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Top Five: New social media ‘stories’ features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Must-know social media news for communicators and marketers for this week include new Stories innovations from Facebook and YouTube, insight on finance journalists, a new editor for a LGBTQ+ magazine and search innovations from Google. Stories continue to grow in importance for audience engagement across social media platforms.

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The Best Instagram Stories of 2019

Buffer Social

Instagram Stories was one of the most dynamic social media channels in 2019. And at Buffer, Stories has been a major focus in 2019 as well. Not to mention, we had a ton of Stories podcast episodes in 2019, which you can find in our archives. . The Best Instagram Stories of 2019. And it’s hard to choose. .

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The Twilight renaissance: Why retailers need social media for trend forecasting

Sprout Social

But thanks to the combined forces of Netflix and social media, teens are flocking to thrift stores to find everything you probably wore back in 2010. This is yet another trend that was born without the help of any designer or magazine. How social influences fashion trends. Even a vampire romance movie from 2008.

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The key to Victoria’s Secret social media success

Unmetric

Victoria’s Secret is a world-renowned lingerie, womenswear, and beauty products brand that has an astounding social media presence. Head to any one of their social media accounts and you’ll find yourself lost in their ocean of visually captivating content. Or wait, is social media Victoria’s Secret?

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13 Experts Share Their Instagram Predictions for 2019

Later

Get a glimpse of what’s to come with these 2019 Instagram predictions from influencers, experts, and the strategists behind some of your favorite Insta-brands. Here are the top Instagram predictions for 2019, according to social media experts: Instagram Predictions #1: Instagram Will Invest Heavily in IGTV in 2019.

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7 Proven Social Media Promotion Ideas That Don’t Suck

Hootsuite

There are many reasons to use social media to promote your business. But the tl;dr of all of them is: people are on social media. Research shows that interaction — even briefly — with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior. Guess what?

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5 Reasons Facebook Should Continue to be Part of Your 2022 Marketing Strategy

SocMed Sean

Since then, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has only continued to grow. And with the difficulty to provide sufficient regulation and oversight to social media, many people have become frustrated with Facebook. In 2012, Facebook became the first social media network to ever surpass one billion monthly users.

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