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Employee Evangelists: Your Secret Social PR Weapon in a Crisis

Waxing UnLyrical

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. A Reason to Speak. Messages to Share.

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Gary Hayes Social Media Count

Laurel Papworth

Social Media statistics: Ever wondered how many people are blogging, uploading videos, tweeting right at this very minute ? Social Network activity measured in real time. You might want to factor that into the social media counter! Project Factory and Mike Seyfang are the other two.

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How to create a culture of recognition on your team 

Sprout Social

It’s no secret that social media professionals wear more than one hat. Social teams are vital for a business’ bottom line growth, but their work can often go unrecognized and unsupported. Social teams are vital for a business’ bottom line growth, but their work can often go unrecognized and unsupported. I’ve been there.

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How to supercharge your marketing strategy with AI automation

Sprout Social

This combination enriches regular automation by embedding AI capabilities, like the ability to learn and adapt from previous tasks, into the process. Take for example, Sprout’s AI-driven Social Media Listening solution. What is AI automation? The bigger the data, the more accurate the model will ultimately be.

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Can You Trust Social Media Sources?

Net-Savvy Executive

Before you can pull insights from your data, you need data, but I'm hearing more concerns about data quality in social media analysis lately. Lately, I'm hearing more about social data that's intentionally tainted. If you're looking for meaning in social media data, you may have to deal with adversaries.

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24+ Sites to Find Free Images You Would Actually Use for Your Marketing

Buffer Social

Our social media management tool incorporates image posting because we know how important that element is to engage your followers and fans. But there’s one question we get asked quite often: Where can you find free images that are high quality and cleared to use for your blog posts or social media content?

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MUST READ new Pew survey about groups on the internet

SocialFish

The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America. And social media users are even more likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are group participants. It is hard to underestimate the impact of social media and internet use on group engagement.

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