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What social media tasks to automate and what to personalize

Sprout Social

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement. But there’s much more to the job description.

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Navigating social media marketing in an election year

Sprout Social

The 2024 US presidential election is several months away, but social media is already politically charged. According to Sprout Social Listening data , from January 1 to March 6, 2024 there were almost 7.6 In a typical year, running social media for a brand account is complex. Will brands sit this one out?

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Social media listening examples that will help you unearth better insights

Sprout Social

While there’s no denying the value and power of social listening, a tool this impactful can make it feel intimidating to get started. In this article, we’ll take you through 6+ social media listening examples and the strategies real brands use to inspire you to get more from listening. Then, dig in further.

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5 ways social media listening increases customer advocacy

Sprout Social

Social listening plays a vital role in this area. Tapping into social media conversations points to customer insights that go beyond surface-level metrics and unearth the real needs, desires and pain points of your audience. This qualitative social data reveals customer sentiments, preferences and experiences.

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Social Media Intelligence: What It Is & Why You Need It

Hootsuite

Social media intelligence could be the answer. If you’ve been daydreaming of the possibilities that social media intelligence can bring, here’s your guide to what it is and why you need it. Bonus: Download a free guide to learn how to use social media listening to boost sales and conversions today.

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The 2024 Guide to Social Media Strategy for Executives

Hootsuite

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. 56% of customers want more relatable, personable content from brands on social, but 48% of brands are still posting self-promotional content multiple times a week. Easy: be active on social media. Here’s exactly how to do it.

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How (and why) a tech company shifted their social strategy from product- to community-focused

Sprout Social

Your first instinct when implementing an organic social media strategy for a technology company would be to showcase your tech, right? But with organic social media (and the elusive algorithms that power it), you can’t target a specific audience. Community is a vague word though. What does it all mean?