By Rose Tantraphol Educare California at Silicon Valley is an innovative school in San Jose, California for early learning, and this video captures the moment last week when children broke open the school’s banner — a symbolic gesture that replaced…
By Scott Swanson When people ask what we do at Moonsail North, our answer is pretty simple. We use storytelling and strategy to help innovators communicate and grow. We helped a Silicon Valley start-up run a Kickstarter that beat its…
By Rose Tantraphol It was a pleasure to be share a presentation on developing a personal brand as part of today’s41st annual Kaleidoscope event presented by the Sparrow Foundation and Women Working Wonders. Kaleidoscope is designed to empower, enrich, and inspire women through…
By Scott Swanson It should go without saying that we love digital media – it’s a big part of what we do at Moonsail North! In fact, we’ve spent a lot of time writing about some of our favorite digital…
By Rose Tantraphol You know that moment in a new relationship when you realize the person you’re with is a keeper? I seem to have that moment every week with Slack, described by NiemanLab writer Laura Hazard Owen as “a virtual meeting…
by Brianna Baker Canva has long been one of Moonsail North’s favorite free design tools. We use Canva to spice up our social media by creating sharable inspirational quotes, adding visual elements to our blog posts, and bringing facts to…
By Rose Tantraphol The quick-scan version of this post (all you need to know as a user): The upshot: You will eventually no longer need to have a Google+ account to access Google-owned platforms such as YouTube. This will be…
By Scott Swanson Oh, Facebook. Such a wonderful tool for so many reasons – keeping up with old friends, venting to a captive audience, and even playing a small role in major world events. But let’s be real – Facebook…
By Sedora Tantraphol Earlier this month, Pinterest announced a big change: in-platform purchasing integration through Buyable Pins. Pins, Pins and More Pins What’s the difference between product pins, promoted pins, and buyable pins? Product pins include the price of an…
By Brianna Baker Pinterest is changing creativity as we know it. Where else can you find fashion trends, art (p)inspiration, humor and an adorable teacup pig all in one place? I lost count of how many times the recipe to…
By Sedora Tantraphol Retreats are a chance for teams and organizations to take a step back from putting out daily fires to strategically plan for the future. I think retreats are great, but here’s my frustration with the dozens I’ve…
By Katie Stiefel We are just days away from the most wonderful week of the year: Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I’m not the only one who thinks this week is wonderful. Discovery Channel is encouraging social media users to start…