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Designing Instagram Stories with CSU Style: Tips for Branded Backgrounds and Stickers

Designing Instagram Stories that feel like CSU.

Kayla Coolbear in Best Practices

June 26, 2025 10:30 AM

Beyond the Prompt: AI and Visual Storytelling

AI can accelerate your creative workflow, but it can’t tell your story for you. Here’s where the machines shine, and where only a human can bring the heart.

Hannah Tran in Best Practices

June 26, 2025 10:26 AM

Commencement Reimagined: How We Captured a Historic CSU Graduation

From cap tosses to timelapses, here's how CSU Social covered the first University-wide Commencement at Canvas Stadium.

Ashley Schroeder in Campaigns

June 26, 2025 9:21 AM

Summer Learning: Key Takeaways from Marketing Conferences in Denver

Key learnings from a couple of marketing conferences I attended recently - AI in social strategy, search changes, social media trends, and brand advocacy insights.

Arnesh Koul in Trends

June 25, 2025 5:05 PM

How My Internship with President Amy Parsons Changed the Way I See Student Life at CSU

Learn how a year-long social media internship with President Parsons helped Mclaine Kenney gain new insights on student life at CSU!

CSU Social Media Contributor in Inspiration

June 25, 2025 2:19 PM

We Tried Out LinkedIn Newsletters. Here’s What Happened

LinkedIn Newsletters might be the easiest win you haven’t tried, yet.

Ashley Schroeder in Strategy

April 24, 2025 1:23 PM

The Only Photo and Video Specs Guide You’ll Ever Need

Stop Googling social media dimensions. These two up-to-date guides cover every photo and video spec you’ll ever need!

Kayla Coolbear in Best Practices

April 24, 2025 1:14 PM

How CSU’s March Madness Run Took Over Social Media

Colorado State’s NCAA tournament run sparked massive social media buzz, driving millions of impressions and super high engagement.

Arnesh Koul in Campaigns

April 24, 2025 1:10 PM

Sound, the Unsung Hero: An Introduction to the Essential Sound Panel in 2025

Sound, it’s the unsung hero of film and video production. In this blog, we will make a short introduction to editing dialogue tracks using Adobe Premiere Pro’s Essential Sound panel.

Hannah Tran in Strategy

March 19, 2025 3:10 PM

State of SEO in the AI Era

AI is revolutionizing search, requiring website owners to rethink their SEO strategies.

Arnesh Koul in Strategy

March 18, 2025 4:27 PM

I Asked ChatGPT to Roast Social Media Managers. It Got Brutal.

As a social media manager, I know how unhinged this job can be. So I asked ChatGPT to roast us all. Brace yourselves.

Ashley Schroeder in Trends

March 18, 2025 3:46 PM

How to Add a Link to a TikTok Post (and Why It’s Not Like Other Platforms)

Adding link to a TikTok post is slightly different than other platforms. Read how.

Kayla Coolbear in Best Practices

March 18, 2025 3:42 PM

What’s Going on Over at Bluesky? Hint: It’s Still Pretty Green but the Potential is Sky High

Bluesky is shaking up social media with an ad-free experience, customizable feeds, and a decentralized network—could this be the future of online conversation?

kevinsam in Trends

March 18, 2025 12:17 PM

“Snoop, is that you?” How we Leveraged Snoop on the Stoop to Elevate CSU Ahead of the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Dive into the strategy, process, teamwork, risks, lessons, and outcomes behind the Snoop X CSU social media campaign!

Teddi Tostanoski in Campaigns

February 12, 2025 9:04 AM

Social Media Video Trends for 2025

Your guide to five of the top social media video trends for 2025.

Hannah Tran in Trends

February 11, 2025 11:41 AM

Preview of the 2025 Social Media Trends

Explore the latest social media trends, emerging platforms, and our predictions for social media in 2025.

Arnesh Koul in Trends

February 10, 2025 4:48 PM

How CSU Social Created the Canvas Stadium Portal Image

From ideation to planning and execution. Take an inside look at how CSU Social captured this composite image for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl.

John Cline in Inspiration

February 10, 2025 10:38 AM

Feeding, Scheduling and Growing: The Unexpected Parallels Between Social Media and Newborns

As a new mother and social media professional, I’ve noticed a few commonalities between these two very different roles.

Ashley Schroeder in Inspiration

February 3, 2025 10:46 AM
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