Ignite Social Media

MAY 6, 2020

I’ve been working on nothing but social media marketing for brands since 2007 and one thing hasn’t changed. Brands are still typically in search of digital marketing ROI. Many brands want to know that if they invest, for example, $20,000 in a marketing program, they are going to drive more than $20,000 in sales.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Is Facebook dying as a social network? Regardless of its current dominance, some still fear that Facebook may be dying as a social network. And with the difficulty to provide sufficient regulation and oversight to social media, many people have become frustrated with Facebook. The answer is absolutely yes!

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

With major changes at the company and new platforms like Threads, users are diversifying their time across platforms while remaining loyal to some legacy networks. Our Pulse Survey data also reveals 42% of people expect to use more social networks in 2024. Many B2B companies build their social marketing strategy around LinkedIn.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2012

There is a trend among small business marketing in stores. I was taught that the area closest to door handles was more valuable then retail space on 5th Avenue. I see merchants show off what social networks they are on and what mobile technologies you can use inside the store. This is a guest blog post by Matthew Cool.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Retail shopping has been permanently changed by internet culture. This combined with the presence of giant ecommerce corporations like Amazon and AliExpress has forced retailers to understand that shopping is no longer a simple errand but rather an experience for consumers. Is this leading to a retail-apocalypse?

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2023

And the world of marketing is going through a tremendous change right now. Artificial intelligence (AI) marketing is taking on a bigger role with the advent of intelligent marketing tools and generative AI like ChatGPT, creating an abundance of opportunities for marketing teams to do more of what they already do best.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 27, 2014

danafromAZ Tweet This Find the Love Sprouts Farmers Market is growing quickly. Dana and her team use social to make these launches as successful as they can possibly be. One of their challenges that social can help overcome comes from expanding to new regions. Tweetable Moments We want to humanize our brand as much as possible.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media advertising requires marketing professionals to proactively respond to continually evolving user habits and adapt to different trends. Image credit: Merakist on Unsplash The last year in social media saw consumer preferences shift, new technologies emerge, and certain social platforms flourish.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 11, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities I’d like to use this blog post to step out of our social-networking-for-business mentality and talk a little bit about using social networking for special causes.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Many business and marketing leaders miss out on tapping into the power of the online shopping holidays and events to increase sales, brand awareness and most importantly connect with their audience. Too many times they think it's just for the big online and offline retailers. Social Zoom Factor holiday podcasting schedule.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 8, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How To Leverage Your Social Networking Sites When Visiting Influence Centers & Referral Sources While this post is specific to my friends at Senior Helpers , the underlying principle is applicable for all businesses – so read on!

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Saying It Social

MARCH 18, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to add Social Networking Buttons to Your Email Signature in Outlook 1st Ta sk: Downloading the Icons to Your Desktop Go to [link]. eMarketer reports that consumers force retailers to adopt social strategy.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although anytime can be a good time to switch up your marketing strategy, the start of the new calendar is one that resonates with us quite a bit. With that in mind, we talked to 10 small business owners to learn about what they're changing in their marketing this year.

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Saying It Social

MAY 6, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Are You Skipping the First Step of Your Daily Social Networking Maintenance? Daily Social Networking Tasks: It’s not all about content blasting. « Saying It Socia… [.] link] [link] [.]

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 25, 2010

Proving yet again a real commitment to opening new avenues of success for online merchants everywhere, comparison shopping engine SortPrice.com has now built virtual stores for more than 1,000 retailers through its Merchant Store application on Facebook. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Tweet This!

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The 15 most-read posts on our social media marketing blog in 2015! IS IT TIME TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS FROM YOUR WEBSITE? Those little social media icons—they may stand alone or be adorned with a message like “Let’s get social”—are found on almost every website these days. Here they are. For some brands—yes.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

Can TikTok for B2B marketing unlock the same potential? Not all B2B companies may not be able to capitalize on those instant #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt B2C conversions, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get any value out of the network. We spoke with three B2B marketers who are experimenting with and finding success on TikTok.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

It happens in all industries, but lately I’ve seen retail companies keep their “Consumer Insight&# group focused on traditional insight like mall traffic patterns and planograms. But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

These machine-readable labels seemed so full of promise for marketers about 10 years ago, but they never really caught on in North America. This is big news for retailers and lifestyle brands wishing to boost instore sales. The professionals’ social network is introducing lead forms for Sponsored InMails.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

And once you do, you’ll be able to create a smart Instagram marketing strategy that will create leads, sales, and an audience devoted to your brand. After all, the social media platform boasts more than 1 billion users all over the world (more than 1/10th of Earth’s population). But that’s a little easier said than done. Get Started.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Start free 30-day trial Average engagement rates (September 2023) Below, you’ll find the latest average engagement rates ( per post ), broken down by industry and social network. Our team collects and anonymously compiles data from social accounts connected to Hootsuite. Actionable insights to help you grow faster. Not sure how?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Brands are flocking to Facebook but are overlooking the significant opportunities and value that bloggers bring to digital marketing initiatives, according to the T echnorati 2013 Digital Influence Report. However brands are spending 57% of their social budgets on Facebook and only six per cent on blogs. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 1, 2013

Whether you work in the b2b world, in non-profit marketing or with a brick-and-mortar retailer, you know that having the right online presence can bring even more customers to your organization. While you may have a website and a Facebook page, there is much more to maintaining a successful online marketing presence.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s still the most-used social network in the US, with 73% of American consumers visiting the site regularly… Source: Statista It’s also the platform 65% of marketers plan to use most in 2023. But they were interested to discover if they could use the social network to increase purchases via physical retail stores.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2019

Social media marketing is one of the fastest changing forms of marketing online and this past month was no exception! There has been a whole host of new features and updates that have rolled out so without further ado let’s dive into some of this month’s social media trends. Facebook Makes Ad Targeting More Transparent.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Consumers have evolved even faster with the advent of high-speed Internet-enabled mobile devices and social media. Have your marketing efforts evolved with them? Marketing at the peak of the television era was relatively simple. As a marketer, how do you possibly compete for attention within this constant stream of information?

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

In a previous blog post , Jonas made a summary of a report called “The State of Social Media Marketing” from January 2012 in which he outlined the key points and conclusions drawn from the report. Similarly, 73% of brands are staying abreast of industry developments by monitoring on social media.

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Twist Image

MARCH 28, 2013

There is still one slightly unchartered territory that will - without question - be the last mile in marketing. It is the ability for a brand to deliver contextual and highly targeted marketing at the local retail level. " If you can get beyond the marketing jargon, WiFiSLAM is, essentially, GPS for the indoors.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2014

“Just get us the millennials” This mind set is short-sighted and mindless old-school marketing at best! Millennial’s are just one demographic in your potential market and you need to think carefully before you focus entire marketing campaigns on them. They’re social. Are you ready to market online?

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Sprout Social

MAY 11, 2023

Use the built-in brand safety tools for each social network Your first line of defense against your branded ads appearing alongside offensive content includes the in-platform tools provided by the major social networks. The retailer used TikTok to highlight its partnership with basketball star Candace Parker.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 23, 2013

34 Strategic Ways You Can Use Pinterest to Market Your Book and Your Author Brand – Learn how to use Pinterest to increase awareness of your author brand, drive more relevant traffic to your website and increase your book sales. However, it still holds up as a viable way to market a website online. Search Engines / SEO.

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Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense THE BEST SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LAWYERS, OR ANYONE, IS… by Nancy Myrland on April 6, 2010 An interesting question was posed on a legal marketing forum of which I am a member.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 16, 2020

When it comes to hot social marketing trends, nothing is hotter than TikTok. These can include a shoppable component for retailers. . Custom Influencer Package: Ad appears as part of sponsored content created by a TikTok user with influence in your market. . blockquote.tiktok-embed { all: unset !important; important; }.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It’s a revolution in marketing that includes gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X and even Boomers. Peer to peer influence and video content is impacting retail like never before. Content and social networks are the new currency. Influencer marketing is on the precipice of exploding growth. ” Click To Tweet. . Methodology.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 18, 2014

Image via BigStockPhoto.com Since the days of yore, marketing strategy has been designed for the same purpose: sell more stuff. Marketing tactics, on the other hand, are a different kind of animal. The Problem Due to the constant shifting sands of marketing, DataSift’s product is constantly evolving.

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The Realtime Report

JUNE 18, 2014

Influicity is set to unveil a “first-to-market” platform that allows marketers to efficiently search and connect with YouTube influencers. Once selected, marketers can collaborate with influencers using the platform’s campaign management and analysis tools to bring a video campaign to life.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

Not being proactive can lead to grim repercussions as fast fashion retailers are learning the hard way. According to The Sprout Social Index™ 2022, 34% of customers believe it’s important for brands to speak out to remain culturally relevant. Track comments using keywords or hashtags and analyze them in real-time or historically.

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