Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2019

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. Read on for our tips to determine if influencer marketing is for you. The value of influencer marketing.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Influencers have become an integral part of many brands’ marketing strategies as today’s consumers trust peer recommendations above all other forms of marketing. Engagement, visibility, number of followers, and increased sales are just some of the metrics influencer campaigns can drive. So, where do you start as a brand?

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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.

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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.

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Later

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This year has seen a shift with brands publicly taking accountability for a lack of diversity in influencer marketing. From the beauty to travel industry, Black content creators have spoken out about tokenization, unfair pay, and microaggressions when collaborating with brands. View this post on Instagram.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2020

Its origins here in the West can be traced back to 2014’s Musical.ly Who is not currently on TikTok, however, are brands ! There’s a huge opportunity for brands to break through on the platform this year. Brand Watch-Outs. What Type of Content Works & Doesn’t Work on TikTok? What is TikTok?

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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. EXAMPLES OF BRANDS WHO DID IT RIGHT AT #COACHELLA 2016: Cupcake Vineyards.

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Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 10, 2023

What people think and feel about your company, products, and services is your brand sentiment. In the absence of magical powers that can help you see into customers’ minds, brand sentiment allows you to dig deep into the mentions and messages that your brand receives to discover the underlying emotions that are being expressed.

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Later

JUNE 27, 2019

When it comes to growing your business on Instagram, influencer marketing has proven to be a huge growth asset. And it’s not just for the mega brands — influencer marketing for small businesses can seriously level-up a campaign, build brand awareness and reach new audiences, without blowing the budget. .

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Likeable

MARCH 23, 2021

Instagram made it clear that users and brands will still be able to see the amount of engagement their content gets, but the metrics will not be publicly displayed in the feed. Visible engagement on its own has been steadily losing appeal as a key success metric since 2014, so this change would only hasten that decline.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 15, 2014

Sure, there is a social destination, but Google+ has tools for every business looking to increase engagement: a) Within their business itself, and b) To build relationships and develop loyal ‘fans’ of them and their brands. Public: The content of which can be seen by everyone. Find and Build Your Tribe A community attracts people.

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Mindjumpers

MAY 26, 2016

Another reason engagement is so high on the platform is that there are no worries about content existing forever. On a similar note, influencers also play a large part of the Snapchat community nowadays , especially for brands. How can brands cut-through all the noise? Instagram Broadcasting from the Golden Globes.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 26, 2024

But with its forays into films and collaborations with other pop culture icons, the brand is an adult favorite, too. With solid market research , LEGO is never short of entertaining and culturally relevant content for its social media accounts. And where the good content is, there people flock to, in the millions, as proven by LEGO.

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Buffer Social

JULY 20, 2017

When marketers first started using social media as a marketing channel, there was less content, less noise, and people were willing to click on almost everything they saw on their news feed. Then, we hit content shock. There is now more content on social platforms than people can consume. Is it entertaining, useful, or unique?

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When Tommy Williams was growing up in Austin Texas, he probably didn’t think his love for cooking and local farmers markets would lead to starting a nationally-recognized food brand. In 2014, Tommy’s Superfoods was born. Tommy’s Superfoods needed a way to simultaneously increase brand recognition and brand loyalty.

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Talkwalker SM

MARCH 17, 2016

FMCG brands increasingly view social media as a way to differentiate themselves from competitors, as Always did memorably with their #LikeAGirl campaign. court case verdict that awarded damages to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer having used the brand’s baby powder. 10 –March 10, 2016). 2015 – March 2016). Its quality?

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Pam Moore

MARCH 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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Beth Kanter shares some revealing statistics from Twiplomacy’s 2014 study. In this guest post for Jeff Bullas , Pete Hugh explores how you can use social media to gain traction for your brand. How Social Media Impacted the 2014 Indian Elections. Why: Social media is influencing elections all over the world.

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Mindjumpers

MAY 26, 2016

Another reason engagement is so high on the platform is that there are no worries about content existing forever. On a similar note, influencers also play a large part of the Snapchat community nowadays , especially for brands. 24 hours is the maximum amount of time it will stay live, through “Stories”.

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Writtent Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

You’ve invested your time, energy, and money in writing quality content that drives traffic. Yes, this is a great start, but what many of us forget is actually marketing the content we’ve written. Do you also forget “marketing” in your content marketing strategy? To find influencers on Google+: CircleCount.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Brand promotion. Even if it’s not about links: a host gets content, a writer gets an audience, a chance to spread a brand, and growth. Yes, even if you don’t consider your content a balderdash. What can you do to make them accept your content? Let’s face it: what does guest blogging give you?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 26, 2014

Most and Least Used Platforms Unsurprisingly, Facebook and Twitter were the most widely used platforms by brands, with LinkedIn and YouTube following closely behind. Interestingly, however, Snapchat is the least-used platform, with only 2 percent of brands using it (also clocking in at 2 percent are brands that use no social channels).

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2017

And when you have an effective influencer campaign, you’ll be able to use emojis to see into the minds of consumers like never before. Companies would be wise to pay attention to the nature of consumer-to-consumer conversations surrounding their brands—particularly how emojis are used in those conversations. Have fun with it.

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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. Find the Right Influencers.

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Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This iconic footwear and sports apparel brand is well-known, no matter which part of the world you’re from. Analysis of Adidas’s social media accounts Adidas is the leading sportswear and footwear brand in Europe, and the second largest worldwide ( closely behind Nike ). Let’s plunge into Adidas’s social media strategy.

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Talkwalker SM

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Luxury brands are relative newcomers to social media. Ten years ago, some brands believed that these new platforms were a mass phenomenon that did not concern their target audience. Today, 75% of luxury shoppers use social media , according to a 2014 study by the Blackstone Digital Agency. This stereotype is no more.

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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. Second to relevance, influencers play a key role in taking a campaign or cause viral.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links. The Best Free (or Cheap) Tools for Blogger and Influencer Outreach. The Most Popular and Active News Brands on Instagram. A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning. A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning. Publishing'

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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). In those years, nearly all social media content was written (with a side order of UGC photography). And those require more and different skills.

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Pixlee

APRIL 2, 2019

Rather than setting forth archaic tenets to build your marketing strategy, a new school of thought is both popular and successful for brands: craft your marketing strategy from community-driven marketing. Brand Loyalty. When brands involve communities in an authentic and transparent way, they can boost company loyalty on the whole.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2016

And, when I decided to launch my consulting practice in 2014, I initially measured success by how many clients I had (I launched with two) and how much money I was bringing in (I was above water). Understanding how different content and efforts have yielded sign-ups is critical to the overall success of how my product will launch.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

Facebook brand pages didn’t exist in 2007 and the focus was around one to one engagement and community building. Moving into 2009/2010 we started seeing that visual content was becoming a priority with new channels, Pinterest and Instagram, coming on the scene. of brand’s audience. In 2015/2016, organic reach was down to 2.6%

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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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Hootsuite

JUNE 25, 2019

Bonus: Download our free, customizable social media calendar template to easily plan and schedule all your content in advance. In this example from Hallmark UK and Ireland’s Instagram account, the entry rules and deadline are clearly stated, and an on-brand image of the prize ties it all together. Follow to win + influencer.

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Talkwalker SM

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and luxury brands are taking to social media to make the most out of the holiday. Looking at the top luxury brands associated with the holiday, the clear winner with more than 2,000 results is Michael Kors. It is the online content they select themselves that will sway their buying decisions.

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Twist Image

MAY 13, 2014

If you take all of those issues and you roll it up into a bigger social media marketing mix, you would uncover that blogs and blogging should fall below the level of interest for most brands. I was taken aback by some of the data that was released yesterday in a WP Engine study on how consumers prefer original content from brands.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 6, 2014

As we kick off 2014, we’re awash in PR trends and predictions. Here are six trends to watch in 2014. We use sophisticated algorithms to measure the specific level of influence people have among their friends. We can even use cookies and web analytics to optimize the actual content that you see when you visit a site.

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