Sprout Social

AUGUST 31, 2022

Managing social media means you need a variety of skills to become successful. Here are 17 social media management tips to help you stay productive and organized: 1. Consider your brand’s goals, resources, current content types, your audience, your competitors and the industry you’re in.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 14, 2020

Social media managers wear many hats, filling necessary and strategic roles ranging from marketing specialist to customer care provider. Fortunately, working in social media builds a broad range of transferable skills. Fortunately, working in social media builds a broad range of transferable skills.

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Oktopost

APRIL 14, 2023

Social media has become a vital channel for businesses to connect with their customers and promote their brand. As the social media landscape continues to evolve, so do the challenges faced by social media managers in terms of content creation and management.

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yMarketingMatters

MARCH 4, 2013

This is a permission-based re-post of latest blog from colleague Tom Treanor , Founder and President of Right Mix Marketing Inc., whom I have long respected for his sound and pragmatic social media and marketing advice and expertise. Outsourcing Social Media Management: The Flawed Logic of the Badged Employee.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2019

New to the world of social media marketing or just need to ensure you’ve got the basics down? Here’s your informative walk-through of social media marketing. Social media can be overwhelming at times. Each social media platform feels like it requires its own strategies, too.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As a higher education marketer, you’ve probably heard about the so-called “enrollment cliff” and its potential impact on the higher ed landscape. One of the best people to answer this is Dr. Carrie Phillips , the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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agora pulse

AUGUST 6, 2020

Let’s compare the expectations and realities of a social media manager job, so you know exactly what you’re getting into. When you apply for your first social media manager job, you might not know exactly what to expect. What does a social media manager do anyway? Research and analytics.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 26, 2020

In the last decade, social media has rapidly evolved and become a major element of marketing in all industries. As a result, social media practitioners now play a role in more business initiatives than ever. Those demands coupled with the “always on” nature of social media make burnout a very real challenge. .

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. Do your research You need to be aware of the market conditions to allocate the right marketing budget.

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Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2024

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement.

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Hootsuite

MAY 3, 2022

Whether you’re a one-person shop or you have a full marketing team, keeping up with your brand’s content creation needs is always a challenge. From social content to emails to blog posts to sales pages, digital marketing just requires So. Those data sources may include your own existing content or other online resources.

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Later

MAY 24, 2020

In this blog post, we’re sharing some of the best free resources and mental health tips for social media managers so you can protect your mental health and take care of your wellbeing: Social Media and Mental Health During COVID-19. There’s no denying that social media managers have an “always-on” attitude.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy. In this article, we’re sharing every social media marketing template we’ve ever made. When you’re already spread thin, every minute counts.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For any company, building and maintaining a social media presence is a key marketing strategy for reaching more potential customers. A company’s social media profiles also act as a space where anyone can get to know your company much better, helping to build a stronger online brand.

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 8, 2020

While not a new trend, social media content creators are blurring the line between brands, media powerhouses and marketers. . As brands look to adopt new models for engaging their audiences, creators become increasingly viable candidates for social media managers. Efficient time-management skills.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 24, 2018

As social media assumes a bigger and bigger role in companies’ marketing plans, the need for dedicated social media employees has also grown. That means you’ll need to hire a community manager or social media manager (or maybe both) to join your staff. What the Numbers Say.

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Later

MAY 20, 2021

10 of the Best Mental Health Apps for Social Media Managers and Creators . The award-winning and research-backed mental health app is a Later team favorite. 3: The Shine App for Managing Daily Stresses and Anxiety. The Headspace App. The Noisili App. The Shine App. The Fabulous App. The Liberate App. The SPACE App.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

3 Tips to Help You Optimize Your Digital Marketing Efforts in 2020. Another major impact the digital age has had on our lives is how we’re marketed products and how businesses run marketing campaigns. If you’ve done any amount of research on modern marketing practices, you’ve probably read or heard the phrase: “content is king.”

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Over the past year, social has increased its influence on trends , industries and even markets. As its impacts continue to grow, social media managers have taken their roles in new and innovative directions. So who better to predict the future of social media marketing than the people behind the profiles?

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Buffer Social

MAY 9, 2017

Writing a great social media manager job description is not an easy task. The job description is one of the first few things potential applicants read and a well-written job description can increase the chances of you hiring the best social media manager for your company. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They’re expected to make every marketing dollar count and deliver maximum impact on a limited budget. To maximize marketing impact on a limited budget, CMOs need to adopt a strategic approach that analyzes past results, identifies gaps, and enables data-driven decisions on where to allocate resources.

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Later

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Social media managers, entrepreneurs, and influencers have a unique set of mental health challenges because they spend their days in the trenches of the internet. Self-care is an important part of mental health, and sometimes that means taking a break from social media, our phones, and technology.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend.

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Have you wanted to dig into content marketing but didn’t know where to begin? Check out our tips and tricks for social media managers to start their content marketing efforts. Did you know that content marketing costs 62% less than outbound marketing but generates three times as many leads?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

But a social marketer might be referred to as a guru or their work attributed to magic, particularly when the person giving the compliment isn’t sure why a social campaign performed so well. Social media managers are often told, "work your magic!" Consider starting with some initial research!

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agora pulse

JULY 31, 2020

Have you decided to turn to a social media marketing agency for all your social media needs? You’ve reached the point now that your brand can no longer manage your social media channels in house. Your needs from a social media agency. Why do you need a social media agency?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 9, 2023

Time is one of the most precious resources in social media for government agencies. Many government social media managers have small teams responsible for managing content and strategy across multiple platforms; others might be the only people focusing on social media at their agencies.

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Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the digital market space rapidly evolves, customers are seeking authenticity and human connection from brands like never before. To meet this rising demand, your marketing team needs to be agile, think out of the box and keep up with deadlines—all while operating within limited budgets and constrained team bandwidths.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

About 88% of business leaders who use social media technology agree it’s a critical tool in their company’s tech stack, according to The 2023 State of Social Media report. But social media technology ensures your brand is maximizing—not just managing—social, and developing at the lightning speed pace of the industry.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Social media can optimize every aspect of your business. Top-performing companies are already expanding their social strategy beyond marketing, with departments like customer service, corporate communications, investor relations, product, research and development and human resources joining in on social decisions.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

APRIL 5, 2018

It takes time and resources. Understanding and managing an ever-expanding set of digital channels can be a 24/7 process. It takes digital knowledge along with solid marketing and communications experience. Despite sinking time and resources into social media, many companies are not seeing the results they want.

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Sprout Social

JULY 14, 2023

An effective way to achieve this is through sales and marketing alignment. The new reality is that sales and marketing are continuously and increasingly integrated. Marketing needs to know more about sales, sales needs to know more about marketing and we all need to know more about our customers.

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Postcron

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And as everyone starts putting up their lights and getting ready for the festivities, social media managers usually have their minds elsewhere: planning their holiday social media content. TIP 2: Quickly Research Trending Holiday Topics. And that’s especially the case with holiday social media posts.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The results are telling: According to our Q4 2023 Sprout Pulse Survey, respondents believe the average social media manager is: white (65%), female (73%), 25-40 years old (55%), and a part-time employee or freelancer (40%). The only difference is experience level (most people working in social aren’t entry-level or freelancers).

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tweet Recently, Awarness Inc released a report called The State of Social Media Marketing : Top Areas For Social Marketing Investment and Biggest Social Marketing Challenges in 2012. The big three social platforms in 2011 were Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, with YouTube and blogs following closely.

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