SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2013

Before launching new social media channels and campaigns, you should be thinking through the specifics of what you want to accomplish with channels like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Don’t just do it because the Marketing department said so. Each has their own opportunities, so each can provide a variety of different results.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 28, 2017

In the effort to stay relevant and cover a wider range of market, business people are relying more and more on social media as a method of advertising their businesses and selling their products. Present Opportunities To New Markets If there is one effective way to learn about new market opportunities, it is through social media.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Believe it or not, online social networking didn’t start with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. IMHO, they should be able to give you insight on the way your competitors are using the major social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Will you provide me with links to your accounts? Pretty self-explanatory.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 10, 2013

Some believe that social media is free , simply because it generally costs nothing to secure a Facebook page, Twitter handle, and YouTube account. Does it align with your overall marketing or customer service strategy? Engaging in social media is significantly harder than it sounds.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 1, 2018

6) Allocated Budget for Paid Media Advertising like Google AdWords and Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube ads. How big your marketing or social media team is will define how many licenses, tools, and headcount you need to secure funding for. 2) Listening and Engagement Tools like Hootsuite, Curata, Sprout Social, Brandwatch.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 25, 2019

SocMedSean - Social.Media.Sean 5 Tips For Using YouTube to Grow Your Business If you’re looking for opportunities to organically grow you traffic to your business website and content, you’d be hard-pressed to find one more effective than YouTube. Simply having a YouTube channel will never be enough to get the job done.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 7, 2012

I’m going to go on my soapbox just one more time in the hopes that this message goes viral , spreads through the Interwebs, and finally convinces every “online marketer”, “ social media guru ” and “eBook entrepreneur” that they should, once-and-for-all, turn off Twitter auto-direct messaging.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

Even old-school marketers and brand managers are starting to wake up and figure out that social media isn’t a passing fad, it isn’t just about “cats on skateboards” and “people eating oatmeal” and that ignoring the conversation is only going to leave them further behind their competition. They aren’t.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 20, 2022

Once you drive traffic back to your website, you can make money in myriad ways, from affiliate marketing to advertisements to driving traffic again to your shop or an eBook. Newer bloggers, however, are likely better off on Instagram or TikTok, or, if you have a professional business, even LinkedIn or YouTube.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Consider doing the following: 1) Think of social networking in old-school marketing terms – If you’re “segmenting” or “targeting” or “profiling”, you need to rethink. Or think about how YouTube might compliment your Facebook strategy by adding educational videos to your content.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 23, 2018

Maria writes for a variety of blogs and today she shares her thoughts on how a variety of emerging technologies could potentially impact our use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 27, 2015

Having worked in social media and digital marketing for quite a while now , I often get asked questions by my clients about gaining more Twitter followers , attracting new Facebook fans or generating more subscribes to a YouTube channel. That means it can be really tough to differentiate your profile from the rest of the pack.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 9, 2018

Now more than ever there are many aspects of your social media marketing you should continuously monitor, from ROI to algorithm updates and recent feature releases. Marketers have to combine the online and offline effects of their strategies while staying online and completing everyday to-dos. However, so is the work of a marketer.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

SalesForce has really gone eyeballs-deep into the Social CRM space by recently purchasing Radian6 , the leading social monitoring tool on the market. Yes…companies have been watching everything you do and everything you buy to formulate their marketing strategies. Still don’t believe me?

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Humor, also plays a pretty substantial role in life, so it makes sense that integrating humor into your marketing and social media would make sense. Social media marketing isn't necessarily about content that goes viral. For the most part, people don’t visit social media channels to be marketed to.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 23, 2017

Robert is a content and marketing specialist at one of the leading essay writing companies. He graduated with honors from Columbia University with a degree in Marketing and Advertising Previously, he worked as a content marketing manager for a tech software firm. This week we welcome guest blogger Robert Everett.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 24, 2012

Information Technology, Sales, Research, and even Marketing organizations are adopting terms like “agile”, “scrum”, “sprint” and “stand-ups” into their business vernacular. Next week, it might be YouTube or a private forum. Answer the needs of your community.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 25, 2019

While that sounds like a great idea, if your business marketing depends heavily on social media, then you have to consider that taking a long break from social media might have a negative impact. You should hold a meeting with your marketing team and review your operations manual. Put good processes in place and let your team run them.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unlike channels like Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter, Instagram doesn’t allow any clickable hyperlinks in their images (other than tags to other Instagram users) and hyperlinks aren’t even allowed in the description of the image or comments. Can Sharing Tweets To Instagram Help Drive Traffic To Your Blog?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 18, 2018

Tip 2: In all things marketing, remember that YOU are the product. Remember that while we are all unique and special, for the most part Facebook and other social networks like to lump us together into “segments” and market to those segments. Social Networks are monetized by selling your data.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 17, 2018

Thanks to Kevin for sharing his insights on the skills that every marketer should learn. While a college degree is definitely a great place to learn the mechanics of marketing, these “soft” skills can be the difference between becoming a good marketer and a great marketer! Skill #2: Analytics.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 9, 2018

He considers himself to be an Agile guru, digital marketing professional, and he enjoys creating the brand and business communications that work for the customer, not algorithms. This week we welcome a guest post from James Scott. James is a an experienced write and co-founder of Essay Supply.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

General Insights About Social Media 1) If you’re going to engage in social media, focus on building relationships not spamming the social-sphere with your marketing message 2) What you put into it is proportional to what you will get out of it. 10) Social media channels like Facebook and YouTube are constantly evolving.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2012

Never has social media been such a brilliant marketing and customer relation tool. Laura currently works on behalf of Sentiment Metrics, a leading provider of social media management software. I appreciate Laura sharing her thoughts/experiences with customer engagement via social media channels!

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 16, 2018

Today’s guest post comes from Nathan Kittrell, who is the owner and founder of sales & marketing agency, Scale A Sale. Having worked in eras both with and without social media, it’s interesting to see how technologies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have both helped and hurt companies.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Today’s guest post comes from Eric Czerwonka , an entrepreneur and co-founder of Buddy Punch , a software company founded in 2013 that provides time tracking solutions for startups, companies with employees, as well as anyone with a remote team to manage.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 20, 2018

Today’s guest post comes from Ben Hoffman, the co-founder of CityHUNT which is an organization that focuses on developing a team atmosphere for companies by encouraging positive workplace relationships among coworkers. Ben is known for delivering entertaining team-building events that are tailored to each client.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 14, 2012

The aptly named world wide web has opened up new methods of marketing for businesses both great and small. For example, Econsultancy’s 2010 Social Media and Online PR Report reported that 83% of marketers were planning to increase their spending on social media this year, yet only 26% had plans to run campaigns in more than one country.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 26, 2018

In this scenario, PPC ads, whether on Facebook, Twitter, Google AdWords, YouTube, or LinkedIn would just not be worth it. Combine PPC With EMail Marketing. For a moment, let’s discount the cost of your email marketing tool (although, unless you are on a free account, you’ll need to factor it in eventually).

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

First Establish Your Area Of Expertise In Communities Contrary to the popular belief of some, social media isn’t really about tweeting, posting, or marketing. So, for those looking to build a career in social media, I thought I might share the story as one example of how to get a job in social media by using social media.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

While there are definitely certain types of content that are more likely to be shared rapidly, marketers and content creators have to really work hard to understand what works for their audience, when the right time to share is, and what channels are more likely than others to spark that sharing frenzy.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 5, 2012

In addition, by allowing their employees to position themselves as thought leaders and expand their sphere of influence, they could enhance their organizations position in the market, have happier employees, and maybe…even open up some new markets that might not existed without Social Media. Just look at Zappos as an example.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2018

As a content marketing advocate for both personal blogs and businesses, I get asked this question a lot. Send your article to your email list subscribers – You do have an email marketing list, right? The answer I usually give to my clients is they start to rank in 60-90 days. If you don’t, start one.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

You can’t just create a Twitter handle, Facebook page, and YouTube account and call it a day. Others just consider themselves successful if they’re tweeting and posting links to their commercials and marketing materials. It takes time, dedication, and yes…budget.

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