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Hashtag Managed — 229 episodes
Hashtags Are Out…So What’s Next for Hashtag Managed?
Managed Minutes #38: Analog Hobbies For SMMs After Hours
Building Credibility Before You Feel Ready with Allyson Brooks
Managed Minutes #37: The Best Substacks To Follow Right Now
Why We Rebuilt a Client’s Package After 9 Months
Managed Minutes #36: The Case for Slow Marketing in a Fast Content World
How to Build a Brand That Actually Connects with Sophia El’Rae
Managed Minutes #35: How to Sync Your Social Media Business to Your Cycle - Ovulation Phase Edition
Brands on Our Radar: Marketing That’s Actually Working in 2026
Managed Minutes #34: Should Brands Jump on Award Season Memes?
Navigating Long-Distance Friendships in Your 20s & 30s
Managed Minutes #33: How to Set Content Approval Deadlines Clients Actually Respect
Why Posting More Content Is Not the Fix for Low Sales
Managed Minutes #32: 6 New Boundaries We Are Implementing for 2026
What to Do When Clients Gaslight You
Managed Minutes #31: 10 Affirmations For Social Media Managers
Social Media Hot Takes We’re Unapologetically Standing On
Managed Minutes #30: 5 Pillars to Audit for a Successful 2026 (For Social Media Managers)
Hiring Your First Team Member: When, Who, and What Role First
Managed Minutes #29: You've Reached Our Voicemail...
What We Would Do If We Were Starting From Zero Today
Managed Minutes #28: How to Uphold Boundaries With a Client (+ Steal These Scripts!)
The Annual Business Check-In: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next
Managed Minutes #27: A 3-Step Fix for a Dead Instagram Account
What’s Substack and How Do You Start One?
Managed Minutes #26: How To Sync Your Social Media Business To Your Cycle
Inside the Social Media Agency: Monthly BTS Update
Managed Minutes #25: December Social Media Updates
How to Start a Podcast: Step-by-Step Guide from the Hashtag Managed Team
Managed Minutes #24: Niche Gift Guide Ideas for Your Business Besties, Clients, Family & Friends
Rebranding, Niching into the Hospitality Industry, and Mom Life Balance with Alex Kirby
Managed Minutes #23: 4 Unique Gift Ideas that Your Clients Will Actually Love
How to Create Recurring Revenue That Isn’t Client-Dependent
Managed Minutes #22: 8 Lessons From 8 Years in Business
Scaling a Six-Figure Social Media Agency for Realtors With Morgan Buckner
Managed Minutes #21: November Social Media Updates
How We’re Entering Our Eighth Year as a Social Media Agency
Managed Minutes #20: Black Friday & Holiday Marketing
2026 Marketing Predictions & Algorithm Updates
Managed Minutes #19: Email Marketing as an Add-On for Social Media Managers
How to Use HoneyBook to Onboard & Manage Clients in Less Time with Amy Pearson
Managed Minutes #18: Branding Your Social Media Management Business
Bookkeeping Basics for Social Media Managers with Liz from Balanced Roots Bookkeeping
Managed Minutes #17: Lead Generation Ideas for Social Media Managers
How to Create a Pinterest SEO Strategy with Heather Farris
Managed Minutes #16: Social Media Platform Updates
150. How to Attract More Customers Through the 5 Senses
Managed Minutes #15: Using AI on Client Accounts as a Social Media Manager
How to Offer Content Days as a Social Media Manager
Managed Minutes #14: Instagram’s Prime Real Estate (and How to Use It)
Agency Life Unfiltered: Wins, Lessons and Updates from August
Managed Minutes #13: The Water Bottle Theory and How it Relates to Your SMM Pricing
Building Boundaries as an Agency Owner with Kayla MacVean-Salaun
Managed Minutes #12: What to Do When a Client’s Content Flops
The Reality of Maternity Leave as an Entrepreneur
Managed Minutes #11: iPhone Hacks for Filming Client Content
Maddie & Friends: Wrapped (We’re Literally All Close Friends Now...)
Managed Minutes #10: What’s Working on Threads in 2025
Maddie & Friends: Navigating ADHD while being an SMM
Managed Minutes #9: Reply Like a Pro: Comment Strategies That Actually Grow Accounts
Maddie & Friends: Sister Chat, but Make It a Podcast with Libby
Managed Minutes #8: New Instagram Updates
Maddie & Friends: Let's Get Deep in our Feels (and Instagram Feeds) with Jennae Cecelia
Managed Minutes #7: 3 Things Every SMM Should Automate This Month
Maddie & Friends: Jen Hartmann on Pitches, PR, and Power Moves
Managed Minutes #6: Unique Summer Content Ideas (That Aren’t Just National Holidays)
Maddie & Friends: Kimber Chapman on Marketing Behind the Chair
Managed Minutes #5: Trending Audio Hack: Scheduling with Sound
Maddie & Friends: Got Strategy? With Sara Gramata
Managed Minutes #4: The 'IT GIRL' Marketing of the Summer: Spotify Playlists
BFF Founder Series Vol 3: Jessica and Maddie's Meet Cute
Managed Minutes #3: Full Management vs. A Different Offer: What to Sell as an SMM
BFF Founder Series Vol 2: Samantha Freres & Sarah Pellicci Salveson of Wishing Well
Managed Minutes #2: 5 Ways to use Instagram's Close Friends feature in 2025
BFF Founder Series Vol 1: Beckie Prime & Domenique Mastronardi of Beck's Broth
Managed Minutes #1: Should You Turn Off Instagram Views?
How Social Media Managers + Agency Owners are Using AI in 2025
How to Make Social Media Fun Again Through Community & Content with Katie Campbell - Part Two
How to Make Social Media Fun Again Through Community & Content with Katie Campbell - Part One
Emma Tessler on Repurposing, Trend-Driven Video Content & ROI - Part Two
Emma Tessler on Repurposing, Trend-Driven Video Content & ROI - Part One
Meet Maggie Malin: Hashtag Managed's Intern - Part Two
Meet Maggie Malin: Hashtag Managed's Intern - Part One
Big Sister Advice: Navigating Boys’ Clubs & Boardrooms with Libby Seder - Part Two
Big Sister Advice: Navigating Boys’ Clubs & Boardrooms with Libby Seder - Part One
Krista Walsh on Why Your Messaging Might Be Attracting the Wrong Clients - Part Two
Krista Walsh on Why Your Messaging Might Be Attracting the Wrong Clients - Part One
Behind the Rebrand: What You Didn't See - Part Two
Behind the Rebrand: What You Didn't See - Part One
Nathalia Levterova on Mindset, Sales Strategies, & Growing a 6-Figure Marketing Agency - Part Two
Nathalia Levterova on Mindset, Sales Strategies, & Growing a 6-Figure Marketing Agency - Part One
Tax Talk - Part Two
Tax Talk - Part One
Vanessa Mitera on Pricing for Profit, Claude.AI & Brand Identities - Part Two
Vanessa Mitera on Pricing for Profit, Claude.AI & Brand Identities - Part One
Hard Launch: Jessica's Having a BABY! Part Two
Hard Launch: Jessica's Having a BABY! Part One
Sammi Lenz on Influencer Marketing & Brand Partnerships - Part Two
Sammi Lenz on Influencer Marketing & Brand Partnerships - Part One
Kim Watson on When Girl Bossing Goes Too Far, High-Pressure Careers & Work-Life Balance - Part Two
Kim Watson on When Girl Bossing Goes Too Far, High-Pressure Careers & Work-Life Balance - Part One
Sam Schmidt on Being Confident in Your Content, Personal Branding & Authenticity - Part Two
Sam Schmidt on Being Confident in Your Content, Personal Branding & Authenticity - Part One
Heather Kerrison on Founder-Led Marketing, Personal Brands & UGC Opportunities - Part Two
Heather Kerrison on Founder-Led Marketing, Personal Brands & UGC Opportunities - Part One
Amanda Snow on Being a Mompreneur, Micro-Influencing, and Tapping into Your Chamber of Commerce - Part Two
Amanda Snow on Being a Mompreneur, Micro-Influencing, and Tapping into Your Chamber of Commerce - Part One
Big Game Commercials & The Battle Between Soda Alternative Companies - Part Two
Big Game Commercials & The Battle Between Soda Alternative Companies - Part One
Why an Audience Isn’t the Same as a Community - Part Two
Why an Audience Isn’t the Same as a Community - Part One
Sensory Marketing: How to Make Success Look, Feel & Smell Amazing
How to Sync Your Cycle to Your Social Media Business - Part Two
How to Sync Your Cycle to Your Social Media Business - Part One
115. The "B" Word in Business: How to Avoid Burnout in the New Year
114. Healthy Habits for Social Media Managers
113. Cut to the Chase: Our 2025 Marketing Predictions
112. Hashtag Managed Wrapped Part 2: 2025 Goals
111. Hashtag Managed Wrapped Part 1: 2024 Wins & Lessons
110. How We Planned a Friendsgiving & Holiday-Themed Content Day
109. The Evolution of Social Media
108. Our 2025 Mood Board: Goals, Dreams, and Big Plans
107. Hashtag Managed Favorite Things: Beauty, Office, Wellness Products We Can't Get Enough Of
106. Why Did They Take That Away?! Social Media Features We’d Bring Back
105. Marketing Friendsgiving: What Trader Joe’s Can Teach Us About Seasonal Branding
104. Black Friday & Holiday Marketing Campaigns
103. Social Media Manager Scaries
102. How to Market a Franchise Location on Social Media
101. Heard Around the Watercooler: Advice for SMMs in Every Industry
100. The Hashtag Managed Awards: The Award Goes To...
99. Hashtag Managed Wrapped! Looking Back at 100 Episodes
98. Luxury Marketing: Defining, Branding, and Strategizing
97. The Hashtag Managed Awards: Nominating Our Favorite Accounts
96. How Two SMM's Would Re-Write Emily in Paris
95. Election Year, Politics, and How to Manage it as a Social Media Manager
94. Networking Your Way to a Seat at the Table
93. Signed, Sealed, Polished: Mastering Email Etiquette
92. Checking In On Our 2024 Predictions
91. Should Your Social Media Manager Be the Face of the Account?
90. From No to Thank You, Next: Handling Rejection as a Business Owner
89. The Sticky Marketing
88. Summer Olympic Games
87. Social Media Icks
86. Hot Take: Instagram Aesthetics Still Matter
85. Managing Mental Health > Managing Social Media Accounts
84. Wait...Engagement Pods Are Still A Thing?
83. Thirty and Thriving: 30 Life Lessons for Maddie's 30th!
82. Detox Girl Summer
81. Internships (Paid vs. Unpaid)
80. Meta's Buy Your Blue Check Program
79. Rebranding: From IG Grids to Color Psychology
78. Executing Brand Collabs as a Small Business
77. Let's Talk About The F Word... Being Fired
76. The Tortured SMMs Department
75. Charleston Recap: We Met IRL!
74. Marketing to Different Target Audiences
73. The AM/PM Routines of Social Media
72. The TikTok Ban
71. We're Bringing Back Pinterest
70. What Really Happened When Facebook & Instagram Were Down
69. Social Media Giveaways
68. The Cocktail Party Effect on Social Media
67. The Ads That Broke The Internet
66. The Best Time to Post on TikTok... But Wait, Where Did the Music Go?!
65. Marketing the Big Game and Viral Memes
64. This is the Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2024?!
63. On Mondays We Podcast
62. Are Hashtags... Dead?
61. What 2024 Will Look Like on Social Media
59. AI-Powered Video Editing for Social Media
58. Brittany Winfield on How to Make Canva Work for You
57. Building More Relationships to Find Your Next Client
56. How to Start Your Social Media Management Business
55. How to Start a Podcast: The 8 Steps We Took From Idea to Launch
54. One Year of Hashtag Managed: What We've Learned
53. Best Of Hashtag Managed: Hear From 9 Experts on Their Advice to Entrepreneurs - Part Two
52. Best Of Hashtag Managed: Hear From 9 Experts on Their Advice to Entrepreneurs - Part One
51. Black Friday Social Selling Machine
50. Hayley Trejo on Being on Team Social Savvy to Starting Her Social Media Management Company
49. Carly Kerndt on Scaling from a VA to a Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency
48. Amber Barrett on Systems & Processes That Transform Your Business Into a Well-Oiled Machine
47. Stephanie Long on Keywords, SEO, and Ranking Higher On Google
46. Kinsey Streib on How We Can Integrate AI Into Our Content Creation Process
45. Julia Kathleen on Pinterest and Business Partnerships With Your Best Friend
44. Michelle Puccinelli on Outsourcing Your Marketing Department and Hiring Freelancers
43. How to Create Content for Clients in ANY Industry
42. Why You Need Brand Photography + The WorkPlay Method
41. New to Social Media Management? Here's What You Should Focus on
40. The Tools + Templates You Need as a Social Media Manager
39. What to Do When Business is in a Slower Season
38. Katie Fairweather on Mastering Client Account Management To Increase Retention
37. Maddie Digan on Threads, Overcoming Burnout, and Niching to Beauty Brands
36. Randi Halaway on Living a Heart-Centered Life as an Entrepreneur
35. Alysa Gumto on Interning, Choosing a Career in Social Media Management, and Starting a Podcast
34. The Social Media Dictionary: Terms & Definitions to Know Before Managing a Social Media Account
33. Brittany Verlenich on Personal Branding, Finding Clients, and Pivoting to Social Media Management
32. The Four Processes for Managing Client Social Media Accounts
31. Where to Find Your Next Client as a Social Media Manager
30. Why You Should Stop Looking at Your Competitors Pricing as a Social Media Manager
29. How to Offboard a Social Media Management Client
28. How To Ask for Testimonials as a Social Media Manager
27. What Do To When You Lose A Client as a Social Media Manager
26. You Need To Ask Potential Clients This In a Discovery Call
25. Natasha Hipwell on Closing Leads in DMs to Building a Social Media Agency
24. Attracting Dream Clients as a Social Media Manager
23. How to Manage Client Accounts
22. Portfolio Building as a Social Media Manager
21. Creating Your Social Media Management Packages
20. Building Your Magnetic Social Media Management Brand
19. Choosing a Niche for Your Social Media Management Business
18. How to Find Clients as a Social Media Freelancer
17. Alexis Fortier on Systems, Client Experiences, and the Seven Pillars of Business
16. How To Confidently Promote Your Services as a Social Media Manager
15. 5 Steps to Onboarding New Social Media Management Clients
14. Creating Your Social Media Management Portfolio
13. Gina DeFord on Building Confidence and Your Secret Sauce for Social Media
12. Cindy Chang on Creating a Brand as Unique as You Are
11. Lia Menna Gross on Feng Shui Principles and Finding Balance as an Entrepreneur
10. 2023 Social Media Trend Predictions From an Agency Owner
09. Tara Reid on Burnout and Instagram Breaks as an Introverted Entrepreneur
08. Erin Ollila on Making Connections and Converting Followers with Your Website
07. Pros and Cons of Pricing Your Services as a Social Media Manager
06. Angelica Ross on Pivoting Her Business to Become a Persuasive Copywriter
05. Carly Merryweather on Being a Digital Nomad Living in Bali & the Evolution of Her Online Business
04. Booked Out Social Media Series - Part 3: The 3 P’s to a Profitable Business
03. Booked Out Social Media Series - Part 2: Tapping Into Your Signature Service
02. Booked Out Social Media Series - Part 1: Becoming an In Demand Manager
01. Roadmap for a Sustainable Social Media Management Business
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