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Social media and Montreal’s student protests

Sherrilynne Starkie

AT a recent IABC Ottawa professional development event, speaker Melissa Carroll, the person behind the Montreal Police Service ’s (SPVM) Twitter account during the 2012 student protests against tuition fee increases, explained that social media can really move people. Related posts: Social media: how to handle feedback.

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Social Citizens: How Social Media Can Help Social Problems

Mindjumpers

This has sparked our interest towards other examples of how brands and charity organizations have managed to use social media as a platform to help social problems through user engagement. Networking on social initiatives. All because of the power of social media and the right campaign audience targeting.

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Social Media New Year’s Resolutions That You’ll Have Fun Achieving

agora pulse

As director of Contentworks Agency , I’m using December to plan for 2020 and make a commitment to improving and evolving my social media strategies. So, let’s look at some New Year’s resolutions that social media managers should consider. College students were the target audience for Facebook when it went live in 2004.

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How to Market Your Business on Social Media [New Course]

Rebekah Radice

Social media isn’t as simple as it seems. That’s why I’m so excited to bring you my new course, “The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.” That’s why I’m so excited to bring you my new course, “The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.”

Course 136
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Awareness to Sales: Building a Social Media PRISM Funnel That Converts – Ian Cleary [SSM051]

Buffer Social

Is social media best used for sales or for brand awareness and engagement? The age-old question that marketers have been debating even before Mark Zuckerberg started TheFacebook in his tiny Harvard dorm room back in 2004. Why both awareness and sales are an important part of social media. Is there one?

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How to Market Your Business on Social Media [New Course]

Rebekah Radice

Social media isn’t as simple as it seems. That’s why I’m so excited to bring you my new course, “The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.” That’s why I’m so excited to bring you my new course, “The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.”

Course 60
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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community. We’ve launched a monthly book club which features social media industry titles and host monthly webinars accessible to all SMC members worldwide. Fred Wilson. 300,000+ across 328 chapters in 52 countries.