Wed.Feb 22, 2017

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Why Business Is About to Boom for Social Media Agencies

Convince & Convert

For years, social media was primarily a text-based circumstance, and social media directors were often people with a background in writing. (Our 2014 report on the employment histories of guests on my Social Pros podcast found more than 50% of that unscientific sample had degrees in PR/journalism/English). In those years, nearly all social media content was written (with a side order of UGC photography).

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Entrepreneurs: On Theft, Piracy and Buying from Thieves and Pirates

Jon Loomer

[NOTE: This post continues a series exploring the topic of entrepreneurship. While my focus has and will continue to be on Facebook ads, I have plenty to share about what I’ve learned while building my business.]. The first time it happened was around four years ago. I launched a new training course about Power Editor. I was feeling good about myself because it was doing better than I had expected.

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4 Ways Brands Should Use Native Advertising In 2017

Meltwater

With customers and online users opting for ad-blocking whenever they can, native advertising takes on… Read More.

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Snapchat, will it decrease in 2017? Has Instagram won over Snapchat?

Ignite Social Media

The battle lines were drawn last August between Instagram and Snapchat the day Instagram Stories was released. Eerily similar to Snapchat, when Stories first arrived on the scene, a lot of us laughed. We laughed because we all saw it for what it was: a blatant copy of Snapchat’s efforts. Instagram Stories was nothing more than an after-thought. Or was it?

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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New Report Links Social Media Engagement to Consumer Spending

Devumi

Now that many businesses have made the transition to social media to interact with their audience in a more personal way, a new study has come up which proves how engagement in social media affects consumer spending. According to research made by the University of Buffalo School of Management, customers were more likely to spend […]. The post New Report Links Social Media Engagement to Consumer Spending appeared first on Devumi.

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Social Media Tips From HUG17

Jenn's Trends

For as much as I love speaking at social media conferences, I love attending them just as much.

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Will The Marketing Agency Of The Future Look Nothing Like The Agency Of Today?

Twist Image

Nearly twenty years ago, the agency of the future seemed very obvious. We launched our digital marketing agency (then it was called Twist Image , now it's called Mirum ) in 2000. We had a clear objective: we wanted to create the agency of the future today. Our mission seemed obvious (to us, at the time). We felt that technology had not permeated the marketing department.

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A Gen Z's Perspective on What Makes for an Authentic Brand

Pixlee

My name is Devon Smith; I’m a 14-year-old freshman in high school and am an active Instagram-er and snapchat-er. As such, I have noticed a few things about brands on the platform. One of the things that I've noticed is that there are some brands on Instagram that appear authentic and engaging, and some that don’t. The ones that are authentic are true to their core, speak with a human voice, and are artsy or adventurous.

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Tips for Pitching to Potential Podcast Guests

ProBlogger

This is a guest contribution from Karly Nimmo. As a podcaster, I’m inundated with requests and pitches from people who are looking for some free PR. As a podcaster, I’m totally down with receiving these requests and pitches. I love to hear from people who have something of value to share with my audience. However, as a podcaster, there’s a few things I’m not down with.

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How You Should Really Use A Social Media Calendar

agora pulse

If you’ve read ten “best practice” articles on social media management, at least half of them told you to use a social media calendar. Am I right? The problem is — most of the “gurus” who tell you to use a social media calendar neglect to show you HOW to use it well. Although I will never claim to be a guru, I’d like to show you what to do once yosouru have a calendar in your hands (or in front of your face).

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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20 Creative Ways to Use Social Media for Storytelling

Buffer Social

Storytelling has always played a part in successful marketing. Stories enable us to build personality and create a connection with consumers. But can we actually tell a story on social media? Is it possible to narrate a story with social media posts that are supposed to be short and sweet? It turns out there are many ways to use social media for storytelling!