Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

The 2024 US presidential election is several months away, but social media is already politically charged. According to Sprout Social Listening data , from January 1 to March 6, 2024 there were almost 7.6 Of these conversations, less than half were positive. Of these conversations, less than half were positive.

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Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But can brands drive significant website traffic and conversions from the TikTok platform? In this video from Ignite Social Media, analytics director Ryan Sweeney and SVP Misi McClelland discuss the opportunities and limitations of TikTok for driving traffic and sales. But marketers still need to adopt the right approach.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing multiple marketing projects on social media can be challenging. But how do you manage all these tasks across multiple social media platforms without compromising your content quality, consistency, and sanity? I have the solution. Let’s get started. Who is my target audience?

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2018

I don’t know a marketer out there that would say that influence in social media is not a commodity, if you know how to leverage it. Discussions on influence in social have been around since social began. Then and now, and thus, the more data a marketer has, the better the decision they can make.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 18, 2024

million followers across major social platforms, Duke Men’s Basketball has the largest following of any college sports team – even bigger than Duke University itself. Their social media presence is truly in a league of its own. So how have they built such a commanding social media empire? With over 5.4

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. Some 70% of people agree they expect conversational experiences from brands. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. What is conversational marketing?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It’s fair to say 2023 has been a busy year in the social media world. Brands Ride the Barbie Bandwagon Plenty of blockbusters have been backed by huge marketing campaigns. Cockroach Slays at Met Gala Many major social media moments are entirely predictable. So far, so what ?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 1, 2024

Video is no longer optional for marketing teams, with 91% of businesses using it as a marketing tool and 88% describing video as an important part of their marketing strategy. If you’re going to see success from video marketing, you need to know what works (and what doesn’t ) — and the landscape changes fast.

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Quintly

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Social media is the perfect place for conversational marketing. As conversational marketing grows in popularity across many different platforms, it’s crucial that you implement it correctly to drive engagement and conversions on social.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media advertising requires marketing professionals to proactively respond to continually evolving user habits and adapt to different trends. Image credit: Merakist on Unsplash The last year in social media saw consumer preferences shift, new technologies emerge, and certain social platforms flourish.

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Pam Hughes

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Many businesses have adopted social media marketing as a part of their digital strategy. Social media has enabled brands to connect with potential customers, but it has also made it more challenging to get noticed. Social media marketing must be conversion-focused for brands to thrive on social media.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Social media managers create innovative, high-quality content to engage followers and grow their company’s social media presence. Agility is a fundamental skill in social media marketing, essential for continuously adapting to the evolving digital landscape. Guest post by Eva Chan.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Social media moves fast. As a social media marketer, it can be tempting to jump on every viral trend in hopes of riding that wave of engagement. However, not all trends are created equal when it comes to brand marketing. Will joining this conversation help us achieve our current social media goals ?

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Myrland Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Recently, during a one-on-one LinkedIn training session with a partner at a law firm, my client asked an interesting and perceptive question: “Is my LinkedIn profile a place where I can be a little more casual and conversational and share things I wouldn’t normally include in my firm bio?” ” My answer was ”Absolutely!”

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 1, 2022

For today’s blog, let’s walk you through how you can leverage social media marketing for events, especially when hosting them virtually. Social Media Marketing Tactics to Increase Event Attendance . While 58% of marketers use social media to promote before, during, and after the event.

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Sprout Social

JULY 7, 2021

What started out as a conversation between a six-year-old girl and the family’s Amazon Echo Dot turned into an order for a dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies. Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways.

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Rebekah Radice

MARCH 6, 2018

Social media is one of the most powerful lead generation tools available today. Problem is, time and effort on social media doesn’t always translate into real leads. Tune in as I talk about the “why” behind your social media content, the real reason why it’s not converting, and how you can fix it.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Social media has revolutionized B2B marketing. Now an essential tool for all marketing efforts, it has changed how brands reach their customers, build awareness, and foster connections with their audiences. And businesses recognize the power of social media in driving tangible results.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Over the past year, social has increased its influence on trends , industries and even markets. As its impacts continue to grow, social media managers have taken their roles in new and innovative directions. So who better to predict the future of social media marketing than the people behind the profiles?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Most marketing professionals constantly grapple with two questions: What do our customers actually want and how can we turn them into our biggest champions? Without a deep understanding of their audience, even the most seasoned marketers, at times, find themselves in a cycle of guesswork and reactive strategies. Here’s how.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Need a good social media marketing book that fuels your learning and your career? Here’s our list of favorite reads for different aspects of social media. To monitor social media algorithm updates, feature rollouts, and new tactics, you probably read blogs or watch explainer videos.

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Sprout Social

JULY 21, 2022

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

And social commerce has also been top of mind as every major social network has released more shoppable features throughout the year. But as social media marketers look ahead to 2022 planning, here are several social media predictions that can help guide your strategies. TikTok Goes Mainstream.

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agora pulse

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

So, what does this mean to marketers? With Hummingbird, the digital marketing community was introduced to a new concept, i.e. “things-not-strings” which means that now Google is using its existing and ever-growing knowledge graph (i.e., Customer-centric content marketing . Hummingbird Update was announced back in 2013.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 4, 2024

But beyond their top-notch content, they’ve also made a name for themselves on social media. In this blog, we’ll be taking a deep dive into what Netflix is doing right on social media and how they’ve contributed to their success. But first, let’s dive into what their social media accounts look like.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 15, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of retail marketing, it’s often the unexpected brands that deliver the most inspiring and effective influencer campaigns. Full disclosure : Big Lots is an Ignite Social Media client and we work together on the influencer program. Watch the video below.

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Oktopost

MAY 23, 2023

The right social media marketing platform will offer 360° insights into how your posts perform, making it easy to identify content that’s ripe for repurposing. It’s the most scalable social media content strategy Any good social posting strategy is built around two things: quality and quantity.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And it’s exactly why you should focus on providing holistic customer service through social media. On social media, most customers just want to be heard and understood. Not sure how to provide great customer support via social media? 13 Social Media Customer Service Stats You Must Know 1.

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

As marketers, it’s our job to know our target audience’s needs and preferences. It’s why we conduct market research every year to better understand what our customers want and uncover new business opportunities. But sometimes market research alone isn’t enough, especially when consumer preferences can change overnight.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway?

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Sprout Social

MAY 24, 2022

Ten-cent text messages, AIM chat rooms with your best friends and glittery MySpace pages with bulletin boards are just a few nostalgic elements from the early days of social media. Soon enough, features like direct messages and @-mentions arrived, changing the trajectory of social media forever. So what’s next?

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Hootsuite

MARCH 26, 2024

If there’s one thing social media marketers need more of, it’s time. More time to execute their social strategy, to create content, and to engage with customers. But since you can’t get more time in your day, the next best thing is to use social media collaboration tools to get everything done.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Long gone are the days when sales teams and social media are estranged – combine the two together and your results will be a powerhouse for converting leads into customers. Here’s the solution: harnessing social media engagement insights.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the head of marketing who took Atlassian public in 2015.

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Hootsuite

MAY 15, 2023

Each of your franchisees on social media. How do you keep marketing messages, branding, and customer experience consistent with, quite literally, so many cooks in the kitchen? Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media guidelines template to quickly and easily create recommendations for your company and employees.

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