Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 2, 2020

For many consumer brands, the holiday season marks the beginning of a make-it-or-break-it period where every engagement, customer interaction, and the sale can mean the difference between profit and loss. In fact, some retailers report that holiday sales make up 30% of their total revenue for the year.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The Social Media Buzz Awards celebrate the best individuals, agencies, companies, brands, and organizations across the social media spectrum. Receiving this honorable social media award is a great way to showcase a brand’s social campaign as the best in the industry. Best Retail & E-commerce Social Media Strategy.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Here are ten brands demonstrating the potential of non-fungible tokens for building awareness , promoting campaigns, and driving sales. Any time a shiny new toy comes along, marketers often feel they should use it in their campaigns. Consumers want to see that your NFT campaign ties into something bigger.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The holidays are upon us, and while 2020 has brought many changes to the way we live our lives, retailers and consumers alike are still eagerly looking forward to this traditional shopping season. They expect to see revenue increases of anywhere from 1-3.5% ( Retail Dive ). Remind Followers About Alternatives to Shipping.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Even major brands are taking note. 3 trend forecasting tips for retail brands. Keeping an eye out for relevant social media trends that align with your brand is a full-time job (or department) in itself, but we know a lot of brands aren’t there yet. 3 social-first fashion trends that made waves in 2021.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 2, 2020

Social now dominates the way people communicate, shop and interact with brands. To get you inspired to create holistic social media campaigns, we’re sharing the top campaigns from 2019 that are already doing just that. #1 But the campaign didn’t end on social. 1 Dietz & Watson Launches the First-Ever Meat Nut.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  Now that fantastic deals are table stakes, it can feel like shouting into a crowded room to ensure your brand gets the attention it deserves. According to the National Retail Federation, we’re looking at a record-breaking November and December this year, with total sales reaching a staggering $966.6 billion in the U.S.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

We’ve run this campaign for several clients, one campaign for a fashion retailer saw a 51% increase in impressions and a 76% increase in online revenue! Another noteworthy campaign was for the 2018 Welcome to the Water campaign for Discover Boating. Let’s Start A Conversation!

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Audiense

JUNE 19, 2023

Successfully pulling off a user generated content (UGC) campaign with the use of social media is a golden feather in the cap of any retail marketer. UGC campaigns have proved to be 20% more influential on purchasing decisions than other types of media.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The metaverse is the new internet frontier and popular brands are taking advantage of this evolving technology. In this article, we’ll discuss how top brands are approaching metaverse brand activations and industries making the largest strides. Metaverse brand activations: What they look like today.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Influencer marketing can be highly impactful, with one-third of consumers agreeing that influencer posts are the best way for brands to persuade customers to try new products. Port of Seattle’s influencer program started with just a handful of bloggers attending the launch of two new retailers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And this is the potential that ecommerce brands are capitalizing on. Plenty of small brands were built for Instagram, or rather, it was Instagram that helped build them in the first place. Retail activity through this channel will only increase. Ecommerce brands need to make the most of this opportunity. billion U.S.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Luxury brands have all eyes on February 12 as they prepare for one of their biggest holidays of the year: Chinese New Year. And how these brands approach the holiday offers marketers a powerful lesson in harnessing consumer insights to create culturally relevant campaigns. Exclusive styles to welcome the Year of the Ox.

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful force for businesses across many industries, and the relationships that brands can build with influencers can create irreplaceable value when executed well. . Success with influencers in driving retail sales depends largely on first partnering with the right type of influencer for your brand.

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Keyhole.co

JULY 11, 2023

Utilizing hashtag campaigns is one of the most efficient methods to leverage Instagram’s reach and promote dropshipping businesses. This article states the importance of hashtag campaigns and provides a guide on leveraging Instagram hashtag campaigns to promote dropshipping businesses. What is dropshipping?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What was the ROI of your influencer campaign? How are people responding to a campaign? Sprout’s Tagging feature has changed the reporting game for many brands. In this article, we’ll show you how 3 brands have created a Tagging strategy for marketing campaigns, cross-org reporting and better insights.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whether holiday social media campaigns offer limited-time deals or tap into people’s holiday decorating aspirations, social is claiming more of a stake in shoppers’ routines each year. Consumers want to talk to retailers of all sizes during the holiday season. Sprout Social analyzed more than 2.9

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Sprout Social

MAY 11, 2023

Operating on social media without brand safety tools is like browsing the internet without malware protection. Brand safety has traditionally been relegated to just protecting brands from advertising on or near inappropriate content online. What are brand safety tools?

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Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

That said, working with influencers is not the same as a traditional digital marketing campaign. That’s because, in several ways, influencers are marketers with an audience, and brands who seek help from them must respect the influencer’s engagement processes. . You can access ROI at the program, campaign and individual level.

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Pixlee

JULY 12, 2021

Influencer marketing allows your brand to work alongside a trusted community leader, paving the way for more engaged followers and greater credibility for your brand. How do you create an advanced influencer campaign tailored to the summertime? How do you create an advanced influencer campaign tailored to the summertime?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Think of content as the connection point between brands and consumers. Whether it’s an email newsletter, a video on TikTok, the words on a billboard or a photo on social media, it’s what drives customers to either make a decision about your brand or, at the very least, makes your brand memorable. They’re everywhere.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Brands are flocking to Facebook but are overlooking the significant opportunities and value that bloggers bring to digital marketing initiatives, according to the T echnorati 2013 Digital Influence Report. However brands are spending 57% of their social budgets on Facebook and only six per cent on blogs. Bloggers are important in PR.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 8, 2016

Fashion brands with high levels of engagement on social channels like Instagram, are seeing growth in online sales. Plus, we do some pretty cool work with big name brands. So with that, here are three social media trends fashion and beauty retailers should leverage. Not to mention, social media serves as an interactive magazine.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Social media campaigns are living, breathing things. In spite of all the research and prep that marketers funnel into campaign planning, creative production or hashtag ideation, campaigns tend to chart a path of their own post-launch. Social drives game-time decisions for campaigns.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 21, 2022

Even if you’re an experienced retailer with a keen eye for Facebook advertising and selling — what happens if you’re not selling as many products as you’d like? In fact, 76% of internet users aged 16 to 64 use social media platforms for brand research. And 23% of users follow companies and brands they purchase from on social media.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When Tommy Williams was growing up in Austin Texas, he probably didn’t think his love for cooking and local farmers markets would lead to starting a nationally-recognized food brand. Tommy’s Superfoods needed a way to simultaneously increase brand recognition and brand loyalty. But that’s exactly what happened.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even the most well-known legacy brands need to adapt to attract audiences over the years. A strategy that made a brand successful years ago may be obsolete in the future, that’s why building brand awareness remains critical for established and upcoming businesses alike.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2020

A home goods store may post a photo of a pup lying happily on their sofa, while a fashion retailer can advertise their line of active wear on a model running alongside her furry friend. Of course, if you’re a food brand, go crazy with creating mouthwatering videos, appetizing close-ups, and fun recipes for your followers.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

In a world where star ratings can make or break a brand, review analysis is your north star. It gives you deep insights from customer feedback so you can uncover trends, make targeted improvements to your business and build a richer brand management strategy. Why should brands carry out review analysis? Let’s take a closer look.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. Like many brands, Slack uses their social media to appeal to different subsets of their target audience.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Black Friday and its online bestie Cyber Monday are a great time of year for brands to implement a social campaign to support traditional marketing efforts. There’s a variety of ways for social media to complement your marketing plans for the holiday season; here’s a snapshot of some top approaches to consider for your brand.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This FB ads guide looks at advertising best practices, plus 16 examples of the best converting Facebook ads from some of our favorite brands. How much can you dedicate to the whole campaign, and how much are you willing to pay per click? But a standard video ad—incorporating a single video—isn’t ideally suited to every campaign type.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Welcome back to the Post Performance Report (PPR), a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and breakdown what makes them so genius. We unpack how your brand can use these examples to spark your own scroll-stopping ideas—while maximizing your budget and doing more with less.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

More TikTok campaigns Image credit: Solen Feyissa on Unsplash TikTok’s appeal stems from its short-form videos, which often mix entertainment with information in an easy-to-digest format. Brands often provide viewers with special offers or discounts when they tune into live feeds, to spark interest in future live streams as well.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Global social media giant Meta, renowned hospitality brand Miramar Group, and leading sports retailer Swire Resources Limited have joined forces with Omnichat, an all-in-one omnichannel messaging platform, to unveil the future of conversational commerce. This not only boosts brand recall but also encourages repeat conversions.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MAY 10, 2019

Today’s consumers are already interacting with brands on an omnichannel level. For brands that have already embraced omnichannel marketing, the rate of customer satisfaction is 23 times higher than those still using inconsistent or incomplete multichannel marketing. As a response, the brand created Mobile Totes.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You don’t have to look hard to find an up-and-coming brand ambassador program on social media. That’s because modern companies are looking to reach customers beyond traditional ad campaigns. Not only do your customers already know the ins and outs of your brand, but also introduce your products to your intended audience.

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