Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2022

Vertical social networks are the next evolution in the never-ending quest for more curated online content experiences. Co-founded by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow in 2011, the platform is home to both cinephiles and casual viewers who use it for recommendations from friends and Letterboxd influencers.

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Mindjumpers

JUNE 25, 2012

Cannes Lions Awards sets the benchmark for excellence in creative communications and this year Cannes Lions welcomes new entry sections for Mobile Lions and Branded Content & Entertainment Lions. Branded Content & Entertainment Lions: Cultivate Campaign by Creative Artists Agency for Fast Food.

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The closer consumers become to brands through avenues like social media, the more they begin to long for—and eventually, expect—authentic, high quality experiences. Since 2009, $18B in market share has shifted away from the top 25 largest brands to smaller brands. In that same year, this brand innovation group also secured $4.4

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Twist Image

JANUARY 3, 2012

Along with the slew of customer service gaffs we've seen businesses go through in the past five years, this has forced brands to become (somewhat) social. It may (but I'm bullish on it continuing), and this year will be a year where consumers will be even more social than they were in 2011. Will this trend stop in the future?

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Blogging / Content. How to Use Google Reader to Find & Share Content - Learn how to use Google Reader to find the best content to share. 14 Sources for Content Curation Inspiration – Increasingly, marketers are finding, organizing and sharing third-party content among their other efforts.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2013

Fueled by the need to go IPO to produce returns for a lengthening list of investors (Twitter raised $800 in its 2011 financing round alone ), the company seeks to become a platform not a tool. Twitter as Curator and Editor. Jay Baer is a hype-free social media and content strategist & speaker, and co-author of The NOW Revolution.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 31, 2012

Users create a board (it can be anything from cool pictures of cats to the most fascinating business Blogs) and as you come across pieces of content online (and it can be text, images, audio or video), you "pin" the content (which is done by installing a "pin it" button on your web browser's toolbar). Vancouver Sun - not yet published.

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Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

2011 was the year of social media. 2012 was the year companies began to realize the value of content marketing. As inbound marketing becomes more and more mainstream, businesses are increasingly choosing to align their content marketing and social media into a unified form of outreach. More targeted content promotion.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? ” I love Maria’s work because talented curators are needed in this cluttered blogosphere. .” ” I love Maria’s work because talented curators are needed in this cluttered blogosphere. Maria Popova. Kristi Hines. I love his blog.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 9, 2012

Dave offers “25 ideas for ways you can get value out of Twitter, with a mix of business and personal focus,” such as meeting new people, staying on top of the news, influencing the influencers, and re-purposing content. The Right Way to Build Brand(s) via Twitter by iMedia Connection. by iMedia Connection. Twitter Tools.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 3, 2012

Social media, content aggregation and curation , user-generated content and other developments have dramatically changed the B2B buying cycle over the past few years. The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 by Everything Technology Marketing. Holger Schulze laid out these ten predictions in January 2011.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Content and Engagement. Therefore, it becomes crucial to engage potential customers with content that is relevant and intelligent. But how exactly does one produce such engaging content at such high frequencies? The internet is already filled with content regarding any topic one can think of. But, beware.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Content and Engagement. Therefore, it becomes crucial to engage potential customers with content that is relevant and intelligent. But how exactly does one produce such engaging content at such high frequencies? The internet is already filled with content regarding any topic one can think of. But, beware.

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agora pulse

JULY 16, 2019

Let’s begin with a reality check: A whopping 74% of brands have no meaning in consumers’ lives. Consumers don’t care about your brand or your marketing message—unless it resonates. Brands can increase the value of a product or service by 20 times with storytelling. Our favorite brands use characters (e.g.,

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Though social media marketing has become ubiquitous, most companies and brands still struggle to achieve their desired results. As consumer and business buyer use of social media has matured and become more sophisticated, their expectations of brands in social media have evolved as well. They are overwhelmed with brand pitches.

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 29, 2013

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. But long form content performs well also.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 6, 2013

While Google’s Authorship markup has been available to content creators since June 2011, adoption rates remain low. Google Authorship has recently become much easier to use , and it’s abundantly clear that establishing yourself as a content creator in the eyes of the world’s leading search engine will only matter more in the future.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Millions of pieces of new content are churned out daily by brands, companies and individuals. A lot of time, effort and yes, money is behind all of these pieces of marketing content. You Have Content. He was quoted in 2011 as saying: “we recently made a fix that added more signals to detect good quality posting behavior.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Alexa is a social media, web, and ecommerce content curator who strives to cut through the noise while having fun. Her blog, Web Content Curator , covers blogging, book reviews, social media, and more. Her blog, Brass Stack Thinking , covers blogging, branding, marketing, social media, and more. Alexa Samuels.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

How your brand is abusing social networks by iMedia Connection. ** 5 STARS. She notes that “social media” is far more than Twitter, blogs and Facebook, now encompassing “social listening,” content curation, crowdfunding, social gaming, social CRM and more. Social Media ROI Measurement Guides.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2012

Read on for insights from Shawn and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : are corporate crises isolated events or do they affect a brand for eternity?). It is about real timeliness and curating content in a feed. In 2011, Susan G. We’ll be out there for Content Marketing World. Listen Now.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 15, 2013

For many content marketers, curation is something of a silver bullet. Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz has joked that we’re in the midst of a content arms race; companies across all industries have realized the power of custom content , and are actively competing to produce better-quality materials. Curation Is Social.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. These men are indeed using Twitter to rewire and reorient the Web.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 21, 2012

Read on for insights from Joe and our Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : only 33% of people on social networking sites follow a company or a brand on social media sites). If nobody has to click through, you are not actually aggregating any page views or visitors or eyeballs on your content. Listen Now. The RSS feed is: [link].

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

It’s probably a fraction up on previous years—it’s probably grown at two percent in 2012 based on 2011. I think about two or three years ago when Google’s SEO algorithm was a bit more lax we saw a lot more autoblog content come through. Buying assets: content, lists, social media and more. Would they retain some rights?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Welcome to the Social Spotlight, where we dive deep into what we love about a brand’s approach to a specific social campaign. From strategy through execution and results, we’ll examine what makes the best brands on social tick — and leave you with some key takeaways to consider for your own brand’s social strategy.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 5, 2015

There’s been a huge shift in the industry since 2011. There’s only so much I can do with a laptop while I’m sitting with my feverish daughter on my lap” It meant that I was panicking to come up with content, what can I do? Do you think too the move away from storytelling and into more curated posts have been a part of that?

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Devumi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Twitter comparisons in terms of which is best for your brand, the first the thing that comes to mind is which thing first came into being. This has lead to Facebook having bigger and better brand exposure for its own brand, but what about yours? Twitter: Which is better for promoting your brand? Facebook, of course!

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketers rate social media as the second-most imporant factor (64%) in search, behind only strong content (82%). BtoB Magazine ). eMarketer ).

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketers rate social media as the second-most imporant factor (64%) in search, behind only strong content (82%). BtoB Magazine ). eMarketer ).

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Writtent Blog

JUNE 4, 2013

Every marketer’s dream is to create a piece of viral content. Old Spice, Smart Water, and BlendTec are just a few examples of companies with campaigns that have received million of shares, and some serious brand advocates. People share content that makes them feel a certain way. Image Credit: Voltier Digital /ProBlogger.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 9, 2012

Buffer is a tool for automatically posting content to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Four51 offers two sets of tools for local business and consumer brands. Clipped content can be kept private, shared only with friends or shared publicly. ALOT. ** 5 STARS. apps for Facebook, Twitter and Evite) and more. Other Cool Web Tools.

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Writtent Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

We’ve list all the responses below: 62 Actionable SEO Techniques: #1 Write Quality Content. #2 19 Ensure Your Content is Freakin’ Awesome. #20 21 Write 10X Content. #22 35 Write More In-Depth Evergreen Content. #36 36 SEO Optimize Your Content. #37 37 Focus on Technical, Content, and Off-Site Publicity. #38

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Hootsuite

MARCH 31, 2020

An A/B test is a method of comparing two variations of an ad, piece of content, or other material so you can see which version performs better. This allows you to create the most effective content before you release it to your entire following. Learn more : 7 Great Ways Brands Are Using Instagram’s “Questions” Sticker.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 7, 2022

Interest in TikTok continues to surge, with no signs of slowing down: Despite those staggering statistics, brands have been slower to embrace the platform. But in 2022, you can find every kind of content on TikTok — as well as highly-engaged users who want to discover new brands and products through the platform. Sound familiar?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

South by Southwest is distinct in its programming methodology, letting attendees vote (in part) for which sessions will be staged, which unfortunately makes for a lot of extra-pithy titles with weak content. But now, even the best content is beyond the official SXSW boundaries. as they are in Asia, just not yet.

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