by Stephen Robinson | Feb 26, 2026 | Content, Social Media
Social media is constantly changing. But not every update deserves your attention. As a small or local business owner, the real question isn’t what’s new. It’s what actually affects how you should be using social media to grow your business. There have been several...
by Stephen Robinson | Jan 22, 2026 | Content
One of the most common things we hear from local business owners is:“Our social media looks nice, but it’s not really doing anything for us.” And that sentence tells us everything we need to know. Because there is a huge difference between nice content and content...
by Stephen Robinson | Jan 20, 2026 | Branding, Content, Social Media
One of the biggest frustrations we hear from local business owners is this: “I’m posting regularly, but it doesn’t seem to be bringing in the right people.” More followers doesn’t always mean more customers. What really matters is whether your social media content is...
by Stephen Robinson | Jan 15, 2026 | Branding, Social Media
If you’re a local business owner posting on social media and thinking, “Why isn’t this working?” — you’re not alone. We see it all the time at SMR Social. Businesses are posting regularly, using decent visuals, even following the so-called “rules”, yet their reach,...
by Stephen Robinson | Jan 8, 2026 | AI
For the last few years, social media has felt noisy, crowded and increasingly artificial. AI-generated posts, recycled trends and overly polished content have flooded feeds across every platform. And yet, as we move into 2026, something interesting is happening....
