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How to Drive Engagement on Facebook Without Paid Ads

Social Media Today

Buying Facebook advertising shouldn’t be the end of your marketing strategy on the platform. There are many other ways to increase your traffic and online influence without paying for ad space.

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Social Media Marketing Trends for the Back Half of 2019

Ignite Social Media

Groups will be the New Facebook. Facebook is hoping that its emphasis on Groups will re-engage users. According to data from eMarketer, average time spent and overall engagement on Facebook is expected to continue to decline. This can be attributed to algorithm updates, the inability to capture younger audiences and a move towards private messaging.

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From social commerce to TikTok: The 9 most successful mobile campaigns of 2019

Social Media Today

Mobile marketers were full of surprises in the first half of the year with efforts that scanned, scorched and sliced their way to success.

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Instagram: The Perfect Social Networking Platform for Businesses

Social Media Marketing

It has already been discovered that Instagram has been responsible for surpassing both Facebook as well as Twitter in terms of the total number of users who are active. Currently, Instagram is the most preferred social networking platform that most of the businesses use for marketing their business. Instagram is simple, convenient, and user-friendly.

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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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Facebook emulates rivals' monetization playbooks to draw more creators

Social Media Today

Announcements arriving ahead of VidCon include a new feature called Stars, which closely resembles Twitch's Bit Emotes.

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Why You Need to Start Tracking Instagram Saves Today

agora pulse

On Instagram alone, social media managers are looking at likes, comments , video views, link clicks, profile views, and so much more. One thing I’ve noticed, though, is that there’s a piece of that puzzle that marketers and brands often don’t even realize is missing in their account monitoring: Instagram saves. Saves on Instagram aren’t quite as flashy as big social proof , and they often don’t come in the same impressive numbers as likes or comments.

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31 Most Engaging Friendship Day Social Media Posts

Unmetric

Brand marketers use occasions like Friendship Day to capitalize on their social media campaigns. Most brands kick-start their campaign planning even up to two months in advance. A quick look at Discover will clue you in on the different types of Friendship Day posts that worked well for brands in the past. See the latest Friendship Day posts. Cadbury 5 Star.

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9 Popular Instagram Trends of 2019 (So Far)

Later

Summer has finally hit, and while most brands are taking a vacay, now’s the time to level-up your Instagram strategy and jump on some of the hottest Instagram trends in 2019! With so many features, post types, tools, designs, styles, and more, it can be difficult to know what’s currently “popular” on Instagram. To help keep your business ahead of the game, we’re highlighting 9 of the biggest Instagram trends in 2019 we’re loving so far: Instagram Trends 2019 #1 : Po

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Catch That Star: A Guide to Breaking into Hollywood

The Realtime Report

Catch That Star: A Guide to Breaking into Hollywood. Have you always dreamed of breaking into Hollywood? You and about every other person on the planet. Despite all the fierce competition, your dreams of stardom aren’t beyond your reach. It is tough though so you’ll need to prepare yourself like the fine weapon that you are. Start gathering up experience, get all the gigs you can even if they are little home projects you find on the internet, and stay diligent.

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Hudson Yards Features Digital Brands, In Group

Forbes Social Media

"The Shops" at New York's $25 billion Hudson Yards development, feature the second level "Floor of Discovery". This collection of digital first brands and "unique to New York" concepts should give both tourists and locals a fresh mix of refined specialty retailers, not found elsewhere.

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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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IBM, Omega, and Hasselblad Celebrate Apollo 11 fiftieth Anniversary with Exclusive Content

WebInKnow

Apollo 11, the first lunar landing, was fifty years ago this month. It was the most audacious adventure humans have ever accomplished and deserves celebration. I’m particularly interested in how the contractors who worked on the project in the 1960s are marking the milestone, so we will look at three companies: IBM, Hasselblad, and Omega.

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Trade Wars And Easy Money Could Send Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, And LTC Prices To New Highs

Forbes Social Media

Trade wars and easy money are turning major cryptocurrencies into the new “safe havens.” Sort of.

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A Minimalist Social Strategy for Small Business Owners

Hootsuite

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4 Things You Need To Know Right Now About The Storm In The Gulf Of Mexico

Forbes Social Media

A potential hurricane may develop in the Gulf of Mexico this week. Here's what you need to know right now.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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What is utility marketing and why you should use it

Digimind

We spoke to marketing gurus Ekaterina Walter and Jessica Gioglio about their book, The Laws of Brand Storytelling. You don’t need prior knowledge of brand storytelling to enjoy the book (or this post), but you can get a bit of background and a definition of brand storytelling by reading our other post about the book.

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Is Snapchat Recommitting To Its Creative Community?

Forbes Social Media

The company's latest changes signal a renewed interest in its organic content, addressing many of the concerns of its existing creators and bringing in new talent.

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Instagram marketing: how to establish an effective strategy

Sprout Social

If you feel like you don’t quite “get” Instagram marketing, you’re not alone. On the surface, it might seem like little more than a place for snapshots and selfies. The reality, though? Instagram is an absolute goldmine for businesses of all shapes and sizes. From social selling to community-building and beyond, there’s a reason why Instagram is booming right now among businesses and consumers alike.

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The #MindfulSocial podcast with @mckra1g

Janet Fouts

My guest on Mindful Social this week is Molly Cantrell-Kraig. Boy, does this woman have a story! She’s been through the wringer a few times in her life, yet she’s managed to do so much more than survive, she’s thrived. Her new book Circuit Train Your Brain- Daily Habits That Develop Resilience is such a great read. You know by now that one of my favorite topics is resilience and when you bring mindfulness and emotional intelligence into the mix it can be golden!

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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2019 Key Digital Marketing Growth Stats [Infographic]

Social Media Today

These six social media stats and digital marketing trends can offer us great insight into where we should plan to spend our time and resources.

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6 Tips for Organizing Instagram Content with Later

Later

Over 100 million photos and videos are uploaded to Instagram every single day — but with all that posting comes a very real challenge: how do you organize your Instagram content? With so many photos, videos, dates, photo credits, and hashtags to remember, it can be difficult to stay on top of your Instagram content calendar. Especially if you’re a small business with a million other things to do.

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4 Essential Steps to Master Pinterest & Get 2x More Targeted Followers [Infographic]

Social Media Today

Increase Pinterest engagement and drive more traffic to your website with these social media branding tips.

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