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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Buffer Social

JULY 18, 2023

You’ve probably seen social media marketers boasting these kinds of results on Instagram. In this blog, I uncover unique tips from top social media managers who’ve revived defunct accounts and increased their clients’ reach to thousands of followers within a few days of working with them.

Social Media Management 79

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Hootsuite

APRIL 22, 2020

…Well, I guess technically it’s less of a club, and more of a list of really fascinating reads, perfect for a social media manager who wants to level up their game. Includes the tools, tricks, and daily routines used by three world-class social media experts. 10 of the best social media marketing books.

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2023

And the world of marketing is going through a tremendous change right now. Artificial intelligence (AI) marketing is taking on a bigger role with the advent of intelligent marketing tools and generative AI like ChatGPT, creating an abundance of opportunities for marketing teams to do more of what they already do best.

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Sentiment Marketing Analysis Loyalty 128

Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2024

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement.

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Social Media Social Media Management Sentiment Collaboration 110

Hootsuite

MAY 3, 2022

Whether you’re a one-person shop or you have a full marketing team, keeping up with your brand’s content creation needs is always a challenge. From social content to emails to blog posts to sales pages, digital marketing just requires So. Social media marketers. Content marketers.

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agora pulse

AUGUST 22, 2018

Video marketing is an absolute must for social media managers today and with good reason. Adding video to your social media channels produces higher engagement, greater brand loyalty and more interest in your product or service. Video Marketing in 2018. Has it replaced content marketing?

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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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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As the world’s largest social media platform, Facebook is an essential channel for businesses, organizations, and public figures to market themselves online. For social media managers specifically, Facebook is a critical component in a well-rounded marketing toolbox. Facebook Page Management.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Here’s an overview of the different ways you should be making money as a social media marketing agency. Whether you’re getting ready to launch your first marketing agency or you want to expand your current offerings, you have tons of options for generating revenue. Social media strategy.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

any social metric can turn into a “vanity” metric if you’re bragging about it without any context. Social media metrics are incredibly important for a social media manager and shouldn’t be ignored. Examples include the number of followers, likes, or comments on social media posts. Clear data.

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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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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the digital market space rapidly evolves, customers are seeking authenticity and human connection from brands like never before. To meet this rising demand, your marketing team needs to be agile, think out of the box and keep up with deadlines—all while operating within limited budgets and constrained team bandwidths.

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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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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. Do your research You need to be aware of the market conditions to allocate the right marketing budget.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 16, 2023

But refraining from social media altogether only creates more room for crises to snowball and brand health to plummet. More than ever, financial services brands must take steps to use social media as an essential part of their risk mitigation and brand safety strategy, instead of downplaying its impact or fearing it.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a socially distanced year, businesses witnessed firsthand what a crucial role social media plays in connecting brands with their customers. For some brands, 2020 was all about trying new things on social, while others prioritized engaging the communities they’d already built.

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Oktopost

MAY 12, 2021

It turns out that creating a brand community for your B2B company can give you that type of mouthwatering ROI. . Creating a branded community helps combat these issues, which is probably why 4 out of 5 founders believe that they are essential to B2B success. What is a Brand Community? Why You Should Build a Brand Community.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 1, 2022

From putting an organization on the map to churning out revenue, marketing functions each play a unique role in an organization’s larger goals. At times, it might seem that social media managers are stuck in silos, focused more on brand awareness than direct revenue impact. Lifecycle marketing. Storytelling.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Many B2B organizations find themselves using social media management platforms originally crafted for B2C brands. As a result, these platforms often lack the nuanced insights needed to thoroughly gauge your social media performance and its impact on revenue. However, this is where the similarities end.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 29, 2023

Before we dive into the nuts and bolts of brand reputation management, we want to apologize. Because, yeah, we do give a darn about our brand reputation. But in 2023, social media gives brands a unique opportunity to manage their reputations on the front lines. What is brand reputation?

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 19, 2024

From the moment I started my company, Motif Skincare , I knew I was entering a crowded market with high customer acquisition costs. It would be challenging to compete with influencers and larger brands when it comes to fueling new customer discovery. This isn’t to say I don’t do any top-of-the-funnel marketing.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Welcome back to the Post Performance Report (PPR), a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and breakdown what makes them so genius. We unpack how your brand can use these examples to spark your own scroll-stopping ideas—while maximizing your budget and doing more with less.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But it’s pretty important to define the important role of community manager on your marketing team. Community managers are the all-stars responsible for fostering engagement, building relationships, and maintaining the integrity of online communities. Get the report What is a community manager? No pressure.)

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Communities Social Media Management HootSuite Skills 96

Oktopost

APRIL 25, 2022

But as a brand-new social media marketer, how do you get buy-in across leadership to implement your big ideas? As the first dedicated social media marketer at EY Canada , Dylan Doyle shares how he shifted the social function outside of brand and to a go-to-market channel.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 14, 2023

Developing a unique, powerful brand voice is the best way to create consistent and compelling content across all channels. Defining your brand voice forces you to think about who you are as a brand and what you really stand for. 1 Social Media Tool Create. . #1 1 Social Media Tool Create.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But as social media has evolved, management platforms have matured beyond this primary function, delivering much more to brands and the people behind them. In The Sprout Social Index™ , 68% of consumers say their top reason for following brands on social is to stay informed about new products or services.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Is your email marketing on an island by itself? Consider integrating email marketing and social media to make your campaigns stronger and richer. A strong social media strategy can help your clients or company reach an impressive list of goals. What Can You Do With Email Marketing?

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Social media marketing for doctors is the new Yellow Pages. The wild west of advertising on social media can seem like extra work on your busy plate or simply not for you. The Most Trusted Social Media Tool for Healthcare Create and publish posts. Wake up and smell the antiseptic, Doc. Measure ROI.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

. ” According to research in 2020, customer experience has now overtaken product and price as the key differentiator between brands. For B2B, this means buyers expect a personalized, well-developed, enticing customer experience (CX) from first learning of your brand until closing a sale. The same rings true in B2B marketing.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Any social media manager will tell you part of the job is learning how to deal with and adapt to the unexpected. In 2020 alone, social marketers have had to pivot from their original strategies to deal with both a pandemic and nationwide protests. — Xbox (@Xbox) September 9, 2020.

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Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

‘Likehunting’ is now a common derogatory term within the sphere of social media marketing. However, I think most social media managers have to admit that they, at some point, have regarded a boost in likes gained through a competition as an indicator of brand loyalty or success.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the head of marketing who took Atlassian public in 2015.

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Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2021

Creating a social media interaction strategy is essential for long-term customer satisfaction. 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.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 2, 2023

Social media has also changed the way products and services are marketed. This sets a new law for businesses and social media marketers alike: if you aren’t on social, you’re missing out on a significant portion of your market.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 24, 2023

X, formerly known as Twitter, recently released its new brand toolkit , solidifying their rebrand led by new owner, Elon Musk, and ensuring their 540 million users know how to use their visual assets. With this change, their iconic bird logo as well as their blue and white brand colors are now history. Building a brand is no easy feat.

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