Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In the midst of 4th quarter marketing campaigns and the race to end 2018 with a bang, marketers should also start looking ahead to the new year. 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. So how is a social media marketer to decide?

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Sprout Social

JULY 22, 2021

Social media usage is on the up and up. Our Sprout Social Index™ 2021: UK & Ireland Edition report found 76% of consumers have used social media more in the past year, and 63% have bought from it. Brands caught on to this upward trend and are engaging social media users to drive awareness, clicks and sales.

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2022

Maybe you think you’re in a happy relationship with your current brand survey routine. Commissioning a five-figure biannual brand perception survey—and spending multiple months on data collection and analysis—means the research you conduct will always be stale. What is a brand survey? But what about the rest of the year?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Retaining your existing consumer base is also, as noted above, much more cost-effective than concentrating entirely on expensive marketing campaigns in hopes of acquiring new customers. This post outlines 10 key steps in using social listening to satisfy and retain more customers. What do you need for better customer retention?

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 16, 2023

Running a successful marketing campaign requires a dynamic approach that attracts your audience and keeps them engaged. In this blog post, we’ll discuss two: social media and email. With that in mind, we’ll look at five ways to combine social media and email to maximize the impact of your digital marketing efforts.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

While focus groups are helpful to reference at the start of new product or campaign development, they’re less useful for gathering customer feedback once said post-launch. And annual surveys reveal little about what current events or trending topics are most relevant among consumers right now. With over 3.6

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Hootsuite

MAY 1, 2023

Are you looking to create a more efficient social media workflow? Social media managers have a tough gig, often juggling multiple accounts , managing complex campaigns, and collaborating with stakeholders. Let’s take a look at the top 7 tips to create an effective social media workflow.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Social insights that give you a glimpse into the minds of your audience are often the hardest to access by traditional means. Insights like how audiences feel, an overall response to your brand’s events or campaign, your competitor performance—these are all critical findings that require digging deeper than surface level.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 20, 2017

Or are you bursting with creative ideas for your social media campaigns, but stumped about ways to validate these ideas? Here are five ways you can come up with more creative campaigns to achieve your business goals today, no matter where you are in the campaign planning process. Spend Time Listening.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy. In this article, we explain which influencer marketing metrics you should focus on to prove a return on investment and show an impact on your overall social and business goals.

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OnlineRockersHub Marketing Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Facebook has 80 million+ Business Pages, and today, Facebook is the largest social media network spread over worldwide with its 2.45 With the growing popularity of Facebook marketing’s effective results, today, every brand needs to get more from their Facebook marketing campaign. Image Credits: Social Media Examiner.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

But something about 2024 makes me think it stands poised to redefine the social media landscape and the creator economy.  However, I’m not a trend forecaster or follower by any means (I’ve been wearing the same dad sneakers for the past two years). What else is corroborating this prediction?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 7, 2024

From revolutionizing customer segmentation to optimizing marketing campaigns, AI is reshaping how businesses approach every aspect of their GTM efforts. Team alignment is a consistent priority across all GTM departments surveyed. Few marketers used AI for lead scoring (23%) and social media listening (7%).

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agora pulse

AUGUST 17, 2020

Planning a social media marketing strategy may sound overwhelming. Are you planning to boost your social media marketing performance? Or maybe you are going to start your very first social media campaign? Whatever the case may be, your first step is setting up an effective social media strategy.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media is changing at a rapid pace. For example, the content format Stories was introduced on several major social media platforms slightly more than a year ago. To succeed on social media, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve and understand the latest social media trends.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With so many competing social media ecosystems, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the features. But we’ll discuss the common social media features brands benefit from the most and a few untapped features to consider. We’ll also explain the criteria brands can follow to decide which social media app to invest in.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Want to know why social media listening should absolutely, 100% be part of your marketing plans right now? Social media listening is the same as this but on a massive scale. What Exactly is Social Media Listening (& Why Should I Care)? 3 Examples of Social Media Listening in Action.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good. It’s corn. ??

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 11, 2024

From social media mentions to searches, these metrics reveal the extent of your brand’s presence and influence. In particular, measuring brand awareness helps you: Evaluate your marketing efforts Are you seeing a higher conversion rate from targeted social media ads compared to last quarter?

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Hootsuite

MAY 13, 2020

Even if you aren’t, it would be a mistake to ignore influencer marketing trends. From the rise of creators to the fall of celebrities and everything in between, these are the most important influencer trends to watch right now. 8 of the most important influencer marketing trends in 2020. Imagine social media without celebrities.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence-driven analytics tools sift through massive datasets to identify patterns, trends and insights humans might overlook—allowing brands a distinct competitive edge by making strategic decision-making easier and improving customer experiences. As an example, let’s look at a bank that wants to improve its customer service.

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Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2023

There is a prevailing notion that young people don’t use Facebook, with Gen Z shifting their focus towards other social media platforms. What is Gen Z’s Favorite Social Media Platform? When we turn back to eMarketer data, Millennials lead the pack as the largest user group on social media, totaling 69.7

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Invigorate your strategy with insights from marketers at TikTok, Glossier, Zillow, lululemon, and more Convince & Convert started the Social Pros Podcast back in 2012 as a way to get to know the “real people doing real things” in social media. They are defining the trends, defining the culture.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Social media is still a relatively new field, having risen to prominence in the past two decades. All three now work at a senior level at companies known for their top-notch social media strategies. On the hunt for guidance about how to build a career as a social media executive, I interviewed all three.

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Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2022

With new trends, channels, and the promise of virality, technological goal posts constantly shift for communications and marketing professionals. Thanks to social media, the goals of brand marketers are within reach. One in three consumers use social media to learn about or discover new products , services or brands.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

From understanding audience interests to pinpointing the right collaboration for a campaign, there are many intricacies to influencer marketing. Influencer- brand collaborations can take many different forms, but our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States reflects some interesting trends.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 8, 2020

Social media marketing is way more than posting a pretty picture and watching the likes roll in. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. Determine Your Audience.

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Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Edelman recently released the results of its 2012 Trust Barometer survey. A few highlights from the Canadian survey: “A person like me” and regular employees both saw the biggest increase in trust in Canadian Barometer history. Implications for Social Media. Social media is not the end goal.

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Sprout Social

MAY 23, 2023

This new era of artificial intelligence (AI) naturally has social teams thinking: Is an AI social media manager about to take my seat? When it comes to AI social media tools, I’m optimistic…and this is coming from someone who regularly thanks her Google Home to keep it happy.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2018

Linqia surveyed 180+ B2C marketers to gain insight on influencer marketing trends for 2018. A main trend for 2018 is brands wanting to leverage multiple types of influencers for their programs. With this trend, I think we will see a greater shift to using micro-influencers. Figure Out Messenger.

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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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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If you find yourself spending more time switching between networks and running complex manual searches for mentions than interacting with brand mentions, then you’re in need of a social media monitoring strategy. What is social media monitoring? Monitoring and listening do often partner up in a company’s social strategy.

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2019

Does Organic or Paid Social Media Work Better for Small Businesses? Over 70% small businesses use social media , meaning most recognize the value of social media as a channel for customer engagement. Organic Social Works for Brand Building and Maintenance. Social Media Supports Your Online Reputation.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s enabling them to offload time-consuming tasks such as managing digital ads, email campaigns and social post scheduling so they have more time for strategy-building. Here are the most prominent AI use cases in marketing for social media managers as they prepare for the coming year.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. You’ll need a plan to address top budget concerns to provide clarity and control over every dollar spent.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

3 elements to a successful influencer marketing strategy An influencer marketing campaign uses individuals with a strong social following to promote a brand. Our influencer marketing tool, Tagger by Sprout Social , simplifies influencer metric-tracking by enabling you to measure metrics from a third-party account a.k.a.

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