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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Some hashtags feel like quaint relics of an internet past. But there’s one throwback hashtag that will never go out of style: #TBT. Maybe it’s because this hashtag comes with nostalgia built right in, but the #TBT (or #ThrowbackThursday) hashtag somehow never gets old. What does TBT mean?

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Social media and Montreal’s student protests

Sherrilynne Starkie

Last week, about 50 PR pros crowded into the Black Tomato pub on George Street in the Byward Market at what was IABC Ottawa’s last professional development event of the season to learn about how Melissa helped SPVM avoid a full out riot by harnessing Twitter to communicate in both official languages with protesters on the streets. “Our

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Social Media New Year’s Resolutions That You’ll Have Fun Achieving

agora pulse

That might mean cutting down on coffee or saying no to office treats or taking a fresh look at your marketing strategies. College students were the target audience for Facebook when it went live in 2004. Those college students of 2004 are the older millennials of today. This isn’t bad news for marketers. Explore TikTok.

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Awareness to Sales: Building a Social Media PRISM Funnel That Converts – Ian Cleary [SSM051]

Buffer Social

The age-old question that marketers have been debating even before Mark Zuckerberg started TheFacebook in his tiny Harvard dorm room back in 2004. Many marketers lean towards the side of brand awareness and engagement, while others can’t quite see the point of social media unless it’s eventually leading to sales.

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

In light of #SMDay (6/30/2017) , we’re teaming up with Bitly to share stories and celebrate the positive impact that social media has had on individuals, businesses, and the globe over the last 20 glorious years – all using the hashtag #impactofsocial. Is this perhaps the next big thing ? Arab Spring.

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How 5 Top Companies Celebrated National Dog Day

Convince & Convert

Held on August 26 th , National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Animal Advocate Colleen Paige to recognize rescue dogs and the positive role dogs play in people’s lives. Get more content like this, plus the very BEST marketing education, totally free. If there was ever a moment to unleash an adorable dog photo, it’s National Dog Day.

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

The year was 2009 when I started walking down the road toward self-employment as a digital media auditor, marketer, and trainer. Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community. When he's not blogging, Ari helps brands improve their digital media marketing. Here’s mine.