A Night to Remember for the Raleighwood Newbie

Fast forward three months, and I received a ticket (thank you, Raleighwood) to Midtown Raleigh’s biggest bash of the year, the State of Midtown. It was hard to contain my excitement at the sheer fancy-pants vibe of the whole thing, and now I can’t wait to spill the beans about my awesome experience with you all!

The Art of the RSVP: Raleighwood’s Raleigh Magazine Feature

Raleighwood founder Lisa Jeffries Nobling was recently interviewed by Raleigh Magazine regarding the ‘dying’ art of the RSVP. Has the RSVP become obsolete? The article delves into the question of whether the RSVP, a long-standing tradition in event planning, has become obsolete in today’s fast-paced digital age.

Online Purchasing & Supporting Local Businesses During The Coronavirus

Since we’ve been social distancing for the past month or so now, we have seen a change in the way we are purchasing our essential and non-essential items. At Raleighwood, we have seen non-essential businesses adapt their business models to stay afloat during COVID-19 by quickly shifting focus to limited-contact and touchless e-commerce offerings.

Most Effective Times, Days to Send Email, Post Social Content

Media Post has a nice updated report, from various sources, of the most effective days and times to send marketing emails and post content to various social media networks, including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Interestingly, the report shows that while the most popular time to send email is on Thursday between 11 a.m. and noon, the most effective time is actually on the same day between 2 and 5 p.m.

See the full report, and what it lists as the most effective time to post to your favorite social media network or to post blog content at http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/243355/when-to-post.html

Recommendations: Twitter Counter

Looking for a quick and easy way to track follower growth on Twitter? And even your level of interaction with your community on the popular social media network? Check out TwitterCounter.com.


The free account shows you a nice graph of Twitter followers growth over time (that’s what I originally signed up for – to be able to pull nice looking graphs each month for clients), but the paid service starting at just $17/month per account also offers the same for RTs, mentions, favorites, etc.

If you’re looking for a new analytics tool for Twitter, check this one out as a great free option as well as a budget-friendly paid option with enhanced feature sets for those paying users.

Submit Your Social Media Engagement Questions Before #BizExpo14 on Thursday, May 1st

Raleigh Chamber 2014 Business Expo

Raleigh Chamber 2014 Business Expo

I’m excited to have been invited to lead one of the four need-to-know Show Day Social Media Seminars planned for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2014 Business Expo coming up on Thursday, May 1, 2014 on behalf of my WRAL.com team!

The Expo itself takes place at the NC State Fairgrounds in the Jim Graham Building (free, ample parking!) from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is free for all to attend (but you can pre-register here), as well as the social media seminar sessions. Social media seminar sessions include: Where do I start?, ROI and Conversion, Engagement Strategy, and a panel on Success Stories. I’ll be leading the Engagement Strategy session that will cover topics such as:

Relearning how to talk with people (and not at them)
How conversation changes across platforms
How conversation is broadly evolving
Why people follow certain pages
What your audience expects

In addition to attending, I’m seeking your participation in one additional way – I’d love to know what questions you have that you’d like to have answered! Leave a comment here, email me, send me a tweet, or ask away on Facebook.

See you at #BizExpo14!

Cheers,
Lisa