Ignite Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

The social media industry changes rapidly and if you don’t keep up with the latest trends, you may be left in the dust by your competitors. At the start of the year, we wrote about the four trends social media marketers should expect in 2017. Here’s an update on social media trends to bring you up to speed.

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Buffer Social

JUNE 22, 2017

What’s working for you social media these days? One of our goals at Buffer is to always be iterating and experimenting with what we do on social media and in marketing. So what are you experimenting with on social media this week? Join us for 25 days of social media growth strategies!

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Join a select group of marketing and advertising professionals and learn how to up your social media game. You’re invited to attend Social Fresh 2016 , a nationally recognized conference cited by industry leaders as the best social marketing conference. Social Fresh curates so you don’t have to!

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agora pulse

MARCH 24, 2020

Brush up on your social media terminology, and even learn some new lingo via our helpful social media glossary. New to the world of social media? This glossary can help you better understand all the different social media terms. In social media, an algorithm varies by platform.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 4, 2018

By now you will all have read some social media predictions for 2018. Robots will take over the world (AGAIN) and Twitter will die a dramatic death, forced out of the market by virtual reality millennials. Change creeps into our social media platforms and we adapt as we go along. SOCIAL MEDIA PREDICTIONS TAKEAWAY.

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agora pulse

MAY 24, 2016

Content Creation versus Content Curation … which is best for your brand? This is the hot debate raging in the marketing world. Content Creation is the process of creating your own content from scratch and marketing it to your followers or subscribers. Why You Should Curate Content. Why You Should Create Content.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Curating top content from around the web is a great strategy to increase your social media reach. But where do you start with curation? With our community’s help, we put together an ultimate list of content curation sources across multiple industries. There are many great websites on all sorts of topics.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2020

app, which was acquired by the Beijing-based media company, ByteDance, who had launched the original TikTok app in China in 2016. billion app installations and over 500 million monthly users, placing it ahead of other social networks such as Twitter, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Who is not currently on TikTok, however, are brands !

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Pixlee

AUGUST 17, 2020

The social media landscape is changing rapidly, as are the social media tactics brands use to stay in touch with their fans. Unfortunately, many companies lose customers because they cling to outdated social media tactics. But this tactic ignores the social aspect of social media.

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Your Escape From 9 to 5

APRIL 15, 2022

How can you maximize social media and SEO (search engine optimization) to turn clicks into profits? Let’s briefly explore the social media and SEO connectivity, with Google’s power to influence information generation in the background. For 2016, experts say new SEO trends focus on keyword intent and search user needs.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Content marketing is one of the best ways to set your business up for growth. Knowing how effective a well-made piece of content can be at reaching, intriguing, and converting audiences, it’s no wonder that 64% of businesses spent more than 10% of their total marketing budgets on producing and distributing content in 2021.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 4, 2020

Social media stories, originally popularized by Snapchat, have seen significant growth and adoption across nearly all major social networks. A recent report from GlobalWebIndex found that Instagram and Facebook users are increasingly viewing and creating social media stories.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2018

For social media managers this time of year is less about decking the halls with boughs of holly and more about planning for 2019. The social media landscape is changing fast and with tougher KPIs, changing technologies and new techniques, it’s more important than ever to stay ahead of our game. GDPR Seeps Into Social.

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Rebekah Radice

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

And so it is with any social media campaign embarked upon without strategy or tactics. While Sun Tzu couldn’t possibly foresee the emergence of social media, his advice is as relevant as ever. How to Strengthen Your Social Media Strategy Right Now. Review Your Use of Social Media.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Social media in higher education provides an indispensable resource to students and alumni — not to mention the school itself. Social media in higher education is a perfect avenue for that. This means one thing: Establishing a presence on a social media for higher education institutions is more important than ever.

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Keyhole.co

JULY 29, 2023

How does Starbucks create a presence of different social media networks? In this post, we will take a well-rounded look at Starbucks’ social media marketing strategy, the different kinds of posts it shares and the kind of engagement they get. To automate this, you will need a social media management software.

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The Social Media Hat

AUGUST 29, 2016

Social Media How to Find Amazing Content for Your Social Media Calendar (And Save Yourself Tons of Work). Social media marketers know that curating, creating and posting social content can take a lot of time. Where do you find content ideas for social media? Social Mention.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Other than some minor jockeying for position, the chart below showing the largest social networks hasn’t changed much in the past few years. For B2C marketers, Pinterest (#6 overall) is probably the next most interesting site. And what does that mean for marketers? The Marketing Scope ). Marketing Profs).

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

What are some of the accounts you love to follow on social media? Rand shares all sorts of content on marketing, SEO, technology, and startups, and he does so with a fine eye toward curation. Content curation on social media is a great way to provide value to your audience and build your own brand.

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Unmetric

JULY 26, 2018

Social media has become an invaluable asset for marketing in higher education. According to research on social media use in the U.S, social media platforms are the most popular among the 18-29 demographic who spend a considerable amount of their time on different social networking sites.

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Later

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Ready for some predictions to fire up your social media strategy in 2021? So to help you get a head start on your social strategy for the new year, we’ve lined up our top predictions for the next 12 months (and beyond!): Social Media Prediction #1: Video Content Will Reign Supreme . We bet you are!

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Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Storytelling has always played a part in successful marketing. But can we actually tell a story on social media? Is it possible to narrate a story with social media posts that are supposed to be short and sweet? It turns out there are many ways to use social media for storytelling! Ready to dive in?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 13, 2019

Instagram Stories launched in 2016 as a response to Snapchat’s feature of disappearing content. Users quickly embraced the ephemeral nature of this feature, which took away concerns about posting too often on the highly curated platform. The Ultimate Guide To Using Instagram Stories in Marketing. Source: InstaBoom.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And…even social media itself.

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Likeable

JULY 1, 2020

Here are some innovative, trailblazing marketers who continue to inspire us with the work they’re doing for their companies and for the world. When it comes to the brand’s marketing, Smalls-Worthington says their approach is “multi-touch.” Prior to that, she led social marketing at both MGM Resorts and Yahoo!

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 27, 2024

Instagram launched Stories in 2016 to give users a unique and fun way to connect and engage with followers. Statistics show that over 500 million Instagram users watch Stories daily, which explains why 96% of marketers plan to include Stories in their marketing strategy. When do users save Instagram stories?

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Sprout Social

JULY 12, 2019

The situation is clear: you must create engaging video content on social media. Your videos must be interactive, transparent, innovative and topical, and the best types of social media video content blend all of these elements. Posted by Shinola on Thursday, September 8, 2016. This is key to excellent marketing.

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Social media management tools are constantly evolving in order to keep up with businesses’ and marketers’ needs. For this blog post, I’ve approached some of the top influencers and bloggers in the social media world and asked them two questions regarding social media management tools.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 22, 2021

By tapping into a daily habit that already exists, you can create social advocacy and amplify your marketing efforts. According to a 2016 survey from Bambu by Sprout Social, seven in ten employees are using social media at work. Identify a new employee who learned about the position through a social post.

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Buffer Social

APRIL 26, 2017

How big is your social media budget? I’ve heard of companies that spend millions on marketing and others who spend zero (we skew toward the zero side at Buffer). That’s why a hypothetical situation like — what would you do with $100 to spend on social media marketing ? — Take the free class.

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agora pulse

APRIL 23, 2020

Whether you’re planning a social media marketing campaign for your client or wanting to grow your company’s online audience, hashtags can help you reach your goals. A variety of hashtags tools allow marketers and social media practitioners to monitor and gather data surrounding a specific hashtag.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We are grateful for people who share what worked (and what didn’t) for them on social media. With 2017 coming to an end, I thought it might be helpful to do a review of our social media performance and share the findings with you. Our top social media posts of the year. 1,189 engagement. 1,132 likes.

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 1, 2016

Social media has evolved over the years and in order to design a successful social media marketing strategy, you must consider the latest social media trends that are likely to have the biggest impacts. Even well-known brands like Coca Cola focus on Facebook marketing.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 22, 2017

As a social media manager , it can be super fun to strategize and come up with multiple ways to share content with your audience. I know I’ve certainly found myself pondering questions like: What content should I share on our social media profiles? But it’s also easy to get stuck in a creative rut.

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Pam Moore

MAY 27, 2016

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. billion monthly active users as of March 31, 2016. billion mobile monthly active users as of March 31, 2016. Approximately 84.2%

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Is it the end of organic reach on social media? Yes, the (average) organic reach on social media has been falling over the years. Because we’ve seen businesses, including ourselves, growing their organic reach on social media in the last few years. How to (still) get organic reach on social media.

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Pam Moore

JULY 21, 2016

To be successful in business using social and digital marketing strategies and tactics, you must do more than simply focus on the near term. Would you like to know this about your peers… What they are doing to ignite their business using social and digital technologies? Top social media goals and objectives chosen?

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