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Webinar Recap: A Decade in Social Media. What’s Now. What’s Next?

Ignite Social Media

We kicked off the webinar with Lisa Braziel, our SVP, talking about how she was one of the original community managers in 2007. Facebook brand pages didn’t exist in 2007 and the focus was around one to one engagement and community building. In 2015/2016, organic reach was down to 2.6% The Current State of Social Media.

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15 Things Smart, Social Savvy Business Marketers Never do on Facebook

Pam Moore

It’s no surprise that Facebook is still one of the hottest social networks around. Check out these statistics published by Facebook as of March, 2016. billion daily active users on average for March 2016. 989 million mobile daily active users on average for March 2016. Every social network is different.

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What is hashtagging and how to use it effectively

Sprout Social

Using hashtags on different social networks. I designed the hashtag to thwart any one social network from becoming the dominant gatekeeper. Using hashtags on different social networks. When using hashtags across your social presence, don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. How to use hashtags.

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#SproutChat Recap: How to Analyze Your Competitors

Sprout Social

. — Reva Minkoff (@revaminkoff) May 18, 2016. — Amy Wright (@SocialAmyW) May 18, 2016. A1: Research your market's behavior, see who their talking about on social media regarding your industry #Sproutchat. — Cooperatize (@Cooperatize) May 18, 2016. — Brad Lovett (@Brad_Lovett) May 18, 2016. .

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You Can’t Buy Brand Advocates or Social Media Friends

Pam Moore

It’s not news that social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are moving to a pay to play model. Results in the social world of today require more planning, integration, and money. Earning brand advocates and making friends via the social networks is based on trust. SoundCloud.

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#SocialPowWow: A meeting ground for Communicators & Marketers

Waxing UnLyrical

While most of my friends and family are on Facebook and “addicted” to this social network, I choose to meet and interact with new people on Twitter. No, that doesn’t mean I don’t like my friends or family. The beauty about Twitter is that you don’t need to be “friends” with someone before you start interacting with them.

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Instagram Stories: How 18 Brands And Influencers Are Using It (And You Can Too!)

Buffer Social

On no other social network can you get this type of supplemental information about the posts themselves. When the Rio 2016 Olympics was taking place, the social media team behind the Instagram account took the opportunity to share more about and celebrate the incredible Olympians. Specific features of the product.