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20 Types of Digital Marketing that Works

Social Media Marketing

Digital marketing has been a key element in the overall marketing strategy of businesses. Marketers usually combine numerous strategies in campaigns, especially since new and improved digital marketing developments are emerging. 20 Effective Digital Marketing Tools 1. Content is a waste if it can't be found.

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What is Conversational Commerce and Why Does it Matter for Brands?

Hootsuite

Conversational commerce (or social commerce , or conversational marketing) uses conversation to better serve customers. 1 in 3 customers (32%) will leave a brand forever with one bad customer service experience. Many brands are using these tools to talk to more customers online: Conversational AI chatbots.

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Facebook Updates that May Warrant a Marketing Plan Tweak!

Harp Interactive

More than ever, prospects are making purchasing decisions based on their interaction with brands and recommendations from peers. They are most likely to interact with brands and each other on social networks…especially Facebook where they spend hours on end. Are highly targeted Facebook ads part of your marketing mix?

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Snapchat for Business: The Ultimate Marketing Guide

Hootsuite

While Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are still seeing significantly more users than Snapchat each month, using Snapchat for business could still be an effective way for your brand to reach a new audience. However, if the following points speak to your brand’s values, it might be right for your brand to use Snapchat for marketing purposes.

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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

In the midst of 4th quarter marketing campaigns and the race to end 2018 with a bang, marketers should also start looking ahead to the new year. It’s a good time to take stock of your social media marketing strategies to assess what’s working and where you have room to improve. So how is a social media marketer to decide?

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Why social media teams will be at the center of conversational commerce

Sprout Social

The next frontier of ecommerce is already here—regardless if consumers and brands are ready or not. Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways. It certainly caught one family in Texas off guard a few years ago.

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10 Tips For Creating Branded Social Graphics

Social Media Strategies Summit

Marketers often get stuck trying to find the right creative elements for all their visual needs. And while photos and videos (either stock or branded) are great content to have in your toolbox, so are social graphics. Fortunately, you don’t need to be (or have access to) a designer to make highly engaging branded social graphics.

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