Razor Social

DECEMBER 20, 2017

People love reading about marketing tools! So, here’s a look back at what our readers kept clicking and sharing in 2017. I wasn’t at all surprised to see this article rise at the top as the most read piece on our blog in 2017. 46 Marketing Tools to Consider for 2017. Best Podcast Software and Tools.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Twitter’s revenue is stagnant and the platform lost two million users in the final quarter of 2017. Marketers, PR professionals, bloggers, and journalists have traditional been heavy users. Lots of things.

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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. Plus, you’ll also learn about our top 100 most shared blog posts of 2017.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Content marketing in 2018 is going to hit a new dimension of importance, organization and integration. Smart and savvy marketers know the days of throwing social spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks are over and done. The social web is getting noisier by the minute. The social web is getting noisier by the minute.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 13, 2017

Whether it’s the next best television show to binge watch or the next big social media marketing best practice, it’s fun to take a stab at predicting what the future holds. At #SproutChat , we had more than 65 social media marketers join us to talk about what they believe 2017 has in store for the industry.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In fact, according to the 2017 State of Inbound report , lead generation is the biggest challenge for 63% of marketers. Image Source: The 2017 State of Inbound Report. Email Marketing. And 23% say that lead generation is the topmost benefit of email marketing. Content Marketing. Social Media Marketing.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

YouTube marketing is often overlooked by social media marketers. Some think YouTube counts as a social media network. Either way, there are countless marketing opportunities on YouTube—especially if your audience is on the platform and your competitors aren’t. 10-step YouTube marketing strategy.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This week’s top five must-know news for marketing and communications professionals includes Facebook’s new ad capabilities, Twitter’s live audio broadcasts, Snapchat’s Spectacles V2, the Ottawa Senators’ owner’s PR offensive and Pinterest’s new milestones. — SS. – SS.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Right when you think you’re getting a grasp on your demographics, buyer habits and trends on social media , something new changes and turns your data into old news. That’s why it’s absolutely critical for any marketer to stay up to date on the newest social media statistics. Don’t believe us? Facebook Statistics.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2020

Social networking as we know it was born in the 00s, but the last decade has seen the rise of social media’s true potential. As we look forward and wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years, let’s take a look back at what our favorite social media networks looked like in 2010. Facebook – 2010.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In our in-depth analysis of how the Facebook News Feed works in 2018 , we realized that signals are what we marketers and brands can focus on to increase our organic reach. By October 2017, that number grew to 116 million — mostly thanks to organic reach on and organic traffic from Facebook. Test new social media networks.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2019

With over 313 million monthly active users and a young demographic to boot, Twitter is a great platform for most marketers. Starting up a Twitter page for your company is easy. Growing a real following on Twitter takes more than sending out Tweets whenever your company has a product being released or an upcoming event.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

However, there are some clues out there as to what the future in 2017, and beyond, may look like. As part of our State of Social Media week, it feels like a great time to sit back and reflect on the social media landscape and what may be ahead. Ready to jump in? The standardization of platforms. Platforms: – Facebook.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2020

The chart below looks at the action of liking/following brands on a social network. While this is not exclusive to Facebook, we do see that liking a brand on social media peaked in 2017 and has slowly been declining since. Are Users Unliking/Unfollowing Brands on Social Media? Source: GlobalWebIndex.

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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. While the networks add Story capabilities to their channels, the data from users showing increased interest follows suit. Social Media Stories Breakdown by Channel.

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Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The same holds true for B2B marketers. B2B social media marketing can be brutal but it’s not a loser. Those challenges, metaphorically speaking, completely exist in B2B social media in 2017. Understatements be damned, one could say that social media has evolved and still, others could say it has regressed.

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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Social media gives an amazing asset to outreach: Companies can share stories, talk about occasions or offers, or examine solutions or services with intrigued clients or potential customers. While only one out of every odd private company has put aside the time and money to set up an online technique or presence.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2019

The use of Facebook has evolved through the years so it’s important for marketers to be up to date on the newest statistics. Here are the important stats for marketers to know, categorized by topic and ready for you to use in your social media strategy. In 2014, it was noted to be 7% while it was 14% in 2017.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 30, 2019

When it comes to social media marketing, Facebook is the big guy on campus. billion users , making it the top social media platform for the total number of active users. Over the past decade, Facebook has redefined the way we look at social networks and also expanded the possibilities of social media for businesses.

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Postcron

APRIL 28, 2018

Recent LinkedIn updates have made it easier for digital marketers to create high-quality content to engage their professional networks. With these changes, which LinkedIn started implementing in 2017, LinkedIn’s tools more closely match what you can do on other social platforms. Share draft posts with team members.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 22, 2019

There were positive changes for marketers as well. With the expansion of shoppable Instagram, huge growth of the Stories format and the launch of IGTV, marketers had more ways than ever to connect and engage with consumers. Brands will need to invest in social ads. Check out these resources: Top 14 Instagram Live Tips.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

Earlier this year, LinkedIn finally caught up with the other major social networks and debuted its own version of live video streaming, LinkedIn Live. As with other forms of live video, LinkedIn Live allows broadcasters to share videos with their network in real time. LinkedIn Live.

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 15, 2013

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It’s a revolution in marketing that includes gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X and even Boomers. Content and social networks are the new currency. Influencer marketing is on the precipice of exploding growth. It was designed to help brands understand key trends in influencer marketing, video content and ecommerce. Methodology.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 12, 2017

Here are five things marketers have to look for with the right takeover strategy: 1. Just like any other marketing strategy, you want to outline your goals, the metrics that define success and what you plan to see once the takeover is complete. According to a Sprout Social 2017 Q1 Index , 48.6% Milwaukee is so fun!

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Rebekah Radice

MAY 16, 2017

That’s why I’ve put together a 4-step process to help you create a bio for every social network. This is All You Need to Write the BEST Social Media Bio. Before we jump into the formula to create a social media bio that sells, let’s first analyze what yours looks like across each social network.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 10, 2017

Just like any digital marketing effort, proving social media return on investment is essential. Social marketers are held to an even higher standard since so much of their work is visible across social networks. So social media agencies often feel even more pressure to be able to show ROI to clients.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 24, 2019

B Squared Media is a boutique digital marketing agency specializing in “done-for-you” social media marketing and advertising. Fifty & Five is a full-service digital & social media agency with a passion for creating memorable conversations between brands and their consumers. CF Search Marketing. Bloomerang.

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Pam Moore

JANUARY 4, 2017

Business and marketing leaders aren’t much different. So why would we think that marketers and business leaders would think any different when it comes to social media? I can help you use free marketing with Facebook NOW! Get instant results with this super duper quick social media plan!

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Post to all of your social networks so you don’t miss customers on any channel. But, if you have several Facebook Audience types or if you have segmented email marketing lists—you should create different Black Friday social promotions for those market segments. What’s your company’s mission?

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Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2017

Social media goals operate in the same way. Social media marketing spending in the US is expected to more than double from $7.52 If you’re spending a lot of time on social media for your company, wouldn’t you want to make sure you’re receiving the best results possible? Create SMART Social Media Goals.

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Writtent Blog

JULY 10, 2013

It’s no exaggeration to say that smartphones and tablets are the biggest thing to hit marketing since the internet appeared. Mark Donovan, SVP of Marketing at ComScore recently stated “this pronounced shift in consumer behavior is simply too large for [companies] to ignore.” Image credit: Watchakarun/freedigitalphotos.net.

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Buffer Social

MARCH 27, 2018

For example, at the end of 2017, we reached out to our blog subscribers with a survey. From the answer, we learned about what to create for the blog and also what to share on our social media. Are there other companies that you admire, which you can learn from? Or perhaps their way of marketing resonates with you.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 22, 2019

In 2017, it raised over $43m — with investors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams It shipped over one million smoothies in just one year after launching nationwide in the U.S. In this post, we take a look at some of the marketing strategies that have aided Daily Harvest’s incredible growth. It’s an incredible story.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2016

While it took some time to really take off, social media users currently spend an average of two hours a day on social sites according to GlobalWebIndex. What’s more, they’re also using more networks, an average of 7 social networks to be precise. 2016 Social Agency of the Year.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 16, 2017

One of the first steps in grasping Facebook marketing is making sure you’re taking advantage of all of Facebook’s features. Add Your Other Social Networks. Using a service like WooBox , you can add your social media streams as tabs in your Page. — Wendy's (@Wendys) January 3, 2017. Newsletter Signups.

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Rebekah Radice

JANUARY 7, 2019

This is the conversation happening in and around your company vs. the competition. Moz offers a simple equation to identify share of voice: Brand advertising ($ or #) / Total market advertising ($ or #) = Share of voice. Social media user numbers or the popularity of any one social network don’t matter.

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