The social media checklist for retail and small businesses
Audiense
MARCH 19, 2024
With the ability to reach thousands (if not millions) of people, social media levels the playing field for small and retail businesses with smaller budgets.
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Audiense
MARCH 19, 2024
With the ability to reach thousands (if not millions) of people, social media levels the playing field for small and retail businesses with smaller budgets.
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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Sprout Social
JANUARY 29, 2024
Social media networks, and the way users interact with them, evolve quickly. This year, plan for more changing audience preferences and deeper social media fragmentation. Just because a network was the foundation of your strategy in the past, doesn’t mean you won’t need a new cornerstone moving forward.
Hootsuite
MARCH 2, 2022
Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Nearly three-quarters ( 74.8% ) of the world’s population over the age of 12 use social media. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. Treat social media as part of your sales funnel.
Ignite Social Media
AUGUST 21, 2023
Influencer marketing can drive sales for retail brands, but accurately tracking sales lift can be tricky. The full explanations provide brands with a useful guide for choosing the right influencer marketing measurement strategy. But limitations on pixel tracking make this hard to implement for social media campaigns.
Ignite Social Media
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Finalist for Social Media Buzz Awards. The Social Media Buzz Awards celebrate the best individuals, agencies, companies, brands, and organizations across the social media spectrum. The Drum has put on the Social Buzz Awards for the past eight years. Best Retail & E-commerce Social Media Strategy.
Hootsuite
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Two retail trends that every business can count on in 2023 are change and innovation. Online and in-person retail is moving faster than ever. Businesses need to stay on top of retail trends that will impact their success in order to get ahead of the curve. Embracing that change will help retailers thrive this year and beyond.
Keyhole.co
OCTOBER 31, 2023
And if you visit their social media accounts, you’ll see just how fierce Fenty’s marketing strategy is, considering the active posting and millions of followers. In this blog, we’ll dive into Fenty’s social media strategy. And Fenty’s content marketing strategy is a beauty to behold, pun intended.
Ignite Social Media
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Assess why is the brand on social media in the first place? This then gives us a better understanding of where social is in the brand’s overall marketing efforts and within the customer journey. Then we can begin to assess if social media is working. . Common KPI’s for Retail Brands.
Sprout Social
JANUARY 9, 2024
According to The Sprout Social Index™ , consumers across age groups agree the most memorable thing a brand can do on social media is respond to customers. Evolving your social strategy to meet consumer demands requires you to listen better, scale your customer care efforts and integrate your social and customer data.
Keyhole.co
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Today, Chanel’s social media strategy seamlessly combines the decadent luxury of their elite roots and the more youthful allure and vibe of the 21st century. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at how Chanel has designed and executed its social media strategy for maximum impact and pull.
Ignite Social Media
JULY 8, 2016
When social media shakes up the fashion industry , what do you do? Fashion brands with high levels of engagement on social channels like Instagram, are seeing growth in online sales. Not to mention, social media serves as an interactive magazine. Social Media Customer Service. Gabi from Gabifresh.com.
Keyhole.co
OCTOBER 31, 2023
And if you visit their social media accounts, you’ll see just how fierce Fenty’s marketing strategy is, considering the active posting and millions of followers. In this blog, we’ll dive into Fenty’s social media strategy. And Fenty’s content marketing strategy is a beauty to behold, pun intended.
Sprout Social
APRIL 19, 2022
Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve. The inbound marketing strategy connects channels like your website, social profiles and CRM. Conversational marketing and social media: How to adapt your strategy. Helpdesk integrations.
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
If you find yourself spending more time switching between networks and running complex manual searches for mentions than interacting with brand mentions, then you’re in need of a social media monitoring strategy. Social monitoring is an essential part of any social customer care strategy.
Ignite Social Media
APRIL 15, 2024
In the ever-evolving world of retail marketing, it’s often the unexpected brands that deliver the most inspiring and effective influencer campaigns. Full disclosure : Big Lots is an Ignite Social Media client and we work together on the influencer program. Watch the video below.
Audiense
APRIL 25, 2022
Digital innovators are changing the face of marketing for fashion retail brands. Social media presents marketers with a unique opportunity to connect with their target audience , build a consistent brand image across channels, and generate more sales.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 3, 2020
Retailers in particular have had to deal with a number of challenges, from navigating quarantine to keeping up with evolving consumer behaviors to resolving supply chain problems. While there is no roadmap for how to recover after a pandemic, consumer behaviors on social media give retailers a pretty good idea of what to expect post-COVID.
Ignite Social Media
JULY 13, 2021
Social media is meant to be one thing and one thing only – and that’s social, right? This may not be surprising if you work in social media since this trend with needing customer service on social has been growing very quickly, especially over the past year.
Ignite Social Media
APRIL 2, 2019
We are excited to announce that we have been selected as Shorty Awards Finalist in two categories: Retail & E-Commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Awards Finalist for Retail & E-Commerce. We partnered with our client, Altar’d State, for the Retail & E-commerce category.
Sprout Social
JULY 6, 2020
consumers say it’s important for brands to take a stand on social and political issues. Furthermore, 67% of people believe brands are effective at raising awareness around important public issues when they speak out on social media specifically. Brands need to go beyond a one-time statement about diversity on social media.
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 4, 2023
How does one topic perform on social compared to another? In social media, the most important questions are often the most difficult to answer or quantify. But these are questions you have to answer; not just for your team and strategy, but for your leadership and teams beyond marketing. Let’s dive in.
Forbes Social Media
JANUARY 5, 2020
Bored of hearing that the recipe for retail success means just being consumer-centric (when didn’t it?), If so, here’s 9 key trends, strategies & sector shifts with beyond-the-basics bite, primed to deliver in 2020 and beyond. fast (sometimes yes, sometimes no) and convenient (ditto)?
Ignite Social Media
MARCH 23, 2020
One week ago today, we wrote a blog post on how to think about social media marketing during the COVID-19 outbreak around the globe. Social Media Use, Engagement and Paid Efficiency are Way Up. What is Working Well for Brands on Social Right Now. It’s a worthy debate.
Ignite Social Media
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Social commerce has significantly evolved over the last few years. increase in retail social commerce sales , a trend that’s expected to continue to grow in the coming years. It’s evident that with the plethora of shoppable features available across social networks, audiences are beginning to take advantage.
The Social Media Incubator
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
5, 2014, CVS, one of the nation’s leading retail pharmacies, announced they would end sales of all tobacco in their 7,600 stores by Oct. So what can your business learn from CVS on social media strategy? ” You can see more from the Tweet here.
Social Media Strategies Summit
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Social media is a fun and dynamic place where nothing remains constant. One day everyone is obsessed with a silly social media challenge and the next day everyone forgets about it and moves on to something else. In this post, you will learn about 9 of the biggest social media trends to watch out for in 2021.
Social Media Strategies Summit
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. This is likely due to the fact that decision makers across industries are active on social media.
Keyhole.co
MAY 31, 2023
Are your results in social media the bare minimum, or should you be reaping enough? You should start measuring your social media statistics with that of the set benchmarks across your particular industry. It is the process of comparing your social media performance against your competitors’ social media performance.
Hootsuite
AUGUST 15, 2022
Planning a Black Friday marketing strategy is the key to standing out in a large crowd of advertising. Don’t let planning your Black Friday marketing strategy frustrate you. Here are 18 tried and tested marketing strategies to try for Black Friday! Bonus: Get a free, in-depth guide to The Why, What, and How of Social Commerce.
Social Media Strategies Summit
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The holidays are upon us, and while 2020 has brought many changes to the way we live our lives, retailers and consumers alike are still eagerly looking forward to this traditional shopping season. They expect to see revenue increases of anywhere from 1-3.5% ( Retail Dive ). Capture Consumers on Social Media.
Hootsuite
JANUARY 16, 2023
Facebook Messenger marketing can be a powerful part of your digital strategy. We’ll also explore the best Facebook Messenger marketing strategies for 2023. So, whether you’re just getting started with Facebook Messenger or looking for new ways to improve your strategy, this one’s for you! Source: Heyday. Groupe Dynamite.
Sprout Social
JULY 28, 2020
Every retailer is thinking about the steps they’ll need to take when it’s time to reopen. And it’s not just operations and logistics teams that need to prepare—your business’ social team also needs to have a plan in place for reopening. Throughout quarantine, social gave brands a direct line to their customers.
agora pulse
OCTOBER 6, 2020
You’ve had your social media marketing agency for a while. Check out our tips for experienced social media managers who want to energize their agencies. Recently I published a detailed guide on How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step. Take-away for experienced social media managers.
Sprout Social
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Whether holiday social media campaigns offer limited-time deals or tap into people’s holiday decorating aspirations, social is claiming more of a stake in shoppers’ routines each year. Sprout Social analyzed more than 2.9 Consumers want to talk to retailers of all sizes during the holiday season.
Hootsuite
MARCH 2, 2023
Are you looking to automate DMs on social media and live the good life, never having to manually reply to an FAQ again? After reading this blog post, you’ll know what automated DMs are, all the ways they can help you, and how to do it on your favorite social platforms. Well, thank goodness you found this article.
Ignite Social Media
JULY 31, 2019
Ignite Social Media received the Audience Honor at the Shorty Awards for both of the categories we applied for: Retail & E-commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Award Audience Honor: Retail & E-commerce. Our Retail & E-commerce Audience Honor was for the work we did with Altar’d State.
Ignite Social Media
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
2019 Social Media Trends to Watch. Now, as the year wraps up, it’s a good time for social media marketers to re-evaluate their social media strategy with fresh eyes. As user behavior and the platforms themselves continue to evolve, it’s imperative to adapt to the social media landscape.
Pixlee
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Influencers have the power to affect the buying habits of their followers by uploading original—sometimes sponsored—content to social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook or LinkedIn. As the survey results show, most retail consumers respond much more to influencers who are simply individuals, like them.
Hootsuite
OCTOBER 25, 2021
There are many reasons to use social media to promote your business. But the tl;dr of all of them is: people are on social media. Research shows that interaction — even briefly — with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior. Guess what?
Pixlee
JUNE 16, 2021
Retail and ecommerce faced significant shifts in the past year, driven by store closures, no-contact shopping and myriad other challenges. Take a close look at these statistics to get a better idea of what’s happening in ecommerce and retail in 2021 and how it might affect your business in the near future. Shopping On Mobile Devices.
Ignite Social Media
APRIL 17, 2020
As politicians, health experts and business leaders begin to debate how and when to loosen social distancing restrictions, our social media agency has begun to discuss how social media usage and, therefore, social media marketing is likely to look post-COVID-19 when our collective national lockdowns lift.
Sprout Social
JULY 6, 2022
When I think about data, I inevitably think about social media. That might be because I spend my days working with our clients’ executives to capture the voice of their customer, but I think it’s because social media intelligence is the next data frontier. billion people are on social. Think about it: 4.62
Sprout Social
JUNE 7, 2022
It’s only natural to want to knock your IPO communications strategy out of the park. For an outsized impact, let social media be the secret sauce that elevates your strategy from “good” to “great.” Keep reading to learn more about social’s role in your IPO communications strategy.
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