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Is LinkedIn a Sign of What’s to Come for Social Media Networks? | Social You Should Know

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Microsoft and LinkedIn made big headlines this week, while social networks continue to expand their advertising features. Microsoft Buys LinkedIn – A Sign of Things to Come? By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Microsoft bought LinkedIn for a whopping 26 billion dollars.

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10 Best in Class Brands on LinkedIn

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In one such campaign, Amazon asked its employees to describe their ‘Amazon resumes’ in three lines or less. This campaign positioned Amazon as a company that promotes employee growth, generating engagement without being promotional. 3 Best Buy Shows They Have Heart. 7 Microsoft Customers Share Their Journey with Gaming.

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How digital marketing is supplanting traditional advertising

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Target audience: Businesses, brands, digital marketers, advertising agencies, SEO specialists, entrepreneurs, educators, journalists, Web publishers. T he world of advertising has undergone a seismic shift over the past two decades. The picture is less sunny for traditional advertising methods. Post by Megan Totka.

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How Will Brands Invest Social Ad Budgets Pulled from the Facebook Boycott?

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Facebook is in the midst of a boycott by some large advertisers during this month of July 2020. For brands that do choose to pull money from advertising on Facebook and Instagram (which is a complicated decision in and of itself, well outlined here ), what are some effective places to move the money to still drive business results?

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How Social Media Marketing Will Emerge Post-COVID-19

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After all, Walmart’s mobile app shot to #1 in the app store, meaning that a lot of people discovered the convenience of BOPIS (buy online purchase in-store) and curbside pickup. If this spending continues into the fall when campaign spending will peak, then late Q3 to early Q4 may be a very expensive time to run ads. Work Environments.

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Social Data Analysis: The Pros and Cons of Social Data

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75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. If your strategy includes paid ads , analyze campaign metrics to optimize performance and budget allocation. You can collect data manually and use tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets to track metrics from the social networks you will analyze.

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We Have No Idea If Online Ads Work

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The real issue that threatens online advertising is not the data, the creative, the spend, the marketing mix, the Cannes Lion awards or anything else. The biggest threat to online advertising is treating it (or hoping it acts) like traditional advertising. Dating is a lot like advertising. This isn''t a new message.