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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. While social media is, without question, necessary for your business, there are pros and cons that brands and social professionals must grapple with. Hundreds of brands created their own feel-good content using the song.

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How to use social media crowdsourcing effectively

Sprout Social

This is an example of social media crowdsourcing in action. When used correctly, social media crowdsourcing can be a powerful customer research tool. Let’s take a closer look at how you can use crowdsourcing for your business. What is crowdsourcing? First of all, what is crowdsourcing really?

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

To me, this is why this isn’t a fad - but genuine change in the customer interaction model (user to user, user to brand and brand to user). I spent a long time in a very large brand. Response is really hard work - but that is where the reward is in driving brand affinity. crowdsourcing. Go join that!

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How to Get Free Instagram Likes (Because They Still Matter)

Hootsuite

In case you missed it: in April 2019, Instagram started experimenting with not showing the number of likes a post has received (AKA ‘like counts’) in the feeds of Canadian users. So how does that affect brands that rely on Instagram success? Consider creating a branded hashtag. Tag people and brands, when relevant.

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