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10 Higher Ed Marketers You Should Follow

Social Media Strategies Summit

Higher education marketers are busy, so finding the time to keep up with the latest industry developments can be challenging. Fortunately, plenty of smart folks can provide the answers: higher ed thought leaders who regularly post about what’s happening in the industry (and what it means for people like you).

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Industry benchmarks to inform your social media presence

Sprout Social

You may have reports set up to measure your own key metrics, but in the course of trying to prove the value of social to your larger organization, you’ve likely run into questions about how you stack up to competitors or how your social presence “should” be going compared to your industry. How social stacks up across industries.

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Making waves: Unexpected industries innovating on social

Sprout Social

But if you work in a technical or niche industry, it might seem like you don’t belong on social. No matter your industry, you can make waves on social media. Industry events and webinars make space for people to discuss trends, talk about controversies and tout the latest innovations in their industries.

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Is Your Content Top of Feed Worthy?

Pam Moore

If your content doesn't inspire, empower, educate and connect emotionally with someone, why would they open it, let alone actually spend time watching, reading or listening to it. There are still quite a few lazy marketers pushing out mass quantities of junk content trying to grab that sacred top of news feed position.

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Facebook News Feed Update: Now What?

Jon Loomer

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. I did my best to break down what I think is happening , but now it’s time to step back and evaluate how — and if — this changes things. First, to summarize: 1. Person-to-person is prioritized. So… Now what? A ghost town?

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Facebook Marketers are Already Fumbling News Feed Change

Jon Loomer

It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes. Call me cynical. But marketers are going to screw this up. A few examples: Jan.

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We wanted to explore consumer misconceptions of social media professionals: Instead, it sparked a dialogue about the need for greater diversity

Sprout Social

Which means the industry is primarily made up of Millennial white women. How can we make a place in the industry for people from different generations? We asked social professionals outside of the majority demographic to weigh in, and got their take on what’s amiss in the industry and how we can chart a more inclusive path forward.