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16 Tools Every Social Media Manager Should Use

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This post was originally published on Feb 4, 2014, and updated on Dec 2015. But social media managers have a million balls to juggle at once, so using that direct line of communication effectively can be a major achievement. The 16 tools below will help you and your social media manager take on the complexity of the job.

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The 10 Golden Rules Successful Social Media Managers Live By

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I was a bit nervous before writing this post because there are so many possible golden rules for social media managers. But then I realized, social media managers are in the market of verbs. Verbs govern the rules for social media managers and propel us to amazing places. Communicate.

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How to Engage With Your Social Media Followers Quickly and Authentically

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If you are a solo social media manager or a small business owner, you know you don’t have the whole day to engage with your followers. Medium (@Medium) February 10, 2015. In 2015, the User Happiness team at Medium did a #AskMedium campaign where they answered questions with video replies.

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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

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A Not-So-Distant Past: 2010-2015. Shaking up the social media world, Instagram let users focus on visual aesthetics rather than lengthy, wordy posts like Facebook and Twitter. Twitter acquired the independent app “Tweetdeck,” which allowed you to follow multiple feeds, users, and messages across Twitter from the same screen.