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What is hashtagging and how to use it effectively

Sprout Social

According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. The term was first used in 1971 when telecommunications companies introduced the # symbol to the touch-tone dialing keypad. For brands, hashtags can help social marketers reach niche audiences and build community.

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#SproutChat Recap: How to Use LinkedIn Data to Inform Your Content Strategy

Sprout Social

As with any social network, paying attention to your community’s behavior can save you a lot of time and better inform future posts. Last week at SproutChat we kept our focus on LinkedIn and asked our community how they approach targeting an audience, publishing and amplifying their content on the network. When and how often?

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3 Ways Wahl Professional Grew Its Instagram Community by 56%

Sprout Social

But in order to be successful building a strong community is essential. A dedication to social media engagement , integrating existing communities and using analytics tools are three ways that brands can ensure their Instagram presence remains robust. A photo posted by Wahl Professional (USA) (@wahlpro) on Aug 24, 2016 at 1:58pm PDT.

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Brands Tapping Into Election Season: The Big Debate

Ignite Social Media

So, we interviewed Ashlie Lanning, our Vice President of Community Management, to get the Dos and Don’ts on election content and conversation for brands targeting consumers in the US. Take our own company for example, Ignite Social Media. Tis the season for debates, politics and elections. Like the right to vote?

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8 Important Influencer Marketing Trends to Watch Right Now

Hootsuite

We're continuing to test private like counts in Feed for all users to ensure this change can benefit the community at large and we're excited to share more soon.? ? Finally, in order to keep our community safe, we’ll be updating our branded content policies in the coming year. showupinseavees #sponsored.

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Social Media in Higher Education: 8 Essential Tips

Hootsuite

It’s also a community where people develop deep, life-long connections with one another. During their 2016 “Day of Giving” campaign, they issued fundraising challenges to followers while pushing out the hashtag #PurdueDayOfGiving across all their social platforms. — OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) November 28, 2016.

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Meeting Google’s Quality Guidelines: Will Google EAT Your Content?

ProBlogger

Google’s Updated Quality Guidelines . This past November, Google released their Quality Rater Guidelines so that businesses, marketers, content writers, and SEO experts could get an idea of exactly what the search engine giant was looking for when it came to quality content. It means less guessing and more strategic planning.