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Common Social Media Questions and Answers All Marketers Should Know

Hootsuite

Can we just buy followers? It’s generally a waste of money to buy a bunch of followers who have no intention of interacting with your business or, ultimately, buying your product. I kind of sponge inspiration from everywhere,” says Nick Martin who cites movies, tourism marketing, and more as sources. “I

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How Government Agencies Can Consistently Create Great Content

Social Media Strategies Summit

It’s all about marketing’s so-called Rule of Seven , which states that a prospect needs to “hear” the advertiser’s message at least seven times before they’ll take action to buy that product or service. For that reason, Matt recommends taking 10 minutes to scroll through your social feeds and look for ideas daily. “I’m

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7 of the Best Social Media Campaigns (And What You Can Learn From Them)

Hootsuite

We’re buying. What Hello BC did: The tourism industry is having a rough year, with air travel down 95% and nearly everyone cancelling their summer vacation plans. It’s hard to spin that into a destination-focused campaign, but provincial tourism authority Hello BC hit the mark with their #ExploreBCLater campaign. Beer purch.

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20 Instagram Reel ideas for all types of brands

Sprout Social

And it’s the most engaging type of in-feed social content, so short-form is definitely a crowd favorite. Customers are more likely to buy from brands that align with their personal values—it’s 74% more important to consumers than it was in 2021, according to data from The Sprout Social Index™. more engaging than long-form videos.

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

Hootsuite

First step: don’t buy them. 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. I’m wondering if you would like to see sometimes some ”behind the scenes” things on my Stories / Instagram feed?

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The Social Hub Guide for Brands

Pixlee

You can also create a gallery of shoppable social media images so customers can buy products they like from real customer photos. Post a real-time feed of social media posts at an in-person event to drive engagement and showcase activity at the event. 54% of social media users research products on social media before making a purchase.

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Social Media in the Industry: Customization is the Key to Success

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Tourism/Travel/Hospitality. Buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , a primer to social media marketing, and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed. Tags: Marketing Social Media bar e-commerce facebook foursquare hospitality pub real estate restaurant social media tourism travel twitter.

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