Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Assess why is the brand on social media in the first place? So we need to understand what roles social plays depending on the brand or the industry. This then gives us a better understanding of where social is in the brand’s overall marketing efforts and within the customer journey. Where to Start.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.  But capturing market attention is well worth doing over this high-spend period. Outdoor apparel retailer REI has led the charge here, opting out of Black Friday for years on the trot.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 20, 2020

This ancient Chinese proverb still holds true in today’s marketing world. There are literally thousands of marketing platforms, apps, channels, networks and formats. For overwhelmed marketers wondering where to begin, the best first single step is understanding integrated digital marketting. Earned Media).

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to The Sprout Social Index™ , consumers across age groups agree the most memorable thing a brand can do on social media is respond to customers. Evolving your social strategy to meet consumer demands requires you to listen better, scale your customer care efforts and integrate your social and customer data.

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Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The holiday season has traditionally been the largest revenue generator of the year for major brands and retailers, but 2020 has marketers taking their typical playbooks and throwing them out the window. Not only are people using social media differently, but purchase behaviors have changed. Be Strategic with Paid Media.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 11, 2022

Retail bots are reshaping social commerce, helping brands make big dollars selling their products and services on social media. Consumer spending via retail bots is predicted to hit $142 billion USD by 2024… a massive 4,971% increase from 2019’s $2.8 What is a retail bot? 9 ways retailers are using chatbots.

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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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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Black Friday and its online bestie Cyber Monday are a great time of year for brands to implement a social campaign to support traditional marketing efforts. There’s a variety of ways for social media to complement your marketing plans for the holiday season; here’s a snapshot of some top approaches to consider for your brand.

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Keyhole.co

JULY 29, 2023

How does Starbucks create a presence of different social media networks? In this post, we will take a well-rounded look at Starbucks’ social media marketing strategy, the different kinds of posts it shares and the kind of engagement they get. To automate this, you will need a social media management software.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

As marketers, it’s our job to know our target audience’s needs and preferences. It’s why we conduct market research every year to better understand what our customers want and uncover new business opportunities. But sometimes market research alone isn’t enough, especially when consumer preferences can change overnight.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 8, 2016

When social media shakes up the fashion industry , what do you do? Fashion brands with high levels of engagement on social channels like Instagram, are seeing growth in online sales. Not to mention, social media serves as an interactive magazine. Social Media Customer Service. Gabi from Gabifresh.com.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

While social media channels are constantly evolving from algorithm changes to preferred content types, two things in the world of marketing remain tried and true. Everyone understands the intrinsic value of social media, yet marketers haven’t been able to find the secret sauce for driving conversions via social media.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Influencer marketing can be highly impactful, with one-third of consumers agreeing that influencer posts are the best way for brands to persuade customers to try new products. Port of Seattle’s influencer program started with just a handful of bloggers attending the launch of two new retailers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful force for businesses across many industries, and the relationships that brands can build with influencers can create irreplaceable value when executed well. . Success with influencers in driving retail sales depends largely on first partnering with the right type of influencer for your brand.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Affiliate marketing is one of the oldest models for earning money online. Online referral marketing predates modern social media by more than a decade and a half. But social media affiliate marketing takes this old concept to a new level. What is affiliate marketing? If you’re one of the 20.4%

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 17, 2020

As politicians, health experts and business leaders begin to debate how and when to loosen social distancing restrictions, our social media agency has begun to discuss how social media usage and, therefore, social media marketing is likely to look post-COVID-19 when our collective national lockdowns lift.

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Akamai Marketing

JANUARY 1, 2015

Listen: They had previously done an influencer campaign which produced a short burst, but didn’t create anything sustainable and they couldn’t figure out why. Think: After hearing about their previous experience, Akamai determined the influencer campaign fell flat because the influencers weren’t neighborhood influencers.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You’ve had your social media marketing agency for a while. Check out our tips for experienced social media managers who want to energize their agencies. Recently I published a detailed guide on How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step. And the challenges don’t end there.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2019

We are excited to announce that we have been selected as Shorty Awards Finalist in two categories: Retail & E-Commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Awards Finalist for Retail & E-Commerce. We partnered with our client, Altar’d State, for the Retail & E-commerce category.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What was the ROI of your influencer campaign? How does one topic perform on social compared to another? How are people responding to a campaign? In social media, the most important questions are often the most difficult to answer or quantify. Let’s dive in. However, quantifying their success is difficult.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. 1 Hubspot is a Resource for Marketing Decision Makers. Source: Hubspot Facebook.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And with consumer preferences leaning towards short-form video, the demand for agencies who specialize in TikTok marketing remains high. 5 top TikTok marketing agencies (with case studies). Who they are: Byte/Dept is a marketing technology agency based in London, New York and Berlin. Byte was acquired by Dept in February 2021.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Social media is a fun and dynamic place where nothing remains constant. One day everyone is obsessed with a silly social media challenge and the next day everyone forgets about it and moves on to something else. In this post, you will learn about 9 of the biggest social media trends to watch out for in 2021.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 10, 2022

LinkedIn is a social media website, but it is pretty different from Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. This is significant because it means LinkedIn continues to be a vibrant social media platform targeted to professionals looking for work and employers. Is LinkedIn Dying As A Social Network?

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Later

AUGUST 25, 2020

The holiday marketing season is just around the corner, so if you haven’t started to plan your campaign yet, now is the time to get started! time of the whole year, especially if you work in retail or e-commerce. What is the focus of your holiday marketing efforts? Will you be working with influencers on your campaign?

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Are you envious of all the beautiful social media content filling your newsfeed and thinking, “How can I create amazing social media content for my brand?” 55% of marketers report a lack of resources for quality content production across the industry. If you have a retail location, go in-store and get some content!

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Social media campaigns are living, breathing things. In spite of all the research and prep that marketers funnel into campaign planning, creative production or hashtag ideation, campaigns tend to chart a path of their own post-launch. Social drives game-time decisions for campaigns.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Just because everyone is hanging out there doesn’t mean posting for free will help you achieve your marketing goals. Nor will blowing your marketing budget on driving traffic to your FB page. And with three-fifths of marketers agreeing video ads drive more clicks than static ads, video should likely be part of your plans.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve.

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agora pulse

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Want to build a strong social media presence or strengthen your existing one? We’ve got tips to transform your social presence for the better … without going broke. Ever wondered how top brands have such a strong social media presence? Develop a Multi-Channel Social Media Strategy.

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Keyhole.co

JULY 11, 2023

In the digital age, social media like Instagram has become an influential tool for businesses to connect with their target audiences and expand their operations. Utilizing hashtag campaigns is one of the most efficient methods to leverage Instagram’s reach and promote dropshipping businesses.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There are endless benefits to using social media for business. But social success is a lot more complex than posting occasionally on Facebook and Instagram. If you want to reap the rewards that social media marketing can offer your business, you need an all-star social media team.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Whether it’s an email newsletter, a video on TikTok, the words on a billboard or a photo on social media, it’s what drives customers to either make a decision about your brand or, at the very least, makes your brand memorable. Sometimes brands partner with creators for specific campaigns or launches. Ask your followers.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whether holiday social media campaigns offer limited-time deals or tap into people’s holiday decorating aspirations, social is claiming more of a stake in shoppers’ routines each year. Sprout Social analyzed more than 2.9 Consumers want to talk to retailers of all sizes during the holiday season.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2019

Ignite Social Media received the Audience Honor at the Shorty Awards for both of the categories we applied for: Retail & E-commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Award Audience Honor: Retail & E-commerce. Our Retail & E-commerce Audience Honor was for the work we did with Altar’d State.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

But while this is a yearly slam-dunk for big box retailers, Black Friday can bring more challenges than benefits for small businesses. Slashing prices to make sales cuts straight into their bottom line — and with limited marketing budgets and resources, competing with big brands takes courage, insight, and creativity. What is Pantee?

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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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