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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

But the backroom deal between competing newspaper publishing companies Postmedia and TorStar must surely up the ante. This is a bad deal, not only for the almost 300 news media professionals who are out of a job, but because reporting local news is important to our communities. Photo by Mike Ackerman on Unsplash. But there’s the rub.

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Why Facebook’s Community Pages Could Give Brands Headaches

Dave Fleet

Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?&#. Community Pages 101. Facebook’s Community Pages are an initiative from Facebook to create “the best collection of shared knowledge&# on a wide variety topics.

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9 E-commerce Social Media Marketing Tips for 2024

Social Media Strategies Summit

Combine this with the fact that social media represents the go-to source of pre-purchase information for 44% of Gen Z and 36% of Millennials , and you’ll quickly realize that e-commerce social media marketing is essential for growing your business in 2024. The latest data from January 2024 shows that 93.2%

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Open Community Case Study – GoPlow

SocialFish

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Community: GoPlow.

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10 Ways Government Agencies Can Increase Their Engagement on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

Social media for government agencies is about demonstrating your expertise, building trust and credibility, and providing audiences with fast, reliable, unambiguous information. Provide Community News & Updates. Share Public Service Information. The Department of Energy clearly understands this. Don’t Shy Away From Humor.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Brand Influence

Webbiquity SMM

Brands compete for the attention of their customers in real-time, across various channels. Use their work desktop PC to search for more information about a product on Google. Moreover, brands today can use their websites to build a community around their product or service. Practice Proper Channel Management.

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Content Marketing – The Competency Gap

Proactive Report

There is, however, a content competency gap between the recognized value of marketing content and the development of content strategies, says this report. “Focus on content that entertains, amuses, informs, serves a function or satisfies a consumer need. . Closing this content competency gap will become a priority next year.

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