Social Side Effect: Kilee Nickels says Instagram built Nickel & Suede (and the proof is in the postings) 

Editor’s note: Social Side Effect is an ongoing profile series that identifies the intersection between social influencing and entrepreneurship   [divide] When customers care, business is better and social media proves it, said Kilee Nickels.  “Having Instagram, having Facebook, having a blog, definitely got our business started and kept us going for so long,” added Nickels,…

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Social Side Effect: Don’t call Kasim Hardaway an influencer (but do ask him about poké)

Editor’s note: Social Side Effect is an ongoing profile series that identifies the intersection between social influencing and entrepreneurship   [divide] Instagram stories are more than temporary snapshots. They’re a growing vehicle for influencer marketing in Kansas City, Kasim Hardaway explained.  “It was never something I set out to do. It kind of just happened,” Hardaway,…

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