Tue.Sep 27, 2016

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5 Tips for Social Media Advertising During the Election Season

Ignite Social Media

Its only September and I’m sure you’re already sick of the political madness that has taken over your social feeds. Once we’ve elected the next President on November 8 th , I imagine people will have a thing or two to say about that, as well. When it comes to advertising on Facebook, Twitter and the other social platforms during this crazy time, we have a few suggestions on how to make sure your content is front and center. 1.

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The Book of Joy is here! #sharethejoy with @thedesmondtutu + @DalaiLama

Janet Fouts

The Book of Joy by Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and Douglas Abrams chronicles a week with two legendary figures discussing compassion, joy and the power of humility.

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Best Practices For Facebook Live Broadcasts

Ignite Social Media

Since 2015, Facebook has seen an increase in videos-per-person posted on their site. In the United States, the rate has gone up by 94% ; not by coincidence, Facebook’s relatively new live video feature has become one of the social media site’s most popular aspects. We as marketers know that using live video can be a great way to create content and interact with your audience.

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How Do You Use Hashtags on Instagram?

agora pulse

Here’s a question I get a lot: Exactly how do you use hashtags on Instagram? There is a lot of conflicting information out there about how you use them, when to use them, and how many to use. If you can wade through all that noise and use hashtags correctly, you are more likely to get more views, followers , and overall business results. Let’s take for example the world biggest Instagram user.

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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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Harambe Live: Secrets to blowing up your company’s social channels

Socialmedia.biz

Harambe, the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla that became the biggest Internet meme of 2016, is now the subject of a tribute and viral marketing event. Kickstarter campaign aims to create world’s biggest ‘gorilla marketing’ event. This is the third of a series on modern viral marketing techniques extolled by Vincent Dignan of the United Kingdom.

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Why and How Brands Can Use Instagram Stories

Meltwater

Snapchat Stories have been a big success since they came on the scene in 2013… Read More.

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5 Creative Instagram Accounts that will Blow Your Mind

Socially Sorted

There are creative Instagram accounts and then there are the kind that are SO creative you literally can’t look away. . In this post, I s hare 5 Instagram accounts that will blow your mind with creativity. … and a few things you can learn from them for your own business. . Image by Shutterstock. There are many types of images and video that draw us in and make a great creative account on Instagram.

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Top 7 Online Tools to Automate Your Content Marketing

Kikolani

In 1996, Bill Gates declared that “ content is king ,” and, twenty years later, his words apply to marketing in ways he never anticipated. The success of content marketing makes sense. Users prioritize their own benefit before anything else, and content marketing is a far more effective way to prove that benefit to them than traditional advertising.

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How to Analyze What Works for Your Audience

Sprout Social

The key to driving engagement and growing a social media following is knowing what your audience wants to see. To be successful with social media marketing , you need to create and share content your target audience resonates with. Trying to figure out what works for your audience can be a challenge. With so much competition, short attention spans and balancing multiple social media profiles , driving engagement is more difficult than ever.

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Top 7 Online Tools to Automate Your Content Marketing

Kikolani

In 1996, Bill Gates declared that “ content is king ,” and, twenty years later, his words apply to marketing in ways he never anticipated. The success of content marketing makes sense. Users prioritize their own benefit before anything else, and content marketing is a far more effective way to prove that benefit to them than traditional advertising.

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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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How to Tell the Instagram Algorithm That You’re Awesome

agora pulse

A few months ago, Instagram announced that the days of its chronological feed were over and it – like many other social networks – would be using an algorithm to determine what would show up in a user’s feed. The announcement said that “the order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post.”.

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The One Reason Your Amazing Blog Post Hasn’t Gone Viral (and 8 Things You Can Do About It)

ProBlogger

This is a guest contribution from ProBlogger Expert Kelly Exeter. So you’ve written an AMAZING blog post; one you know contains everything it needs to go viral: Irresistibly magnetic headline. Compelling hook. Content that addresses a genuine pain point for your readers. Powerful storytelling. You put it out into the world and the response is … underwhelming.

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13 Advanced Link Building Strategies You (Probably) Haven’t Used

Viper Chill

Copyblogger has long been one of the most authoritative blogs on copywriting and content marketing. While they used to reveal their most popular blog posts in their sidebar (sorted by most comments) it seems that is no longer the case. But what if it was? What if you could analyse any blog and see which of their articles have the most comments, in order.

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Inside Social Media at one of the Biggest Universities in America (and What You Can Learn) [SSM007]

Buffer Social

What is it like to be the Director or Social Media for one America’s largest and most engaged universities? With more than 1,000 social media accounts to oversee and an audience base of over 6 million , Nikki Sunstrum , Director of Social Media at the University of Michigan , knows what it takes to reach and engage with a large demographic of people from prospective students to parents to proud alumni.

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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.