Online Reviews: A Make-It or Break-It Opportunity for Your Business

With every business, comes positive AND negative reviews. The most important thing is how you respond to them. If someone complained to you about their experience with your business...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 16, 2012

Is My Tween Sharing Too Much About Her Life on Social Media?

Remember the shampoo ad from years ago…. “She told 2 friends, and they told 2 friends, and they told 2 friends, and so on and so on and so...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 3, 2012

Social Media – Can I Do This On My Own?

Strong communities have strong centers of commerce – usually with thriving downtowns or retail areas. To help business owners and merchants grow and thrive, the Charter Township of Brownstown...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on June 6, 2012

Hitting the Slopes with Social Media

Hay There Friends!  Are you feeling the world becoming more social each season?  Here’s an example of how winter businesses leveraged social media to engage their niche customers this...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on April 9, 2012

Build Customer Loyalty Through Social Media

Hay There, small business owners! We still hear the question on a regular basis, “is social media marketing something my business needs to use?” In today’s blog, we are...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on March 26, 2012

Yelp Help and Google Places for Small Businesses

Hay There! When it comes to listing your business online, there are many roads to take, but which one leads you down the right path?  Since each business has...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on March 14, 2012

Pinterest Tips

Hay There! Are you hearing a lot about Pinterest? Emily A. Hay joined the Internet Advisor team on WJR 760AM to share some quick points on this much-talked-about social...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on March 1, 2012

Channel 7 News Today

Whether food or news, everyone is talking about fresh and local, right? To that end, WDIV-TV Local 4 has launched a new, live show featuring topics that matter most...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on August 16, 2013

Social Media Bucket List 2017: Digital Marketing Boot Camp in Detroit

Image from the Detroit Regional Chamber Facebook page Social media experts will be heading to Detroit on February 15, 2017 for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Digital Marketing Boot Camp,...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on December 19, 2016

4 Reasons Why You Need to Allow Reviews on Your Facebook Business Page

Just having and maintaining your Facebook business page isn’t enough anymore. You also need to allow reviews on your Facebook business page. Consumers have more information at their fingertips...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on January 26, 2018

How Dentists Use Social Media

By Sheri Watkins. Have you tweeted with your dentist today? Many dentists are now using the power of social media to connect with current and future patients and establishing...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on August 26, 2013

Meeting Ricki Lake, TV Talk Show Host & Social Media Trailblazer

By Emily A. Hay For women of a certain age – late 20s to early 30s – Ricki Lake was a friend, an ally – the girl next door....

By Emily A. Hay
Published on August 28, 2012

Business Call for Help: 7 Ways To Navigate Yelp

Love it or hate it, more and more customers are providing feedback in the form of online reviews. In fact, according to the White House Office of Consumer Affairs, for...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on November 10, 2017

5 Must-Have Social Media Tools for Your Small Business

Are you a small business owner? Does social media have your head spinning and thinking there just aren’t enough hours in the day? We know small business owners have...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on October 24, 2013

Doctors, Dentists and Specialists…How Social Media Can Help Your Medical Practice

Is it appropriate for a medical practice to be on social media? Our team here at Hay There Social Media says YES! Social sites are frequently searched when a...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on October 20, 2017

Seasonal change: 7 Ways To Infuse Fall Into Your Social Content

Happy fall! The time has come to enjoy the changing leaves, mums, apples, and pumpkins. While these are great reason to celebrate, fall is also an ideal time to...

By Lauren Weber
Published on September 21, 2020

Snap, Chat, Poke: What’s the recommended allowance for kids and mobile apps?

By Sheri Watkins There’s a growing concern among parents of tech-savvy kids: Young children are getting their own smartphones and tablets, meaning they have access to more and more...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on January 22, 2013

Youth & Education in Michigan Tweet Chat

Hay There Social Media will be talking about youth and education in Michigan along with chat leaders, Michigan Nightlight, Chalkfly, 826 Michigan.  Parents, teachers, open to all! Curious how...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on November 6, 2013

Social Media Winners from Super Bowl XLVIII: Lessons for Small Businesses

When the ball is in the air and the cleats are pounding the turf during the Super Bowl, fingers are flying over keyboards – Tweeting, posting, snapping pics. In...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on February 4, 2014

4 Reasons Why Your Business Website Needs a Blog

Blogs are over, right? They are only for moms or wacky conspiracy theorists. WRONG! Welcome to 2017, where every business website – including yours – needs a blog. The...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on October 12, 2017

8 Things You Must Do to Make Your Website Social Media Friendly

Your website – whether it’s selling a product, offering a service or sharing information – NEEDS to be social media friendly. Why? You want as much exposure as you...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on December 12, 2017

Do your kids mind their social media manners?

One main focus of good parenting is teaching good manners. As parents one of the first lessons we teach is to say please and thank you, and to be...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 16, 2012