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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

The internet is littered with examples of brands receiving backlash after failing to read the room. This article will focus on the second camp, sharing 10 of our favorite examples of brands that used trending subjects to generate social engagement. Or when Burger King UK tweeted, “ Women belong in the kitchen ”?

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Social Networking Stats: Tumblr Serves 20 Billion Page Views Per Month, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Posterous: 15 million monthly users. via Posterous. With over 80 million blogs and tens of millions of users ( GigaOM ), the platform has grown popular for sharing pictures, stories and memes without losing its “intimate, community feel.” Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users. via Tagged. via AdWeek. Reddit: 46.8

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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

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Every thread has an OP (original poster) who started it. For entertainment via memes, humor subreddits, or to discuss TV or movies. Subreddits have their own URL, for example the Star Wars subreddit can be found at www.reddit.com/r/StarWars. For example, instead of saying “the memes subreddit,” I’d say “r slash memes.”.

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Three Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Promote your Event

Webbiquity SMM

Don’t forget to include it on all relevant social posts across your platforms and on any physical promotional materials such as bags, t-shirts, posters, and presentation templates. • For example, there’s the simple yet very effective “‘like’-to-win” contest. Use Targeted Social Media Ads.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Here are some great examples that might help inspire you to reach TBT greatness. Use old ephemera — think posters, ticket stubs or other fun items — to highlight a unique milestone from your brand’s history. Here are some examples of ways people use the hashtag to sell. After all, Thursday rolls around once a week.

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Top 11 Social Media Meme Ideas and Tools for 2021

Oktopost

When words fail, there’s always a meme to get your message across. But we’re not quite at the point where diplomatic cables and formal letters are delivered in meme formats (yet). For the most part, we share memes because they make us laugh. Why use memes for marketing? What are memes?

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20 Social Media Post Types That Perform Well (and How to Use Them)

agora pulse

You can only add two options to choose from (for example, yes/no). Ask for permission to publicize that comment on your own channel and tag the initial poster. Love them or hate them, memes are hard to pass by. Tumblr remains my favorite way to find cool memes. Tumblr remains my favorite way to find cool memes.

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