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12 Solid Stats Surrounding Social Networking (Plus FourĀ  Timely Tips)

Webbiquity SMM

Here are four recommendations based on a dozen social networking stats and facts from recent research, customarily curated with a little alliteration. Google and Facebook captured 85% of the growth in internet advertising last year. However, that engagement ratio declined 26% in 2016. And what does that mean for marketers?

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2017 Social Media Trends Check-In

Ignite Social Media

LinkedIn recently announced a new feature called “Storylines” which curates and displays trending news stories and content, similar to Facebook and Twitter. Instagram has been testing this feature since 2016, but now Instagram will enable more US brands to sell products through organic photos. Trending Storylines.

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What Marketers Need to Know About TikTok

Ignite Social Media

app, which was acquired by the Beijing-based media company, ByteDance, who had launched the original TikTok app in China in 2016. Be real — It’s the antithesis of Instagram’s heavily curated, glossy versions of ourselves. TikTok is also testing a self-serve platform with a select group of advertisers.

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The Next Big Thing in Social: Top 7 Brands Embracing TikTok

Social Media Strategies Summit

Launched in 2016, the platform now boasts 500 million active users worldwide. TikTokā€™s content is also a sharp departure from the perfectly curated images made popular by the rise of Instagram. By now, youā€™ve probably heard of the emerging social media site, TikTok. Source: SensorTower. So What Exactly is TikTok?

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25 Days, 25 Expert Social Media Growth Strategies [New Email Course for Marketers]

Buffer Social

Whether it’s cutting our posting frequency, curating content, or creating square videos , we’re always up for trying new strategies ! The web’s top (free) social media content curation tool. Building your brand through content curation. In October of 2016 we dramatically changed our Facebook posting strategy.

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Social Media Tactics that Cut Through the Noise

Pixlee

According to a report made by Facebook in 2016, users on this platform watched more than 100 million hours of video a day. This fact alone should encourage you to spend more time making and curating video content. Prioritize Video Content. And that has only increased in the years following.

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Red Bullā€™s Social Media Strategy: Marketing So Fly, Itā€™s Giving Wings

Keyhole.co

The brand then curates and posts the best ones on its social channels. The brand started partnering with popular meme accounts on Instagram in 2016. In fact, Red Bullā€™s in-house media machine curates content in six languages, covering 600 sports events, documentaries, scripted series, and feature films.