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Memejacking: How to Get Started Marketing with Memes

Waxing UnLyrical

Memes are one of those things. For most of us, memes are a trifling way to spend the day: a source of laughter or, albeit less frequently, inspiration. For marketers, memes may have come to represent something very different: an “in” with the “Internet culture” crowd. Memes are also perfect for use on social sites.

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Meme, Myself, and I: A Brand’s Guide to Using Memes

Ignite Social Media

Just take a scroll through Facebook and Twitter, and you’re guaranteed to find a post that immediately makes you LOL and then tag your best friend. One of those funny posts is likely to be a meme, which feels like the world’s largest inside joke. Read on for the rules of posting when it comes to memes. Timeliness.

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32 Signs You Might Be a Social Media Marketing O.G.

Ignite Social Media

We’ve been doing nothing but social media marketing for brands since 2007. Are you a social media marketing O.G.? You know you’ve been doing social media marketing a really long time when: 1. You grew up with Twitter and watched it pass on; 19. But we know we’re not the only ones.

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The Biggest Social Media Moments of 2023

Social Media Strategies Summit

So much has happened that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in late 2022 feels like ancient history. Elon Musk Rebrands Twitter After ambiguously tweeting — or “posting,” we guess — a solitary letter “X” in April, Musk followed up a couple of months later by revealing that Twitter had been renamed after the 24th letter in the alphabet.

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The Meme-ification of Instagram

Buffer Social

In particular, we’re noticing an embrace of memes — that historically unpolished, yet highly relatable category of social media content. Keep reading for examples, inspiration, and directions on the meme-ification of Instagram and how to ride the wave. Memes included. Memes are … Relatable.

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

Social Media Strategies Summit

That made Twitter’s rebranding a real open goal for marketers. Semrush Reacts to The Little Mermaid Trailer When we think about brands successfully leveraging social media trends , we generally focus on what’s happening on platforms like Twitter and TikTok, which pride themselves on being at the forefront of zeitgeisty conversation.

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Red Bull’s Social Media Strategy: Marketing So Fly, It’s Giving Wings

Keyhole.co

Kratin Daeng was marketed toward the more rough-and-tough truckers and workers. market share. Each of these enterprises is wildly successful and has millions of followers online, thanks to Red Bull’s marketing strategy. million Twitter: 1.9 Here are a few examples: Oracle Red Bull Racing on Twitter: 4.5