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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

And Duolingo, with its sassy brand voice and reputation for producing madcap content, was the ideal brand to capitalize on this moment. It quickly became a meme, and Semrush was one of the first brands to hop on the trend with this LinkedIn post that resonated with marketers everywhere.  Featured image by Freepik.

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Praying and piggybacking: Who is Nesamani and why are brands talking about him?

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The world yesterday realized that meme culture is well and truly alive in South India, for all of a sudden, social users everywhere were praying for a fictional South Asian character. A user on a Facebook memes page asked a harmless question about hammers, leading to a Tamil user making a reference to Nesamani. Who is Nesamani?

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Social Networking Stats: Tumblr Serves 20 Billion Page Views Per Month, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Posterous: 15 million monthly users. via Posterous. With over 80 million blogs and tens of millions of users ( GigaOM ), the platform has grown popular for sharing pictures, stories and memes without losing its “intimate, community feel.” Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users. via Tagged. via AdWeek. Reddit: 46.8

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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

Hootsuite

Every thread has an OP (original poster) who started it. Users can also vote content by others “up” or “down” the algorithm. And, downvoted content receives less exposure. Instead of using complicated algorithmic tools to rank content, Reddit’s algorithm runs on votes. Simple and effective. What is a subreddit?

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Three Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Promote your Event

Webbiquity SMM

Use this page as the central space for posting event updates and engaging content, which can then be promoted on your other social channels. Don’t forget to include it on all relevant social posts across your platforms and on any physical promotional materials such as bags, t-shirts, posters, and presentation templates. •

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Well, it often makes for perfect content for your brand. If you’ve got fun, interesting or unique TBT content, you’ll build brand awareness and gain new followers in no time. We get it — it’s hard to come up with fresh angles or new ways to present your content. Make sure your posts include old content.

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What Are You Looking Forward to in Social Media in 2020?: Experts Round-Up

agora pulse

Unless you catch lightning in a bottle with some sort of meme-worthy one-off, it is very, very difficult to sustain social media reach and engagement with a content approach that is non-episodic. We’ll continue to see older mainstays work such as blogging and content marketing. ” website | Twitter.