Welcome to this issue of The Best List. In this email, learn more about chat and messenger apps, how to up your Pinterest game, creating better visuals, and how video is impacting bandwidth. And that’s just the beginning! We hope you enjoy this one during these hot summer days. Added bonus: a new website for you to enjoy, featuring the work of Colette Boehm, Inc.

This is THE Big Thing Right Now
—Harvard Business Review
Chat and messenger apps are changing the social media landscape—again. Here’s the why and the how when it comes to these new tools.

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Tools to Create Visuals
—Social Media Examiner
Need a little assistance creating visuals that really work and look professional? Here is your go-to how-to on that important topic!

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Video is Eating the Internet
—Media Post Video Insider
By 2020, 79% of all internet traffic will be . . . video. Maybe that doesn’t surprise you. Would three TRILLION minutes per month get your attention?

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The Customer Experience Has Gone Social
—Marketing Profs
If you aren’t using social media as a customer service channel, here is why you must—and a few points on how to do it right. (Worth the log-in requirement!)

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Pin It to Win It
—Social Media Examiner
Need to raise your Pinterest game? This handy list will help you do just that.

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We Just Want You to Know
—GMS
Gulf State Park has revamped their website and they want you to know! Here’s their Things to Do section. Note: The site features fabulous imagery from Colette Boehm, Inc., freelancer and GMSer. Congrats, Colette!

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