Remove influence

Social Media Strategery

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Brand Marketing and the Fair Pay to Play Act

Social Media Strategery

That obviously opens the door to everything from paid endorsement deals to social media “influencer” relationships. The obvious conclusion is that close school-brand relationships like this could become even more popular. .” ” As a brand, is it better to sponsor the school or the individual athlete?

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Start Your Community With Role Models, Not Influencers

Social Media Strategery

" What if PR and social media community managers stopped worrying about targeting the influencers with the most Klout , the highest PeerIndex score, or the highest Empire Avenue share price, and instead worried about identifying the people who are best equipped to create and maintain a healthy community? She's the founder's mom.

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Social Media Could Have Transformed Marketing — Instead, It Amplified Its Flaws

Social Media Strategery

Customers talked to one another about brands all over the Internet, and marketers were invited to join. It became another place for brands to push out advertising. Humans with personalities and names were replaced by corporate personas and branded voices. The organizational hierarchy flattened dramatically.

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Our Flaws Are Our Strengths

Social Media Strategery

Every text, email, post, and Snap is concepted, staged, shot, and shared to emphasize our strengths and optimize our brands. And as Robert Cialdini explains in his book “ Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade ” – when you admit your flaws, people are more receptive to what you say or do next.

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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

Social Media Strategery

As we’ve seen time and time again , turning over your brand’s reputation to an intern isn’t always the wisest choice. Most brands now know the real costs of social media marketing are not as great as the opportunity costs of bad social media strategy. It’s become overwhelming. The social media arms race benefits no one.

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You Become What You Measure

Social Media Strategery

We use sophisticated algorithms to measure the specific level of influence people have among their friends. We’ve resorted to sharing “inspirational quotes” not because they do anything for our brand, but because they’ll get us more likes. Where does it stop? Will it stop? Can we stop? .

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Using Social Media to Reach the Hard-Working Class

Social Media Strategery

For marketers, these moms don’t represent just a new, sizable consumer segment, they wield a lot of influence within their families and with their friends. They like/follow/subscribe to brands in social media…if there’s a deal involved. These moms have been misunderstood by brands for years. Go where they are.

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