Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the fast-paced world of social media marketing, it’s essential to stay up to date with the latest trends and terminology. As marketing professionals, you’ll want to be in the know about the buzzwords that are shaping the landscape in 2024. This is User-Generated Content, the holy grail of social media.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 1, 2024

Liquid Death, the canned water brand taking the beverage industry by storm, has captured attention through brilliantly bizarre and entertaining social media marketing. You have to shatter conventions and create a cohesive brand identity that truly stands out. The full conversation is above.

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Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But can brands drive significant website traffic and conversions from the TikTok platform? In this video from Ignite Social Media, analytics director Ryan Sweeney and SVP Misi McClelland discuss the opportunities and limitations of TikTok for driving traffic and sales. But marketers still need to adopt the right approach.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 21, 2023

Viral trends and cultural moments can be a social media marketer’s best friend. But tapping into buzzworthy conversions isn’t a silver bullet for social media success. Trends mean different things to different brands. And how can we relate and translate our brand into that TikTok trend?”

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.

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Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To grow your audience on social media, your content needs to be original, eye-catching, and engaging. We are sharing our top picks for most inspiring and engaging social media posts over the past month. Authentic UGC Content User-generated content (UGC) can be a great way to add authenticity and dimension to a brand.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 18, 2024

million followers across major social platforms, Duke Men’s Basketball has the largest following of any college sports team – even bigger than Duke University itself. Their social media presence is truly in a league of its own. So how have they built such a commanding social media empire? With over 5.4

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 1, 2024

Video is no longer optional for marketing teams, with 91% of businesses using it as a marketing tool and 88% describing video as an important part of their marketing strategy. If you’re going to see success from video marketing, you need to know what works (and what doesn’t ) — and the landscape changes fast.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. Some 70% of people agree they expect conversational experiences from brands. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. What is conversational marketing?

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing multiple marketing projects on social media can be challenging. But how do you manage all these tasks across multiple social media platforms without compromising your content quality, consistency, and sanity? I have the solution. Let’s get started. Who is my target audience?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It’s fair to say 2023 has been a busy year in the social media world. Brands Ride the Barbie Bandwagon Plenty of blockbusters have been backed by huge marketing campaigns. Cockroach Slays at Met Gala Many major social media moments are entirely predictable. So far, so what ?

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2018

I don’t know a marketer out there that would say that influence in social media is not a commodity, if you know how to leverage it. Discussions on influence in social have been around since social began. Then and now, and thus, the more data a marketer has, the better the decision they can make.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Invigorate your strategy with insights from marketers at TikTok, Glossier, Zillow, lululemon, and more Convince & Convert started the Social Pros Podcast back in 2012 as a way to get to know the “real people doing real things” in social media. What other brands peak their interests? to get through.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media advertising requires marketing professionals to proactively respond to continually evolving user habits and adapt to different trends. Image credit: Merakist on Unsplash The last year in social media saw consumer preferences shift, new technologies emerge, and certain social platforms flourish.

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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

B2B Growth Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing—however you badge it, it’s a numbers game. Yet, organic social media is one channel that still delivers consistent results. Many marketers shy away from social media because they don’t understand how to measure social media return on investment (ROI).

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, especially natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) have transformed social media listening tools into comprehensive platforms for business intelligence. In doing so, they have leveled the playing field for brands of all sizes and industries.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Deciding which social media platforms to be on can be overwhelming for brands today. Watch as SVPs Lisa Braziel and Misi McClelland talk about key factors in choosing social platforms with Senior Community Manager, John Wylie. As Lisa, a SVP at Ignite, predicts, “I think a lot of brands are going to jump ship.”

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Pam Hughes

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Many businesses have adopted social media marketing as a part of their digital strategy. Social media has enabled brands to connect with potential customers, but it has also made it more challenging to get noticed. Social media marketing must be conversion-focused for brands to thrive on social media.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Nearly three-quarters ( 74.8% ) of the world’s population over the age of 12 use social media. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. Treat social media as part of your sales funnel.

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Social Media Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As brands increasingly turn to messaging platforms to engage with current and potential customers, it’s important to have a solid conversational marketing plan in place to achieve the best results.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In marketing, brand awareness is a significant focus—in fact, it’s likely one of your main goals. This is where customer marketing comes in. Customer marketing is one of the most powerful ways you can forge and feed connections with your current audience base. What is customer marketing?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Most marketing professionals constantly grapple with two questions: What do our customers actually want and how can we turn them into our biggest champions? Without a deep understanding of their audience, even the most seasoned marketers, at times, find themselves in a cycle of guesswork and reactive strategies. Here’s how.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Social media has revolutionized B2B marketing. Now an essential tool for all marketing efforts, it has changed how brands reach their customers, build awareness, and foster connections with their audiences. And businesses recognize the power of social media in driving tangible results.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brand awareness is like a mental shortcut. You see a logo, hear a jingle or spot a particular color and instantly particular brand associations spring to mind. How exactly do you quantify the impact of your brand in people’s minds? They capture the subtle yet significant impressions your brand leaves. tangleteezer

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 1, 2022

For today’s blog, let’s walk you through how you can leverage social media marketing for events, especially when hosting them virtually. Social Media Marketing Tactics to Increase Event Attendance . While 58% of marketers use social media to promote before, during, and after the event.

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Sprout Social

JULY 7, 2021

The next frontier of ecommerce is already here—regardless if consumers and brands are ready or not. What started out as a conversation between a six-year-old girl and the family’s Amazon Echo Dot turned into an order for a dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies. What is conversational commerce?

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Myrland Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Recently, during a one-on-one LinkedIn training session with a partner at a law firm, my client asked an interesting and perceptive question: “Is my LinkedIn profile a place where I can be a little more casual and conversational and share things I wouldn’t normally include in my firm bio?” ” My answer was ”Absolutely!”

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Sprout Social

JULY 21, 2022

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Need a good social media marketing book that fuels your learning and your career? Here’s our list of favorite reads for different aspects of social media. To monitor social media algorithm updates, feature rollouts, and new tactics, you probably read blogs or watch explainer videos.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The way conversations work on Twitter is about to change. Users will soon notice a new option for controlling the number of conversation participants on the compose screen: Global (anyone can reply), Group (people the user follows and mentions), Panel (people specifically mentioned in the tweet), and Statement (no replies).

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And it’s exactly why you should focus on providing holistic customer service through social media. On social media, most customers just want to be heard and understood. They need brands to provide quick and effective solutions to their problems. Not sure how to provide great customer support via social media?

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Over the past year, social has increased its influence on trends , industries and even markets. As its impacts continue to grow, social media managers have taken their roles in new and innovative directions. So who better to predict the future of social media marketing than the people behind the profiles?

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 15, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of retail marketing, it’s often the unexpected brands that deliver the most inspiring and effective influencer campaigns. Full disclosure : Big Lots is an Ignite Social Media client and we work together on the influencer program. Watch the video below.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

And social commerce has also been top of mind as every major social network has released more shoppable features throughout the year. But as social media marketers look ahead to 2022 planning, here are several social media predictions that can help guide your strategies. TikTok Goes Mainstream.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Without conversational commerce , this happens online all the time. Learn how to take your customer service digital with conversational commerce. Bonus: Learn how to sell more products on social media with our free Social Commerce 101 guide. Delight your customers and improve conversion rates.

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Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2022

Similar to the sports world , brand marketing is a highly competitive arena. With new trends, channels, and the promise of virality, technological goal posts constantly shift for communications and marketing professionals. Setting your brand apart from the competition is essential for success. What is brand marketing?

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Janet Fouts

JULY 13, 2020

As responsible and conscious marketers we are taking a closer look at how marketing is handing issues of culture, diversity and inclusion, especially on social media (this is mindful social after all!). Aleya Harris is the founder and owner of Flourish Marketing. linkedin.com/company/flourish-marketing-co/.

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