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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Balancing activities across owned, earned, shared and paid media strategies is the best way to get a demonstrable return on investment (ROI) for today’s marketing and communications campaigns. This is the integrated digital media and marketing communications framework I use with my clients, no matter the challenge. A client recently asked me to explain it to senior management and what follows is summary of my presentation.

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2020: The Year Data Saved The World

Waxing UnLyrical

How you think 2020 will be remembered? I think it will be as The Year Data Saved The World. Image: HCFM Communicate via Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 4.0. On the one hand, it’s quite obvious that 2020 will always be known as the year the modern world was brought to its knees by an invisible, infinitesimal, virus. With a global pandemic shutting literally everything down, “life as we know it” changed forever in what has been quite an extraordinary confluence of circumstances.

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26 Social Media Marketing Books to Advance Your Skills

agora pulse

Bonus Material: Free SMART Goals ebook. 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. But what about when you need to master a new-to-you social platform or develop your skills?

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Facebook Faces Renewed Backlash Over Lack of Support for Small Advertisers

Social Media Today

Facebook's launched a revamped Help Center at a time where more advertisers are voicing their concerns with the platform's ad systems.

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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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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Balancing activities across owned, earned, shared and paid media strategies is the best way to get a demonstrable return on investment (ROI) for today’s marketing and communications campaigns. This is the integrated digital media and marketing communications framework I use with my clients, no matter the challenge. A client recently asked me to explain it to senior management and what follows is summary of my presentation.

Marketing 195
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Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021! Our journey this year through the eyes of our CEO

Audiense

Let’s be honest this year has been a s**t show, right? But we all know it could have been much worse! As the ever optimist I’ll skip complaining about 2020 and focus on what could make an amazing 2021! Here are a few trends to look out for.

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3 Ways to Use Instagram's New Keyword Search Option to Grow Your Business

Social Media Today

Instagram recently updates its search functionality, which opens up new possibilities for your research and marketing efforts.

Instagram 218
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The ultimate guide to promoting your brand on IGTV

Awario

IGTV (Instagram TV) is a long-form vertical video channel that is created by Instagram and accessible only from Instagram. Let's see how we can use it for brand promotion.

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How to Craft a Successful Social Media Content Strategy

agora pulse

Bonus Material: SMART Goals Ebook. Struggling to put together a social media content strategy? Or just need ideas for making the most of your existing one? Grab these ideas for crafting one that works best for you. I’m Bronte Mojdehi, marketing manager at AppSumo , the go-to digital marketplace for entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and freelancers.

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Truths Every Marketer Should Hear About Transformation

Oktopost

More companies in 2020 have had to make more strategic decisions in nine months than in the last nine years. Unmasking the truth behind transformation, Elinor Kalina, CMO of Jolt joins me on our Radically Transparent podcast to confess the bold decisions she had to make and the giant risks she had to take to pivot the entire organization and marketing function.

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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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Snapchat Shares New insights into Consumer Behavior and Trends

Social Media Today

Snapchat has shared some new insights into rising consumption trends and usage behaviors to help in your strategic thinking.

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Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, “Version Cuisine”, Causing A Buzz In France

Forbes Social Media

A French version of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean has been trending on social media, replacing the English words with French food words.

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#353: Your Confidence Success Path for Showing Up Online with Ivirlei Brookes

Amy Porterfield

Be your most confident self online in 2021 I recall the days of doing a Facebook Live when you couldn’t see how many people were tuning in. Talk about having an E.T. moment… “Is anyone out there?” Nowadays, when you show up Live online, you can see who is tuning in. Thank the Tech Gods! […]. The post #353: Your Confidence Success Path for Showing Up Online with Ivirlei Brookes appeared first on Amy Porterfield | Online Marketing Expert.

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Create Shorter Content For More Effective Marketing

WebInKnow

Twitter launched in 2006 and the short form text content platform quickly gained popularity among businesses, the media, government, and artists. Short form video exploded first with apps like Vine (6 second videos) and later Instagram and TikTok. Shorter, shorter, shorter! Yet I’ve noticed many organizations are still only producing long form content.

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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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TikTok Launches New Small Business Resource Center for Marketers

Social Media Today

TikTok has launched a new Small Business Resource Center to help SMBs make the most of their in-app promotion opportunities.

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2020 Was An Excellent Year For Insightful Non-Fiction Books. Here Are My Top Picks

Forbes Social Media

For a year that was incredibly depressing month after month, and even from a political standpoint was emotionally draining no matter which side of the aisle you were on, the one minor positive is that many of us started reading more books.

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How to Hide Birthday On Facebook

BeingOptimist

Facebook could be a tricky place for many of us. Why? Because they keep changing the website’s interface every now and then. New updates come and go, and we do not even realize how much time has passed since we have been using social media. However, in this blog, we will be giving you a solution on how to hide your birthday on Facebook just in case you are being about it.

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4 Tips to Find Micro Influencers on Instagram [to Boost Sales]

Keyhole.co

Updated on December 21st, 2020. Influencers have the power to win the hearts – and pockets – of consumers. It is no surprise, then, that some of the biggest brands in the world are using influencer marketing to promote their products and services. While influencer marketing is effective, not all brands have the budget to afford a top-tier influencer.

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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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Snapchat Offers Tentative Support for UK MP's Call for Labels on Digitally Altered Images

Social Media Today

A UK MP recently proposed a new law which would require social platforms to add labels to all digitally altered images.

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Want To Realize Your Full Potential? Listen To Qveen Herby

Forbes Social Media

You don’t expect a hip hop artist championing female empowerment to dress like she’s a 1950’s movie star housewife, but Qveen Herby is full of surprises. She and her best friend even have their own makeup business, peppered with playful copy.

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7 Steps to Develop a Profitable Social Media & Digital Marketing Plan [podcast]

Pam Moore

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Creating even the most stunning, funny or high quality content is not going to drive measurable and profitable results if you don't have the right foundations in place.

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Create a Culture of Innovation With This Professional Development Plan for B2B Marketers

Social Media Strategery

This post originally appeared on MarketingProfs. The pandemic has given B2B marketing leaders a golden opportunity to rethink the culture of their marketing teams. Rather than worrying about how to recover , the best B2B marketers are thinking about how to get stronger. While true culture change takes time, one of the best ways to start is by integrating it into your employees’ professional development plans.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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YouTube Adds New 'Shorts' Shortcut Button to User Home Screens in India

Social Media Today

YouTube has added a new element to its TikTok-like 'Shorts' function, with a new shortcut on the home screen.

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2020: A Meme Essay

Forbes Social Media

In the spirit of the internet and in the unique way that memes can bring us together in relatable camaraderie, here is a rundown of this historically garbage year, 2020, told in memes.

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7 Steps to Develop a Profitable Social Media & Digital Marketing Plan [podcast]

Pam Moore

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Creating even the most stunning, funny or high quality content is not going to drive measurable and profitable results if you don't have the right foundations in place.

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Free Printable Calendar and Holidays Guide for 2021

Later

Never miss a social media moment! Stay on top of your social strategy and plan for all the important holidays with our free 2021 printable calendar and holidays guide. 2021 Social Media Holidays Guide. We know that scheduling posts and visually planning your feed in advance is key to a stress-free life for social media managers. With Later , you can digitally plan all of your posts for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and TikTok from one easy-to-use dashboard.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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TikTok Adds 'Year in Review' Option to Highlight the Clips That You Engaged with Throughout the Year

Social Media Today

TikTok has added a new 'Year in Review' option to showcase your personal top trends in the app from 2020.

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Telegram To Start Charging In 2021

Forbes Social Media

Telegram's founder says the company needs to raise "a few hundred millions dollars per year" by charging for services.

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7 Steps to Develop a Profitable Social Media & Digital Marketing Plan [podcast]

Pam Moore

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan. Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Creating even the most stunning, funny or high quality content is not going to drive measurable and profitable results if you don't have the right foundations in place.

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Know Your Millennials: Optimizing Your Consumer Intelligence Efforts For The New Age of Marketing

Digimind

?? “Young people need to be asked what matters to them, not told what matters.” - Jeff Martin, CEO of Tribal Brands Inc.??.

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Facebook Warns EU Users of Impacts to Messaging Due to Changes in Privacy Laws

Social Media Today

Facebook has outlined some changes to its messaging services in Europe due to updates EU digital privacy laws.

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