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Boosted Posts vs. Ads: Tips for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

Hootsuite

The language of digital advertising can be confusing: ROI, UTMs, CTRs… One particularly common question is: what exactly is the difference between a boosted post vs ad on social platforms? It’s a bit of a tricky one to answer because boosted posts are technically a form of social advertising. What’s a boosted post?

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10 Power Tips to Create Facebook Content that Owns the News Feed Like a BOSS

Pam Moore

Facebook recently announced big changes to the Facebook News Feed algorithm that impacts publishers, brands, celebrities and just about any business or human being who wants to conduct any type of business utilizing Facebook. Put on your content boxing gloves and learn how to own the News Feed like a boss. Get up off the ground.

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Social media advertising: how to run a compelling campaign

Sprout Social

If you’re still on the fence about social media advertising, we get it. That’s why we put together this primer on how social media advertising works, breaking down step-by-step what you need for a winning campaign. How does advertising on social media work? What are some sample social media advertising formats?

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Best Place to Advertise Online in 2014?

The Social Media Incubator

Have you noticed more ads in your social media feeds lately? Twitter has increased their ads since hitting the IPO scene, and Facebook introduces video ads to their news feed early on in 2014. An obvious reason to why these sites are increasing advertising is easy: results. It may be something you have to get used to.

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The Absolute Guide to B2B Advertising on Quora

Oktopost

The reason being, that industry publications are rife with advertisement, which makes it hard to judge a real review from one a vendor paid for. 60% of advertisers on Quora are B2B. There are several factors that make Quora especially well-suited for B2B advertising. Demographics lean male—the gender ratio is about 55/45%.

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Don’t Sell Your Brand’s Soul to the Facebook News Feed Algorithm and Vanity Metrics

Pam Moore

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the news feed algorithm will be changing in a way that impacts brands and publishers. He made it crystal clear that we all will see less brand content in our news feed. 10 Power Tips to Create Facebook Content That Owns the News Feed Like a Boss. You don’t expect free advertising.

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How Short-Form Video Alters Marketing Evaluations

Jon Loomer

I had to overcome so much of what I thought I knew about marketing and advertising to do it. Throughout this pivot, it’s become obvious to me that there are so many “old school” marketers and advertisers who just don’t get it. Is it leading to positive ROI? This was not an easy transition. I understand.

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