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February Social Media Trends

Ignite Social Media

Instead of fan growth, check out the social media metrics that are more closely tied to business results. Pinterest Launches Program to Verify Retailers. Pinterest announced it is launching a “ Verified Merchant Program ” to give retailers credibility with consumers that they have been vetted by the platform.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. Multinational beauty retailer Sephora started Beauty Insider as a straightforward loyalty program in 2007 before pivoting to a full-blown community ten years later. 66% will write a positive online review after a positive experience.

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How to Schedule Instagram Posts: A Step-by-Step Guide

Hootsuite

If you’re a retailer, local business, brand, organization, or service provider, you probably already have a business account on Instagram. And given Instagram’s ongoing crackdown on bots, spam and scams, spending budget on shady activities is probably about as effective as, you know, buying a verified badge from some guy in your DMs.

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Gamification: Why Play?

Mindjumpers

Users can claim mayorships, unlock badges, receive special offers and rewards such as discounts to specific retailers while also competing against friends via a leaderboard. Gamification works by making technology more engaging, by encouraging users to engage in desired behaviours”. Take Foursquare as an example.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Ultimate Resource for Successful Small Business Websites (Samir Balwani): This isn’t completely social media marketing focused, but it definitely covers a great deal of detail on how smaller businesses (consulting firms, law firms, realtors, restaurants, retailers, etc.) This article tells you which metrics you should be tracking.

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The 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men Reprise

Webbiquity SMM

Founder of Social2B , social media marketing integrators and consultancies, with emphasis on Enterprise and B2B Social Media, SEO and SMM, and defining metrics and measurement systems, aligning traditional metrics with social media metrics. CMO at EuroSpaClub International. Advisory Board Member at The CMO Club.

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