The 2016 index to posts

Photo: Natalie C (CC)

The year is almost over. So what did we learn in 2016? Take a look at all 54 of my posts, organized by category.

Blogging

• Blogging fear: Deadlines
• The state of the blogosphere: Constant flux
• For WordPress admins, a dangerous default setting
• Blogging fear: Stuck using a phone to blog
• Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones
• Blogging fear: Not knowing where to start
• Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones again
• The rewrite for SEO is on
• Is blogging still a thing? Hell yes.
• Weaponize content
• Why limits matter in blogging and other creative pursuits
• No need for repetition in writing
• The mommyblogger who dared speak her mind
• The comeback of copywriters
• Thankful for … Part 2

Social Media

• Dispatches from the world of social media
• How to embed Facebook video in blog posts
• Video: A Guide to Getting Started on LinkedIn
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [American Marketing Assn.]
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [PRCA West Alabama]
• How to conduct a social media audit
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [Birmingham Ad Fed]
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [SPRF]
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [AAF Dothan]
• How social networks divide us
• RIP Facebook interest lists

Digital Marketing

• Video: The Art of the Brand [AAF Mississippi Gulf Coast]
• Video: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Pine Belt Entrepreneurs]
• Video: The Art of the Brand [PRAM Beach]
• Video: The Art of the Brand [Pine Beach PRAM]
• Audio: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Craft Content Nashville]
• Video: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Alabama Media Professionals]
• Video: Picking the right marketing channels
• Better webinars from the audience’s perspective
• Video: What makes us distinct as a brand?
• Video: More on picking the right marketing channels
• It’s always Peak TV in blogging and social media
• Audio: Do the hustle
• A detour from the serious route
• Consistent communication is important. So is shaking things up.

Leadership and Management

• Video: My philosophy of customer service
• Video: Content Curation for Smarties [SPRF]
• Mindful listening: Weird things to try

Last but not Least

• The dark side of journalism
• Speaking gigs: AAF Mississippi Gulf Coast, January 2016
• Speaking gigs: Pine Belt Entrepreneurs, February 2016
• Speaking gigs: Mississippi times three, March 2016
• Speaking gigs: PRAM Conference, April 2016
• Speaking gigs: PRCA West Alabama, April 2016
• Speaking gigs: American Marketing Association – Birmingham chapter, April 2016
• Speaking gigs: Alabama Media Professionals, May 2016
• Speaking gigs: Southern Public Relations Federation annual conference, September 2016
• Speaking gigs: AAF Dothan, November 2016

Also:

• The 2015 index to posts
• The 2014 index to posts
• The 2013 index to posts
• The 2012 index to posts

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