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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity SMM

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Those are among the findings from a trio of this year’s best research reports, from WordPress VIP , Hootsuite , and Metricool. Those are among the many questions answered in the Content Matters 2023 Report from WordPress VIP.

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Facebook Profile Suffers Negative Attack

Bill Hartzer

My main, Meta Verified personal Facebook profile , which is different than my Facebook Page , is currently suffering a “negative social media attack” over the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, I’ve received reports of at least 81 of my personal Facebook posts be attacked–they have been reported to Facebook.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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New Report Looks at the Rising Influence of Online Communities

Social Media Today

Facebook has worked with researchers from The Governance Lab at NYU to provide new insights into the importance of online communities.

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Facebook Outlines Evolving Efforts to Combat Hate Speech in New Report

Social Media Today

Facebook has released the latest version of its Community Standards Enforcement Report, which now includes a specific section on the prevalence of hate speech.

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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The agreement sees the two national organizations exchange ownership of 41 community and commuter newspapers and then shutter most of them, but it’s the fault of industry disruption according to the news release announcing the deal. Communities want, and need, local news, not just a freesheet stuffed with ads. But there’s the rub.

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Facebook Provides Community-Building Tips for Brands in New Report

Social Media Today

Facebook says that brands need to work on developing their community contribution capacity in order to align with modern connective trends.