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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

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. There is a lot of chatter about emerging social media sites, and where brands should make investments in 2019. 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

Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways. Conversational commerce sits at the intersection of messaging apps and shopping, giving consumers an opportunity to buy from brands through chat apps and even voice technology.

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How to Craft Compelling Messages For Social Media Platforms

Harp Interactive

Writing effectively for online media and social networks is an evolving art. As print becomes redundant, social media emerges to fill the gap with its short form communication style that is meant to engage non-readers. Instant messaging. Each social media network has its own written and unwritten rules.

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

Hootsuite

Bonus: Learn how to sell more products on social media with our free Social Commerce 101 guide. Conversational commerce (or social commerce , or conversational marketing) uses conversation to better serve customers. These conversations happen anywhere customers are: social media, messenger apps, and your website.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics. e-Strategy Trends ). e-Strategy Trends ).

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84% of Women Read Peer Reviews Before Making a Purchase?

The Realtime Report

While Gen X and Y rely primarily on traditional product reviews to make shopping decisions, Gen Z relies primarily on product reviews generated via social media to inform their purchase decisions. “Gen Z relies primarily on product reviews generated via social media.” ” Click To Tweet.

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Why Social Media is Scary | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 From our most senior VPs to senior executives within the government to our summer interns, every group has their own set of questions, concerns, and pre-conceived notions about social media and what it means for them.