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Top 10 Brands Killing It on Instagram

Social Media Strategies Summit

In April, the platform saw changes to its API that resulted in the death of Instagram bots, apps that help brands analyze their followers and limitations on the ability to repost UGC. As we move into a new year, brands will need to continually assess and adjust their Instagram strategies to stand out. 1 Madewell. madewell / 1.2

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How Big Brands Get Permission to Use UGC

Convince & Convert

In 2010, the CEO realized there was a content gap and acquired PetMD.com. Scaling User-Generate Content for a Big Brand. The challenge for Pet360 has been finding a way to gain explicit permission for UGC on such a large scale. Beginning as PetFoodDirect.com in 1997, it was the first pet e-commerce site. highlight to tweet).

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Best Brands on YouTube: Our Top 10 of 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

This statistic is not surprising given that 93% of the brands surveyed say they have gotten a customer as a result of video efforts on social media. Video has the power to impact both product and service based businesses: over half of consumers report that they engage with a brand after viewing one of their videos on social media.

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4 Brands Embracing Diversity in Their Content

Pixlee

Brands who embrace diversity in their campaigns, content, and hiring practices are representing a wide range of races, genders, orientations, and abilities, to name a few things. More than ever before, consumers are holding brands accountable to make key marketing changes to showcase different faces and voices. ThirdLove .

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How Instagram Has Taken Over Tourism Marketing

Pixlee

After all, the social network was only founded in 2010, under a decade ago. In fact, Instagram users would much rather hear the opinion of another consumer than a branded marketing message from a large corporation. What Can Your Brand Do to Capitalize on Instagram’s Tourism Marketing Takeover? What Makes Instagram Unique?

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5 Tips for Launching a Follow-Worthy Instagram Account

Sprout Social

Built for visual storytelling, Instagram is a creative powerhouse with over 400 million individuals and brands publishing 80 million photos and videos a day. Since its inception in 2010, brands have been some of the platform’s biggest contributors and influencers. Need help getting started? Define Your Objectives.

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

This is particularly important when managing branded client materials. 2257 Compliance – Does your website have UGC, how do you manage seemingly-adult content and its compliance? Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000. Keep it in compliance.