--- title: "Social Media Roundup: When to Hire a Social Media Agency" id: "18619" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-when-to-hire-a-social-media-agency" published_at: "2013-07-25T22:00:34+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T19:01:38+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/07/25/social-media-roundup-when-to-hire-a-social-media-agency/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/07/25/social-media-roundup-when-to-hire-a-social-media-agency.md" excerpt: "No time to update Twitter and Facebook? There’s an agency for that. Plus: 11 tips for surviving your next redeye flight." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "Digital Engagement" - "Marketing" - "Social Media" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: When to Hire a Social Media Agency Sometimes you have to admit you need help. Here are some reasons you might consider hiring a social media agency to keep you engaged with your members. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: ### FARMING OUT FACEBOOK > 3 Reasons it’s Time to Hire a [#SocialMedia (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SocialMedia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Agency [http://t.co/3a3zNASBff (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/3a3zNASBff) > > — Juntae DeLane #DigitalBranding (@JuntaeDeLane) [July 25, 2013 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/JuntaeDeLane/status/360384489962225664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **I’m too busy to tweet!** When you’re focused on running your day-to-day operations, who has time to keep up with all the changes to Twitter and Facebook? That’s where a social media agency comes in, and it’s one of three reasons you should consider hiring one, [according to Samantha Collier on Business 2 Community (opens in a new tab)](http://www.business2community.com/social-media/3-reasons-its-time-to-hire-a-social-media-agency-0562550) . “A seasoned agency will partner with you and your business and help you transform your efforts into dollar signs,” she says. A social media agency can help you engage with customers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or wherever else they may be. After all, your competitors are probably already there.*(ht @[JuntaeDeLane (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/JuntaeDeLane/status/360384489962225664) )* ### OVERNIGHT FLIGHTS > Tips for making the best of your next red-eye flight: [http://t.co/fjVBigrznB (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/fjVBigrznB) > [#travel (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — SmarterTravel (@SmarterTravel) [July 25, 2013 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/SmarterTravel/status/360386965880840192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Aches on a plane.** Most meetings professionals prefer to avoid them, but sometimes it can’t be helped: You have to take the dreaded red-eye flight. [Christine Sarkis of SmarterTravel offers 11 tips (opens in a new tab)](http://www.smartertravel.com/photo-galleries/editorial/how-to-survive-a-red-eye-flight.html?id=500) for surviving your next red-eye. Some are obvious (bring the right pillow), some I don’t condone (medicate yourself), but here’s one I hadn’t thought of: Just before boarding, try to re-create your bedroom routine with tasks like washing your face and brushing your teeth. Whatever you do, avoid connections. Two overnight flights sounds like torture. *(ht @[SmarterTravel (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/SmarterTravel/status/360386965880840192) )* What links are you sharing today? Let us know in the comments. (iStockphoto/Thinkstock) [Chris Brandon](https://associationsnow.com/author/chris-brandon/) Christopher Brandon is a contributor to Associations Now. 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