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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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How to use social media in sports to keep fans engaged

Sprout Social

The integral role of social media in sports is hard to ignore. Meanwhile, real-time sporting events and competitions are prime for social media engagement. From team news and trash talk and beyond, sports-related topics are almost always trending on Twitter. The current state of social media in sports. Not by a long shot.

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9 E-commerce Social Media Marketing Tips for 2024

Social Media Strategies Summit

84% of consumers say online communities directly impact how they feel about a business and whether they buy from and remain loyal to said organization. For example, if you check out Breaking Eighty , you’ll find that the business regularly publishes video versions of its most popular articles on YouTube.

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How to hide likes on Facebook: Your step-by-step guide

Sprout Social

Facebook is constantly introducing new updates to enhance the user experience. Many of their new features–from Stories to Facebook Live–have been a hit with users. On that note, let’s take a closer look at one of the latest features – the option to hide likes on Facebook. Why you may want to hide likes on Facebook.

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Social media moderation: How to respond to world events

Sprout Social

Social media moderation is the process of controlling the wanted (positive interactions or information) versus unwanted (offensive or discriminatory content) on platforms like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. BBC Sport had a sound approach to setting boundaries on their pages amidst transphobic comments about Olympian Laurel Hubbard.

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Red Bull’s Social Media Strategy: Marketing So Fly, It’s Giving Wings

Keyhole.co

Plus, it has expanded into proprietary adventure sports, racing, and music. million Facebook: 49 million YouTube: 13.6 The brand leverages this and encourages UGC by hosting events and competitions related to extreme sports, gaming, and more. Today, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink worldwide and enjoys a 39.5%

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Industry benchmarks to inform your social media presence

Sprout Social

This metric includes both published posts and sent replies to incoming messages sent by a brand account. Industries that publish more posts per average per day were media and entertainment (67), sports (42) and retail (36). Facebook benchmarks. Across all industries, brands publish an average of 7 Facebook posts per day.

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