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What marketers need to know about managing social media through an economic downturn

Sprout Social

Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the head of marketing who took Atlassian public in 2015. If you’re feeling the heat, we see you and hear you.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. Brian Solis has a terrific series starting this week on the changing marketing, advertising and communications, where he adds a 5th P: People. Will there be future demand for products?

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Navigating the Higher Ed Enrollment Cliff: How Social Media Managers Can Position Their Institutions for Success

Social Media Strategies Summit

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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How Obama Sets Online Marketing High

Ari Herzog

In 2008, Obama made big headlines when he became the first presidential candidate in the modern era to decline public financing for his presidential campaign. Obama’s 2008 campaign raised a similarly unprecedented amount of money, nearly $750 million (you can see why they declined the meager $84 million!).

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Are We Addicted to Interruptions?

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Are We Addicted to Interruptions? This is a consistent issue for me even though my team tries to run as lean as possible and reduce the number of meetings and miscellaneous interruptions we have. I work in web design.

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How I Became the Person Most Mentioned by Digital Marketers on Twitter

Convince & Convert

That happened to me – and you’re damn right I dad-milked that sucker – when it was announced last week that (among digital marketers) I am the most retweeted and most mentioned person on Twitter (PDF). How is Pharrell the #10 most mentioned person on Twitter among digital marketers? That guy is EVERYWHERE!

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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). While other companies have pivoted over the years to add web development, digital marketing, or some related field, we’ve stayed true to our roots. How Social Media Marketing Operated in 2007.