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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity SMM

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Here are 25 key findings, facts, and stats from these insight-packed content and social media marketing reports.

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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Just two years ago the news media industry looked bleak with almost half, 44 per cent, of people checking the news less than once a week. Three out of four people now check the news at least weekly and almost half will share news media content via their own social networks. It’s not advertising. Today’s picture is much rosier.

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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. Research shows that one of the top goals for marketers is increasing brand awareness, which is why more and more brands are achieving this with a paid social presence. For many brands, organic reach is declining.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

In this blog, we’ll cover: How to budget for your marketing needs Optimizing your marketing budget: Best practices Marketing budget breakdown Sample marketing budget How to budget for your marketing needs To set a marketing budget, you will need to look at past records, do thorough market research and analyze your team’s needs.

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Is Facebook Still the Most Effective for Social Advertising?

Ignite Social Media

In the lush landscape of social networking sites, advertisers are left asking themselves which platform will reach their target audience while generating desired business results. Despite recent issues, Facebook advertising usage remains steady among digital buyers. adults, according to Pew Research Center. incremental conversions.

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Small Business Social Media Marketing Strategies

The Realtime Report

Marketing your small business on Social Media is key to becoming successful. In this article we will discuss why small businesses need social media and tips and tricks to market your business. Lastly, we will discuss the difference between advertising and marketing on social media. Build Brand Awareness. Ads Are Easy.

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We wanted to explore consumer misconceptions of social media professionals: Instead, it sparked a dialogue about the need for greater diversity

Sprout Social

“Who do consumers think runs brand accounts?” Which means the industry is primarily made up of Millennial white women. What does it say about the way brands co-opt BIPOC culture? How can we make a place in the industry for people from different generations? Even the majority of our own team fit within that demographic.