Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. And 63% of survey respondents cited budget as their top challenge – even as business and employers expected them to do more with a rapidly increasing list of things to do.

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Survey Industry Newsletter Press Release 185

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Every week listeners get to hear directly about what is working, what is failing, and how different brands are adapting to the ever-changing nature of social media. Iconic beauty brand Glossier swears by this approach, and it has served them well. What other brands peak their interests? What else is important to them?

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Brands Marketing Real Estate Collaboration 148

Convince & Convert

MARCH 5, 2024

The Challenge of Building Customer Loyalty If you’re a brand leader today, it can feel like it’s harder than ever to build loyalty with customers. The stats are bleak: 71% of consumers switched brands at least once over the past year, hunting for better deals, better product quality, or better customer service among many other reasons.

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Reddit Research Loyalty Survey 143

Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 11, 2024

However, the one mistake brands make is using social networks to talk at their audience instead of communicating with their followers. Moreover, research shows that: 79% of consumers favor brand messaging that develops a relationship. 83% of people care as much about how a brand treats them as they do about the quality of its products.

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Social Media Tips Marketing UGC 225

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 129

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Simply because of the vast amount of data they provide about your brand, your audience, and your competitors in real time. Back in the day, marketers had to dedicate substantial budgets to consumer and competitor research through surveys, focus groups, and market testing. What is social listening? What are social listening tools?

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Brand Monitoring Tools HootSuite Brands 98

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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Review Brands How To Analysis 126

Sprout Social

APRIL 4, 2023

When a brand is able to create positive buzz around their brand by just mentioning a product enhancement or product drop, you know they have a great marketing strategy behind them. But how are some brands, like Apple, able to attract new customers and elevate their positioning in the market with a simple announcement?

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Brands ROI Authentication UGC 126

Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The findings are based on a survey, conducted among 469 marketers from wide varieties of industries, company sizes and levels of social marketing expertise. Interesting is that for next year, 66% of survey respondents are planning to invest in increasing presence across all social media platforms.

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Survey Report Social Media ROI 225

Sprout Social

AUGUST 29, 2023

With exciting new tools like conversational AI, it’s already here, and it’s changing the way we work for the better. At surface level, conversational AI operates through virtual agents that can alleviate customer care team load and streamline the user experience. Table of contents—feel free to skip ahead: What is conversational AI?

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Conversation FAQ Sentiment Banking 78

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 11, 2012

The It compares the state of social media in 2011 and expectations from 2012, based on this survey. According to the survey, it is quite obvious that all social platforms will grow in 2012. According to the survey, these numbers will rise to 92% monitoring brand mentions and 87% monitoring industry conversations in 2012.

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Survey Report Social Media ROI 250

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Social listening, and more broadly online brand monitoring, is essential. Monitor brand mentions. Some may not even tag your brand while talking about their problems online. For example, this tweet talks about Domino’s Pizza without tagging the brand. Some key conversations may even slip through the cracks.

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Sentiment How To Analysis Trends 142

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. Still, 61% of marketers want to increase the effectiveness of their SEO to get more visits and conversions this year. This has opened up new possibilities for brands looking to harness the power of social media advertising.

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B2B Brands LinkedIn Influencer 217

Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

But an ever-crowded space filled with brands and creators means your relevancy is always at risk. When a brand experience is consistently good, it champions powerful brand recall, turns customers into advocates and builds credibility that ultimately increases your repeat business. What is brand experience?

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Brands Sentiment How To Analysis 111

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Years ago, in the early days of social’s prevalence in society, brands recognized their buyers were spending more and more time on social, and they asked the obvious question: “What’s everybody saying out there?” As a result, many organizations are turning to social listening tools to make sense of the online conversation. Competitive.

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Brands Sentiment Influencer Survey 193

Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy. Whether aiming to enhance brand awareness, generate leads or boost sales, ensure clarity in your objectives. Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment.

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Metrics Influencer Marketing Survey 97

Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 10, 2023

What people think and feel about your company, products, and services is your brand sentiment. In the absence of magical powers that can help you see into customers’ minds, brand sentiment allows you to dig deep into the mentions and messages that your brand receives to discover the underlying emotions that are being expressed.

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Sprout Social

JULY 7, 2020

Throughout 2020, brands have been challenged to maintain their social media presence as audiences invest their attention into major social movements and changes to their way of life. Consistently, the message has been that audiences seek brands’ participation on social issues. Why do audiences look to brands on social issues?

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Brands Survey Microsoft Issues 117

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. Luckily, there is a light at the end of the ask-hard-questions tunnel: Tags in Sprout reports. Let’s dive in.

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Strategy Brands UGC Marketing 120

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Every facet of the customer experience has been peeled back, tested and tested again, resulting in an abundance of data marketers can use to optimize for conversions. We surveyed 1,000 US consumers to better understand what’s driving perceptions and behaviors around social commerce (i.e., did TikTok really make me buy it?).

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Buy Brands Survey Apparel 142

Visually SM

JANUARY 10, 2021

People who say good things about your brand can influence others to become loyal consumers. It is essential to invest in building brand advocates to get new supporters. However, customer loyalty is stronger when someone supports a brand without incentives. In this article, you will see: What is a brand advocate?

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Company Brands UGC Reputation 130

Hootsuite

JULY 12, 2022

And all that strategy got us thinking about the relationship between social and brand identity. Classic marketing wisdom used to say the brands we love earn our trust with an amazing product experience and consistent, emotionally resonant messaging. Social-first brands like us are taking it one step further. hot dog combo.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to a Sprout survey of 300 marketers responsible for their brands social media strategy, 64% cite data, privacy and brand safety as concerns within the metaverse. And with metaverse investments surpassing $120 billion dollars in early 2022—more than double the investment in 2021—brands can’t afford to avoid resolution.

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Brands Avatar How To Privacy 115

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 6, 2023

They need brands to provide quick and effective solutions to their problems. 51% of Memorable Brands Respond to Customers According to the 2023 Sprout Social Index, over 50% of brands that stand out on social media respond to their customers. Jay Baer created a brand-new report of this key data.

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Social Media Hubspot Statistics Survey 143

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 25, 2012

Adam Singer summed up the general sentiment in recent conversation we had on Twitter: “Reddit / Stumble won.” I’m not able to reveal the specific sites or figures due to confidentially requirements but they are all well established brands. Among the surveyed group, Reddit went from a combined total of 6.3

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Digg Reddit Survey Publishing 149

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. Ecommerce brands need to make the most of this opportunity. It allows brands to showcase their products on posts and Stories.

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Later

AUGUST 6, 2020

You can’t pin your own comment but you can be strategic in the comments you choose — spend less time and attention on the trolls and spam comments, and focus on testimonials and conversation-starters. With a Later business plan, you’ll get access to our Conversations feature and never miss another comment again. .

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Comments Brands FAQ Instagram 93

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Building brand reputation and loyalty is the top business priority for leaders in the current economic climate, according to the 2023 State of Social Media report. Influencers play a growing role here—these digital trendsetters help brands establish credibility with target audiences while extending their reach.

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ROI Influencer Marketing Survey 104

Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Branding is crucial for every business. However, before you can form a strong brand image, you first need to make sure that your brand is visible to the right audience. In this article, we’ll explain what brand visibility is and why it needs to be a critical part of your overall branding strategy in 2022 and beyond.

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Brands B2B SEO Influencer 75

Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2021

Most consumers expect brands and companies with a social media presence to interact with their customers in meaningful ways. As social continues to evolve, the ways audiences engage with brands will grow alongside it. Social media is conversational by nature. And great conversations can have a positive impact on sales.

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Engagement Brands Review Influencer 135

Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. Nearly a quarter ( 23% ) of social media users follow a brand or company they already purchase from. follow companies and brands they’re thinking of purchasing from.

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Retail Social Media Brands Tips 104

Hootsuite

APRIL 17, 2020

Two-thirds of consumers prefer to use messaging apps to connect with brands. . According to a recent survey, 83 % of woman-owned small and midsize businesses are using Facebook Messenger to engage customers. According to a recent survey, 83 % of woman-owned small and midsize businesses are using Facebook Messenger to engage customers.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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. Check out these social media listening examples employed by other brands to start building your social listening strategy and playbook.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AI automation has revolutionized how brands approach their business and marketing strategies. The tool enables you to analyze social listening data—up to 50,000+ messages a second and up to 600M+ messages a day— so you can automatically sift through billions of data points and get key brand insights within seconds.

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Strategy Sentiment Patterns Marketing 102

Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to a Sprout Social Q4 2023 Pulse Survey, short-form videos are what people want to see most on social, so it’s no surprise that platforms like TikTok and Instagram have seen such fast and steady growth. Our Pulse Survey data also reveals 42% of people expect to use more social networks in 2024.

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Social Media Strategy Exercises Retail 110

Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

And while traditional branding is important, it is the voices of your employees that really make a difference. In this article, we’ll explore the power of employee testimonials and show you how to use them to build a strong brand that talent will want to join. And it’s all done by tracking branded hashtags.

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Brands Reputation Hashtag Social Media 52

The Realtime Report

JULY 30, 2021

million, which indicates the power of social media when it comes to conversations about addiction and recovery. LagunaTreatment.com conducted a survey of 3,000 social media users and found that over 1 in 3 (32%) Americans who use these platforms say influencers are strong advocates for addiction awareness and substance abuse prevention.

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