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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

Social messaging. Social shopping networks. Interactive social media apps. Microblogging platforms. Social review sites. Social curation and bookmarking sites. Social networking sites. Overview: Social networking sites allow people to connect with each other through a shared online space.

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Which Social Media Channels Should I Use For My Business?

yMarketingMatters

Know that this platform does need a considerable amount of human and financial resources (advertising), and, if done right, the benefits to your business will definately be seen. Twitter has proved its worth in recent years as a platform for breaking news. There are over 230 million LinkedIn users and 2.7

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Promoting A Small Business Blog Through Social Media

Small Business Mavericks

Twitter can be automated on many blog platforms through the addition of plugins or modules. Promoting your content on Facebook only takes a minute or two as do many of the social bookmarking services. Some business owners find that social media sites such as Tumblr and LinkedIn are worth the effort.

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Web Presence Optimization, Reloaded

Webbiquity SMM

From there, make sure that your presence is search-optimized on the “big four&# social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. And that you are interacting with your networks on those platforms. Spread your profile around (more places to be found!). See the reputation management question below.

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12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program.

Saying It Social

Own your brand’s social presence: If you don’t create official channels online, it’s only a matter of time before your customers/clients do it for you and create their own profiles and communities around your brand. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

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50 Ways Marketers use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing

Harp Interactive

Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing.

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Best Social PR Guides and Tips of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Writing that “The most productive PR path…is a blended approach to social and traditional media,&# Len Stein offers a quick but valuable process for obtaining and promoting old and new media coverage using multiple tools like social bookmarking sites, internal company distribution, your own website, marketing emails and more.