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How to Grow Your Audience With Hashtags for Instagram

Sprout Social

So with all of these challenges against you, how can you get your brand’s Instagram photos and videos in front of your target audience? The answer is hashtags. The beauty of hashtags for Instagram is they make your content discoverable and increase your chances of engagement. Why You Need to Use Hashtags.

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Social Media Roundup: Super Bowls Past

Ignite Social Media

Before the game started, Esurance tweeted that every use of their hashtag #EsuranceSweepstakes was considered an entry to win part of the million Dollars they handed out that day. Prior to kickoff in 2014, JC Penney sent the below tweet, causing a lot of confusion and questions about the sobriety of their social team. lowsscorinh 5_0.

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The Importance of Local Activation on Social Media: West Africa/Nigeria

Mindjumpers

This very first post is written by Chinwe Obinwanne , Local Community Manager from Nigeria and part of the Mindjumpers Network. million users it had in 2014. The hashtag #thingsilongthroat trended for several days in Nigeria. Blogs and online news websites published articles of the hashtag trend and it went viral like wild fire.

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20+ Creative Social Media Contest Ideas and Examples

Hootsuite

Hashtags like #giveaway, #freebie, #liketoenter, and #commentoenter help to amplify the contest’s reach, too. A few years back, Expedia noticed that #tbt was the fourth most popular hashtag on Instagram. — Expedia (@Expedia) July 24, 2014. — New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 13, 2014. was awesome.

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5 Creative Examples of Selfies as Social Media Content

Convince & Convert

Following a series of successful videos celebrating real beauty, Dove’s #BeautyIs campaign aims to show how social media is helping redefine our definition of beauty. In an effort to raise awareness of the exhibits and collections at museums around the world, January 22, 2014 was dubbed #MuseumSelfie day.

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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. Community Support during World Tragedies. Miracle on the Hudson.

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How Brands Can Create Social Engagement Via Music Festivals

Ignite Social Media

1 million tweets per day using #Coachella branded hashtag. music festival in 2014 (according to Nielson Music), and of that number, 14. The branded event hashtag #Coachella is easily one of the most blogged about, facebooked, and tweeted topics before, during & after the California festivities. 99,000 people per day.