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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Blogger Brands Technorati comScore 389

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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Products Instagram Brands How To 163

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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Brands How To Authentication Collaboration 115

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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. London-based retailer River Island uses Tags to make this reporting process easier. Let’s dive in.

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Strategy Brands UGC Marketing 123

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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. According to The Sprout Social Index™ , the most memorable thing brands can do on social is respond to their customers. The play: Social customer care isn’t just for digital-first brands.

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Report Atlassian Brands Sentiment 66

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With the ability to publish longer videos and consumers’ love of short form video, there’s a lot of Reel-estate for brands to get creative and boost their engagement. Instagram Reel ideas for fashion and retail brands. Push creative boundaries for your brand with these ideas: 1. Promote hot in-store items.

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Types Instagram Brands Collaboration 118

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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Reputation Tools Brands How To 131

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

What does it take to build brand awareness? Today, we have brand mascots faking forbidden romances, sponsored dance challenges and internet beefs over—ironically enough— chicken sandwiches. Building a memorable brand takes some big swings but you have to walk before you can run. What is brand awareness? Our advice?

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Strategy Brands Hubspot Survey 131

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 10, 2013

According to the study, ”Consumer demand for social relationships with brands has skyrocketed in 2012.” 297% growth in the number of replies brands sent on Facebook and Twitter. 393% growth in the number of replies brands sent on Twitter. 297% growth in the number of replies brands sent on Facebook and Twitter.

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Social Media Brands Twitter Retail 188

Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2012

For years I’ve been exposed to branded product door decals telling me to “Push” or “Pull” an alcohol-branded sign at the checkout counter, or a poster in the window promoting a special. I was taught that the area closest to door handles was more valuable then retail space on 5th Avenue.

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Retail Social Media Small Business Compete 130

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It’s no longer enough to respond only to @mentions of your brand online. If that’s all you’re keeping an eye on, you’re most likely missing a variety of messages that only mention your brand by a variation of your name or shout out a product. Responding to customers has been shown to lead to stronger brand loyalty among customers.

Social Media 136

Social Media Strategy Brands Airlines 136

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Imagine a company that has upscale retail locations around the United States receiving tens of thousands of customer visits. Yet some brands are terribly underutilizing these pages, making them basically brochureware repositories — essentially inviting customers in but not engaging them or giving them an incentive to return.

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Brands Repository Analysis Sentiment 275

Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

This new opportunity has revolutionized how B2C brands interact with their customers. Quite a few brands are trying to answer that question for themselves. Headlines surrounding the network typically discuss how it’s impacting consumer behavior from a retail perspective, but the full picture is much larger.

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B2B Brands Marketing How To 136

Mindjumpers

JUNE 13, 2012

Mindjumpers Network is a global network of local country community managers enabling international companies to execute and maintain brand communities in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way across markets with the aim of creating effect and value. Local activation for global brands is on the rise.

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Report Brands Facebook Nielsen 274

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You don’t have to look hard to find an up-and-coming brand ambassador program on social media. With the growing popularity of unfiltered content and “everyday” influencers, brands are looking to build relationships with satisfied customers who can advertise for them. What is a brand ambassador program, anyway?

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Brands How To Hashtag Applications 144

The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 25, 2012

A new study by Adobe found that brand engagement (defined as likes, comments, and shares) on Facebook rose 896% year-over-year. What led to the increase in brand engagement? more effective social marketing by brands. more effective social marketing by brands. use of new acquisition and engagement metrics.

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Engagement Automotive Brands Paid Search 194

Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This is thanks to increasing online purchases and the growth of omnichannel retail. Chatbots save retailers time and money by allowing them to customers at any time. That means retailers can offer omnichannel shopping experiences for their customers. They’re making it easier for customers to order from their favorite brands.

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FAQ Retail Overview Loyalty 120

Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 25, 2021

In another social commerce “first”, in 2019 tequila brand Patron became the first liquor brand to enable direct ordering via Instagram. Teeth-whitening brand Zimba was among the earliest adopters of Facebook Shops, eager to assess whether the social commerce platform would help it drive sales. We are a very fast-moving business.

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Examples Retail Instagram Buy 221

Sprout Social

JULY 13, 2021

Retailers and social platforms outside of China are eager to capitalize on this new commerce opportunity, with brands like the Home Depot already testing out their own livestream experiences. As retailers increasingly experiment with shoppable live video, here’s what marketers need to know about the latest social ecommerce trend.

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Video Retail Hosting Fashion 121

Jon Loomer

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some brands will be jumping into Facebook ads for the first time this year to increase sales. The common theme here, though, is that you will be seeing ads for retail products at significant discounts. Look, if you’re an e-comm brand, this is your time of the year. Let me know in the comments below! Why Pull Back?

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CPM Discount Facebook Advertising 185

Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2020

You know what’s unique about your brand, but in a crowded social landscape, it’s a constant challenge to find the right messaging that rises above the noise. Use these social media benchmarks to get a feel for how your brand is stacking up to peers in your industry. Engagements received on brand content. Posts sent per day.

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Industry Real Estate Social Media Sports 123

Josh S Peters

JULY 22, 2009

The ORSM ( Outdoor Retailer Summer Market ) is a yearly event here in Salt Lake City and is a huge draw for outdoor enthusiasts and retailers alike. The reason I’m going (besides free stuff) is to find out what’s being done by these brands in the ways of social media and by a lesser extent internet marketing.

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Retail Social Media Lijit Startup 116

Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2014

An innovative brand with a unique business model needs a creative way to market themselves. Unclaimed Baggage found a new way to engage bloggers and grow their brand, while earning their place as our outreach marketing example of the month. This brand has built a business on selling luggage that airline passengers never claimed.

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Brands Blogger Retail Case Study 156

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 25, 2010

Proving yet again a real commitment to opening new avenues of success for online merchants everywhere, comparison shopping engine SortPrice.com has now built virtual stores for more than 1,000 retailers through its Merchant Store application on Facebook. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

Retail 106

Retail Applications Facebook Apparel 106

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

So, why aren’t brands able to capitalize on that? Below are the 10 most common reasons brands aren’t getting enough love from Facebook users, along with recommendations for better using the tools at their disposal. Most fans won’t ever come back to a brand’s page unless they feel they have good reason to.

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Brands Facebook Guidelines Conversation 279

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge.

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Influencer Engagement Fashion Retail 211

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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Campaign Social Media Retail How To 130

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Usually, I see brands sit on one of two sides of the fence. If you’re not yet familiar, Lorna Jane is a yoga and running clothing brand that started in Australia and has made its way to the US with wild and adorable success. They continually build a network of bloggers who serve as brand fans and write about them on an ongoing basis.

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Blogger Fashion Case Study Brands 152

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this article, we’ll walk through case studies from top certified TikTok marketing agencies to show how they use TikTok to grow their clients’ brands, building a business case for more agencies to expand their services. Byte/Dept worked with ASOS to create the British online fashion retailer’s first TikTok campaign. chupachupsuk.

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Jon Loomer

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Combined with brands willing to offer special deals and you can absolutely find success this time of the year. That said, the seasonality of CPM can be difficult for brands, especially those who aren’t in the e-commerce and gift spaces. Let me know in the comments below! Rising CPM could be an easy target.

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CPM Cost Facebook Advertising 184

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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Examples Campaign Discount Marketing 92

Sprout Social

APRIL 27, 2020

Number of engagements represents total engagements a brand received on the specific channel during that hour time frame. How brand behavior has changed. Retail, consumer goods, and education sent messages also dropped, though less dramatically. How audiences engage with brands during COVID-19. and 1–2 p.m.

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Engagement Social Media Patterns Health Care 145

Sprout Social

APRIL 17, 2024

A user-friendly chatbot builder enables brands to design chatbots that precisely meet their requirements. Advanced natural language processing (NLP) capabilities NLP capabilities like text analysis help the chatbot process and interpret human language and understand a comment contextually.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 30, 2020

The general trends are unchanged: People are using social media more; People are running fewer paid ads on social; Therefore, the efficiency of paid ads on social has improved for brands still running ads. But if some brands are helping people and your brand is doing something to simply benefit yourself, it likely won’t look good.

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Social Media Marketing Discount Health Care 106

Later

MAY 6, 2020

Brands on TikTok are quickly finding their groove on the most talked about, most downloaded, and most addictive social media app. As one of the most downloaded apps in over 40 countries, TikTok’s popularity is growing by the second, with brands looking to tap into new audiences around the world. Why Your Brand Needs TikTok.

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Brands Trends Fashion Video 70

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In recent years, social media companies have come up with new and innovative ways to help brands sell their products on their respective platforms. Features like shoppable posts and swipe up to buy make it easier for brands to direct traffic from social media directly to their product pages. More Brands Will Go Live.

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Trends Social Media Authentication Instagram 193

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For example, a Google search for “makeup brands” highlights a few of the world’s leading makeup companies. You could also survey and ask your customers what other brands they considered when making a similar purchase. If not, this is a clear area where your brand can pull ahead. how the public feels about their brand).

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