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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It can seem like social media is a waste of both time and resources in a world of competing priorities. Adding a social media consultant to your team will fix this. Click To Tweet A social media consultant will devise an effective strategy and provide a workable delivery framework. Usually, the issue is a lack of strategy.

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A Heart to Heart with My Industry: Five Ways to Improve the Business Consulting Industry

Waxing UnLyrical

As my business consulting partner Jason Arcemont once put it: “I’ve always enjoyed my job until it became full-time.” But it’s not uncommon for marketing professionals and other business consultants to get creatively and occupationally stuck on a hamster wheel, partly as a result of things we do to ourselves and our industry as a whole.

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Should Consultants Compete or Cooperate?

Ari Herzog

But at the time, I feel that business professionals should work more closely with peers in the same industry. Many social media marketing professionals consult in the greater Boston region. Why must we compete? Or, is consulting focused more on the sale and less on building relationships with peers? at AriWriter.

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. Another 50% brought on an agency partner based off an industry specialty or experience reaching a particular audience. Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

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10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Hiring a Social Media Consulting Firm

Bill Hartzer

With this rapid growth in social media uptake, the demand for social media training and consulting has risen tremendously. The question however remains, “what do you ask when seeking to hire social media consultant s?” Competent consultants need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of your marketing niche.

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How to Use Social Listening to Retain More Customers

Webbiquity SMM

This list should also include industry-specific keywords. Affiliate sales support independent publishing Sentiment analysis gives an in-depth insight into what the customer expects from your brand, product, or industry. Use social listening to assess how other brands in your industry are accommodating customer demands.

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How to gain a competitive advantage by analyzing marketing initiatives by competitors

Sprout Social

Direct competitors actively compete with you for the same customers, such as a similar business in your local area. Determine your competitors To find your direct competitors, turn to search engines, social media and customer insights to learn who’s competing against you. This will enable you to optimize your offer to compete.

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