Ignite Social Media

JULY 26, 2019

As summer winds down, back-to-school season heats up, and retailers begin to accelerate awareness in late July through early August for the second-biggest shopping season of the year. As you ready your A-game social media content, take note of these back-to-school social media trends. BTS, By the Numbers.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 24, 2020

The 2019 holiday shopping season became the first-ever trillion-dollar retail season in US history. This got our team thinking about the upcoming holiday season and how the key shopping days that most consumers rely on for purchases will be impacted. How Your Social Media Marketing Can Adapt. Amazon Prime Day.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MAY 10, 2019

Today’s consumers are already interacting with brands on an omnichannel level. For brands that have already embraced omnichannel marketing, the rate of customer satisfaction is 23 times higher than those still using inconsistent or incomplete multichannel marketing. As a response, the brand created Mobile Totes.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A recent study found that 83% of customers will leave your brand based off of a bad customer service experience. . The social media market is saturated with different integrations, which is why Sprout is thoughtful about our approach. Q: How do you currently manage incoming leads from social media?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

Some 70% of people agree they expect conversational experiences from brands. Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve. Conversational marketing and social media: How to adapt your strategy. How do they feel about your brand and your products?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 29, 2018

This week’s top five social media must-know news sees Instagram and Google working to raise standards, shows how podcasting continues to grow and new innovations from Facebook. Facebook is introducing a cool new feature, 3D posts, and some big brands are already using it.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 3, 2019

By now, you’ve probably heard of the emerging social media site, TikTok. TikTok is a social media app that allows users to post short-form lip-synced, music, talent, or comedy focused mobile videos. TikTok is different from other social media platforms in that it is content-driven rather than relationship-driven.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 22, 2019

If you work with a brand that’s ahead of the game you’ve probably already started to produce and capture spring content. No matter what stage of the process you’re in, these four tips can lead you to a content calendar full of spring social content that’s on point for the season ahead. Cleanup for Spring. We’re here to help.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How to analyze marketing competitors To analyze your competitor’s marketing strategy, you need to gather as much competitive intelligence as possible about their marketing, from web and social media to field marketing. For example, a Google search for “makeup brands” highlights a few of the world’s leading makeup companies.

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Unmetric

MARCH 29, 2019

In recent times we have brands bringing pranks to social media. The tools we used for our Analysis: Curious to see how far these brands take their pranks? We analyzed April Fool’s Day posts by brands on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram over the last three years. See the latest April Fool's Day posts by brands.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 2, 2020

The past several years have seen huge shifts in the social media landscape and this year is sure to continue that trend. Social Media has truly grown into its maturity as a marketing channel. Social now dominates the way people communicate, shop and interact with brands. 3 The MTV VMAs Win Big on Social.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The biggest retail dates of the year are just around the corner. Do you have your social media marketing ready? In this blog post, we’ll cover a host of new ideas, tips, and tactics that can help you boost your already-planned campaigns or give you some inspiration for an upcoming piece of content. That’s right.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2017

While the rest of the world is packing into the gym and baking kale chips, marketers and social media pros are focusing on strategies, finalizing budgets , and laying out promotions for the upcoming year. Spending a few minutes updating your social media channels this week is the perfect way to get 2017 off to a fresh start.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Two of the most important days for any brand are quickly approaching – Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM). To get the most out of this shopping holiday, you need to prepare your brand. To that end, here are a few tips you can use to properly prepare your brand and get the most out of BFCM this year. Get Started Early.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2021

Social media has always had an incredible influence over purchase decisions. Recent data tells us 78% of consumers will buy from a brand after a positive experience on social. Now, social is no longer just your showroom, it’s your point of sale. Extend your storefront into social networks.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The majority are asking if hours will be adjusted during an upcoming bank holiday. For instance, a software company may require a more specialized support tier structure compared to that of a retail brand. Social customer service tiers are a key tool for businesses looking to surprise and delight customers on the channel.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

But in 2021, these retail holiday events will be starkly different. . So, if you’re preparing your online store for this year’s biggest retail events, you’re at the right place. Here’s a complete guide of things you can work on to achieve massive success on these retail holiday sales!

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

But in 2021, these retail holiday events will be starkly different. . So, if you’re preparing your online store for this year’s biggest retail events, you’re at the right place. Here’s a complete guide of things you can work on to achieve massive success on these retail holiday sales!

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The role of social media has evolved dramatically since the days of MySpace. From connecting with friends to making new ones, and increasing brand awareness to offering rapid customer support, the utility of these platforms is as boundless as our creativity. Clearly, there’s opportunity in selling on social.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2022

For an outsized impact, let social media be the secret sauce that elevates your strategy from “good” to “great.” Social’s role in investor relations has blossomed over the past few years, making it a go-to channel for listing day communications. Social media doesn’t just move markets on its own.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Storytelling has always been a key part of marketing, and features like Instagram Stories are empowering us marketers to tell better and deeper stories about our brands. From my research, I discovered several creative ways brands and individuals have been using Instagram Stories. We believe so! Try it now for free. Sean McCabe.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 14, 2022

Here’s an SMS marketing example from fashion brand Jenni Kayne, which includes a personalized coupon code and a direct link to their shop page: Transactional campaigns. Did you know 75% of consumers are comfortable getting SMS messages from brands, as long as they opt-in? Hashtags to promote on social media.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 27, 2020

So, there is quite a bit of data to support LinkedIn staying prosperous in the upcoming years. You find traffic is coming from mid-level managers in retail at a relatively high volume. On a final note, I’ll add that running paid advertising on LinkedIn isn’t inexpensive when compared to other social media platforms.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

of upcoming trends [link] Seesmic – Twitter & FB app [link] Twitterrific – Mac & iPhone app [link] TweetDeck – Twitter, FB & MySpace app [link] Power Twitter – Firefox Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9591 Twuffer – schedule tweets for later! link] Hootsuite [link] Twitterfall – a way of viewing the latest ?tweets?

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Even teens with a modest following are making money promoting products and services via social media. Because of the growing number of social media influencers, the role of the social media influencer has changed over the past few years. What do brands need to know about working with influencers?

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

Even as life returns to normal in the United States, there’s no indication that shoppers will flock back to malls and retail stores during the upcoming holiday season simply for the experience. Your products will be eye-catching with A+ content in place and have more of a consistent brand feeling.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 26, 2022

Communications professionals are increasingly involved with managing brand and corporate identity. Externally this can be through social media, media appearances, investor calls and more. And after a crisis at Virgin Galactic, it was CEO Richard Branson’s immediate, empathetic response that helped the brand save face.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Thankfully, I had invested in getting a utility patent, trademarks, and copyrights to protect my brand. I also pay monthly to protect my brand using RedPoints. If you don’t protect your brand, the copycats will win and devalue all that you worked so hard to achieve. My net profit is usually my bonus.

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Twist Image

APRIL 29, 2011

Several years ago a leading brand contacted us ( Twist Image ) about a new business opportunity in the digital space. The brand's reality was this: as the years wane on, the amount of retailers that they sell to were diminishing. and the brand has no direct relationship with the consumer. Some brands do this well.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 29, 2016

Storytelling has always been a key part of marketing, and features like Instagram Stories are empowering us marketers to tell better and deeper stories about our brands. From my research, I discovered several creative ways brands and individuals have been using Instagram Stories. We believe so! Track Maven. NASA ( @nasa ).

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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. What makes your CX stand out?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Bonus: Learn how to sell more products on social media with our free Social Commerce 101 guide. Within ten minutes of installing the Heyday Shopify integration , every customer question (on the web, chat, or social media) will be visible in your Heyday inbox. Don’t worry — we’ve done the research for you!

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Hootsuite

MARCH 8, 2022

And, 98% of all Pinterest users say they’ve tried a new brand they found on the platform. How can brands benefit from Pinterest shopping? Social commerce is exploding. In 2020, shoppers spent $560 billion USD directly on social media platforms. 48% of Americans purchased something on a social network in 2021.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Twist Image

MARCH 23, 2018

If you believe that spending time reading and listening to great longform business content is one of the most powerful ways for you to think about how your brand can better connect with consumers, this may be for you. How much money brands have made on the public markets? How are some of the top brands connecting?

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Writtent Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2013

By effectively targeting your marketing materials to upcoming holidays, you can capture the interest of consumers who are attuned to the season. Here are some creepy, crawly, and sure-fire ways to target your upcoming content to one of the most beloved holidays: 1. When you think of clothing retailer Land’s End , what comes to mind?

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