create an InstaMeet event that benefits everyone involved.

Client Love Letters - Chris Jonas, Emerging Media Alliance

“As a result of the incredible work of Simply Social Media, the summertime 2018 social media campaign for the launch of the Emerging Media Alliance reached 1.5 million people internationally.  Simply Social provided day to day support for this program, strategically placing content on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and maximizing the reach and impact of this program. Consistently, I found Simply Social to be exemplary in their professionalism, the intelligence of their tactics running this campaign, and a joy to work with.”

Chris Jonas
Chair, Emerging Media Alliance
Executive Director, Littleglobe

@SimplySantaFeNM Voted First Place Best Instagram Feed in the 2018 Best of Santa Fe

We thought the best way to post about being awarded First Place as The Best Instagram Feed in Santa Fe was to create a mosaic of all of YOUR photos! You all are the reason this #SimplySantaFe community has gotten to be as great as it is today and we could not do it without you.⠀
Since 2014, we’ve featured almost 2,000 photos from Santa Fe’s Instagram community here on @SimplySantaFeNM, sharing about local businesses, upcoming events, insider tips, and of course beauty shots from The City Different. We’re proud of how warm, welcoming, and inclusive this group is. ⠀
THANK YOU for voting us #1 for @sfreporter’s 2018 Best of Santa Fe! 

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Social Influencers Panel at the 2018 New Mexico True Governor’s Conference on Hospitality and Tourism

Amy Tischler and Caitlin Jenkins on the "Social influencers, the travel writers of tomorrow" panel on May 8, 2018. Photo by Kitty Stebbins @this.kitty

We love talking about what we do! Especially when we have such a receptive audience as the one we had at the 2018 #NewMexicoTrue Governor’s Conference on Hospitality and Tourism presented by New Mexico Hospitality Association at the Inn of the Mountain Gods! We were asked to sit on the panel for "Social influencers, the travel writers of tomorrow - how to frame your destination or property to the next generation of travel thought leaders."

Great conversation with our fellow panelists Casey Messer, Marissa Le of The Waite Company, and Florian Herrmann of Herrmann Global. Excellent moderation by Jordan Gunther that combined information, case studies, and anecdotes (hope you have a great time at Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Jordan! Thanks for the influencer shoutout - you’re hired! 😉). Thanks to all the attendees for great questions and engagement with our passion projects! ✨

Small Business Panel Interview at Facebook's Community Boost Event in Santa Fe

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We were so excited to be asked to both speak on the Small Business Panel at the Facebook Small Business Boost event in Santa Fe! We always love sharing our insights and best practices for achieving success on Facebook & Instagram. We got to share our origin story of how we met on Instagram and of course how our platforms @SimplySantaFeNM & @TravelNewMexico came to be. We were so humbled by the comments we received during and after about how we've impacted business growth here in Santa Fe and how people enjoy learning from us. 

Hashtag Tip: Keyboard Shortcut

Do you have a collection of hashtags that you frequently use but don’t want to have to remember every single one or type them in manually each time? Here is our favorite time saving tip!

How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut (Text Replacement):

It is helpful start by creating a Note on your mobile device. Type out different categories for hashtags and every hashtag you can think of that you use when you post about that topic.

Next, create a Text Replacement (Keyboard Shortcut) 
iOS: Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement
Android: Settings > Language & Input > Personal Dictionary

In the "phrase" section, type (or copy/paste) hashtags that you want to remember. Then in the "shortcut" section use a keyword that applies to these hashtags. You can create as many shortcuts as you need and have different hashtags in different shortcuts if needed.

One of the things we found useful was to add "ig" before each keyword since we use these shortcuts the most on Instagram. We figured this out after creating a hashtag category for "beer hashtags" and then every time we typed the word "beer" the hashtags would autopopulate even when that was not our intention. After we switched the shortcut keyword to "igbeer", we don't run into that issue anymore!

Remember: capitalization does not matter in hashtags, they are not case sensitive. We occasionally use capitalization to help draw attention to the words used in the hashtags and so they are easy to read. It is NOT necessary to put commas in between hashtags. It’s technically not even necessary to put spaces between hashtags, but that becomes a jumbled mess of characters so we don’t recommend omitting spaces altogether.

There you go! We would love to know what you thought about this tip and which categories you have created for your hashtag shortcuts.

We're Museum of New Mexico Foundation Business Council Members!

They’re here, they’re here! We are very excited to be @museumfoundation Business Council Members and are looking forward to enjoying another year of all the perks that it brings! ⠀
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• BTS, Exclusive, and FREE Access to the four Department of Cultural Affairs Museums in Santa Fe & seven Historic Sites ✔️⠀
• Mix and mingle with other like minded arts and culture peeps at special Member Preview events. ✔️⠀
• 10% Discounts at the Museum Shops, just in time for Mother’s Day! ✔️⠀
• And MORE! ✔️⠀
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For a limited time, in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the @newmexicoartmuseum, they have a special offer on their Sponsor level membership for $100 (regularly $150). ⠀
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Visit their website at museumfoundation.org/100years to claim this offer and join us for VIP treatment at our world class museums! ✨ Bonus points if you can identify the Cover Girl! ✨