Unmetric

AUGUST 2, 2019

Which are the most followed brands on Instagram and how did they get there? Luckily, we have an Instagram analytics tool that tracks, among other things, which brands have the most followers. Instagram has proven to be a great platform for brands to market their products. What is their social strategy on Instagram?

Instagram 155

Instagram Brands Fashion Sports 155

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 6, 2014

The Zenith Social Media Marketing Conference is fast approaching, coming up on Thursday, May 22, in Duluth, Minnesota. Lisa Buyer ( @lisabuyer ), smart and engaging online public relations pro and author of the phenomenal new book, Social PR Secrets. See you there!

Conference 155

Conference Eventful Social Media Nielsen 155

The Realtime Report

JUNE 10, 2014

The anonymous donor allegedly began hiding the cash as a way to give something back to the community — and now the idea has taken root in multiple towns and cities across the U.S. The @HiddenCash account has over 470,000 followers, and numerous imitators are adding followers at a rapid rate. — Hidden Cash (@HiddenCash) June 10, 2014.

Twitter 175

Twitter Brands Trends Campaign 175

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

For years, social media was primarily a text-based circumstance, and social media directors were often people with a background in writing. Our 2014 report on the employment histories of guests on my Social Pros podcast found more than 50% of that unscientific sample had degrees in PR/journalism/English).

Social Media 163

Social Media Skills UGC Sample 163

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 17, 2014

And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. “Social used to be the last part of the conversation. “Social used to be the last part of the conversation. The Big 3 Heading into 2014. Jessica Gioglio , Social Media Strategist at Dunkin Donuts.

Questions 136

Questions Aggregator Banking Hosting 136

Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Brands who embrace diversity in their campaigns, content, and hiring practices are representing a wide range of races, genders, orientations, and abilities, to name a few things. More than ever before, consumers are holding brands accountable to make key marketing changes to showcase different faces and voices. ThirdLove .

Brands 77

Brands Content Authentication Campaign 77

Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Black Friday and its online bestie Cyber Monday are a great time of year for brands to implement a social campaign to support traditional marketing efforts. There’s a variety of ways for social media to complement your marketing plans for the holiday season; here’s a snapshot of some top approaches to consider for your brand.

Campaign 156

Campaign Social Media Retail Discount 156

Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Our ever-growing global network of Local Social Media Managers around the world helps us ensure contextually relevant content through social listening, content production and response management. Statistics from Internet and Mobile Association Of India reveal the growing number of India’s population using social media.

Activities 100

Activities Social Media Film Mobile 100

Firebelly

MAY 11, 2015

I’m surprised at the number of brands who keep making this common social media mistake. Despite years of warnings, and even some embarrassing revelations (think “Great Instagram Purge of 2014″), brands continue to be seduced by a shortcut that gets them nowhere in the long run. We can help!

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Community building Analysis 100

Pam Moore

JANUARY 19, 2020

What are the biggest digital marketing and branding trends shaping the year ahead? How will marketers approach increasing brand awareness, attracting new customers and growing revenue in an always on digital world where the only guarantee is change? 15 Digital Branding Trends You Can't Ignore in 2020. Brands Get More Human.

Trends 78

Trends Brands Marketing Influencer 78

Hootsuite

JUNE 25, 2019

A little inspiration goes a long way when it comes to brainstorming social media contest ideas. PS: before launching your social media contest be sure to make sure it doesn’t violate the platforms’ T&Cs or R&Rs.). 7 Social media contest ideas to increase engagement. Like and/or comment to win.

Examples 111

Examples Social Media Instagram Hashtag 111

Twist Image

AUGUST 1, 2014

I would argue that the vast majority of brands engaged in digital marketing have left the fundamentals behind them. These brands and are, at mass scale, following/chasing the bright and shiny objects of the day. Here are the 7 deadly sins of digital marketing in 2014. Website is not responsive. These searches are leads.

Marketing 105

Marketing Analytics Mobile Paid Search 105

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 30, 2013

I am a social media advocate. I love the collaborative energy, thoughts and community. But I hate the ugly side of social media sharing; especially when kids are involved. Social media by definition is a space where people share ideas and information. The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing.

Social Media 279

Social Media Meme Reddit Public Domain 279

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 5, 2014

When Amber Naslund and I wrote The NOW Revolution in 2010, we created this graphic to describe the characteristics of the ideal community manager/social media practitioner. Since then, social media – and the skills needed to succeed in it – has changed substantially. Image from Bigstock.com.

Skills 166

Skills Social Media Patterns Class 166

Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

The focus of our webinar was around the changes we have witnessed in the social space over the past decade, the current trends, and our predictions for the years to come in social media. The Past 10 Years in Social Media. The Current State of Social Media. What’s Now. What’s Next?

Social Media 84

Social Media Trends Community building Hosting 84

Josh S Peters

JANUARY 9, 2013

Social media can be the perfect catalyst for telling your brand’s story and activating new customers or it can be a huge waste of time, money and resources if it’s mismanaged. Taking a look at the pyramid above we can see what social media is the best at and what should be the base for your social media activities.

Social Media 188

Social Media Reputation SEO Engineering 188

Convince & Convert

JUNE 26, 2014

In partnership with PR News , Cision polled the PR community on their social media usage to find out how they engage, which platforms they utilize, and where they spend ad dollars. If your brand’s target demographic is female and under 25 years old , your audience is on the platform. What does this mean?

Study 150

Study Social Media Research Survey 150

Pixlee

APRIL 17, 2019

In recent years, brands have increasingly put social media and social media managers at the center of their overall marketing strategies — and for good reason. Social media allows brands to build strong communities and drive sales, fine-tune campaigns and get insight into market trends.

Social Media 74

Social Media UGC Social Media Management Authentication 74

Convince & Convert

JUNE 13, 2014

As a public-relations and new media all-star , Peter Shankman is interested in how brands foster those good experiences and try to avoid the bad ones. ” Customer service is evolving with the integration of social media. Tweetable Moments Focus on the ‘help’ first. Richard Branson. See you next week!

Social Media 140

Social Media Tumblr Loyalty Study 140

Mindjumpers

APRIL 25, 2014

Ever since Oreo proved to the world that their cookie was the most versatile, brands have been attempting to reach a similar level of ‘social media nirvana’. However this coveted marketing phenomenon now has a new competitor that is ready to steal the ‘audience engagement thunder’ in 2014. 2: Understand your audience.

Engagement 203

Engagement Tumblr Activities Communities 203

Socialmedia.biz

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In today’s technologically advancing world, social media is transforming the way we share news and information. More than 300 million people spend at least 5 hours every day on different social networking platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube and Instagram. Sentiment Analysis.

Social Media 88

Social Media Sentiment Analysis Study 88

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

It’s our own ever-growing global network of Local Social Media Managers around the world who help us ensure contextually relevant content through social listening, content production or response management. million users it had in 2014. The social channels rose up to bridge the communication gap.

Activities 0

Activities Social Media Hashtag Campaign 0

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 23, 2014

From more than 57 million tags of #selfie on Instagram, to being named the Oxford Dictionaries’ 2013 word of the year , the term is now ubiquitous among social media users. But, why should social media users have all the selfie fun? Have you seen any creative uses of brands leveraging selfies in social media creative?

Examples 162

Examples Social Media Content Film 162

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But spending on digital marketing programs is projected to rise three times as fast, and over the next five years, the share of budget dollars dedicated to social media marketing will more than double. Social media benefits are unclear. For B2B media companies, the biggest share of revenue comes from events, totaling $12.2

B2B 110

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2016

Trends can be found everywhere but social media is the best place to find the freshest and most relevant trends today. The client is emailing you, asking if their brand should jump on the new social media trend that everyone seems to be talking about. Is this trend right for my brand? How old is the trend?

Trends 60

Trends Social Media Brands Hashtag 60

Laurel Papworth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Social Media & Voice: In the Attention Economy, if your content is boring (or at least not educational in some way) your engagement is going to suck. And if engagement sucks, social media pays it no never mind. Which brands are indulging in cheeky voice? — Garth Newton (@Garth_P_Newton) September 3, 2014.

Social Media 83

Social Media Meme Education Communities 83

Ignite Social Media

MAY 16, 2016

Why is your brand on social media? Hopefully the answer to that question is “to be social.” With social media being considered by many brands as part of the traditional marketing mix, it may be tempting to constantly push a commerce message, but that approach will kill your social media engagement.

Engagement 109

Engagement Social Media Class Loyalty 109

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

In this guest post for Jay Baer ‘s Convince and Convert, Greg Hickman explores why major brands and SMB’s can benefit from this affordable marketing strategy. 12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014. Why: How are B2B brands achieving results with content marketing? 45 Days To Compose A Tweet?

Campaign 194

Campaign SMS B2B Case Study 194

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 9, 2015

When reviewing 2014 it seems clear that localization has been a bigger challenge than first anticipated by many. Some global brands can now proudly state that they are able to have a global strategic direction alongside with a flexible structure to adapt to local context – the majority however are still lacking behind.

Trends 100

Trends Case Study Communities Class 100

Ignite Social Media

MAY 24, 2016

1 million tweets per day using #Coachella branded hashtag. music festival in 2014 (according to Nielson Music), and of that number, 14. It’s no secret that there is brilliance behind Coachella’s social media marketing & branding strategy. $704 million Generated by Coachella and Stagecoach. You heard us right.

Engagement 110

Engagement Brands Hashtag Eventful 110

Buffer Social

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Just a year later, in 2014, it would reach only about six percent of its fans. That means for every 100 fans of a Page, an organic post will reach, on average, only five or fewer people 1 These data are from a research by Social@Ogilvy. Is it the end of organic reach on social media? I don’t think so. His secret?

Organization 108

Organization Flipboard Social Media Company 108

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4).

Social Media 100

Social Media Class Conference Research 100

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 24, 2014

Lauren Salazar , Director of Social Media for Weight Watchers , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss empowering the customer service team to embrace social as a tool, gamification as a way to engage customers socially, and how Weight Watchers has already embraced wearable technology. Listen Now.

Brands 129

Brands Message Boards Training Exercises 129

Social Media Network Marketing

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Main Features and Functions remain the same reason being the basic purpose of Networking Sites is so that people can Socialize, Share and generally engage. Ofcourse this becomes a great opportunity for Brands and Business Houses. I work as Freelance Social Media Network Online Professional.

Sites 92

Sites Social Media Social Networking Issues 92

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Is social media contributing to political paralysis? Why: How has social media affected modern day politics? In this classic post, Mark Schaefer explores the positive and negative implications of “social polling.” Beth Kanter shares some revealing statistics from Twiplomacy’s 2014 study.

Consultant 170

Consultant Flickr Statistics Study 170

The Realtime Report

JULY 16, 2014

Today marks the official launch of Bubblews (the combination of “bubbles” and “news”), a new social media website that pays its users for each view, like and comment. The study also found that 62% of Americans are willing to try a new social media platform.

Social Networking 175

Social Networking Banking Study Notification 175

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 3, 2013

Each week at Ford, 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 the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

Social Media 160

Social Media Flipboard Storify Reddit 160