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How Your Business Can Survive the 2018 “Facebook Apocalypse”

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Zuckerberg made an announcement on January 11, 2018 that some have labeled “ Facebook’s Nuclear Bomb “: You can read the post for yourself, but these are the highlights: People feel better and happier when they have conversations with friends on Facebook. .” At least not for free.). And perhaps part of that is true.

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What is viral marketing (and does it actually work in 2020)?

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In fact, raising brand awareness is number one among the top social media goals of marketers today. This explains why so many businesses look toward viral marketing as an opportunity to catapult themselves into social media superstardom. Shouldn’t brands be focusing on social media as part of a bigger marketing funnel instead?

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What You Need to Know About Instagram Demographics and Its Growth ? 

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Even so, it seems that many users and marketers aren’t quite certain who specifically is using Instagram regularly. Some believe that the place is simply full of teenagers posting about what they had for breakfast or making memes and jokes back and forth. The Bottom Line for Marketers. of the total). contact us.

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Everything Marketers Need to Know About TikTok

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merged into TikTok in late summer 2018, leaving TikTok as the current dominant platform for short-form video sharing. as one of the most downloaded apps of 2018. Memes : TikTok even has its own meme videos that simply catch on. First there was Vine, then Musical.ly, and now TikTok. What is TikTok? How do you use TikTok?

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Top 8 Viral Social Campaigns of the Year

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Social Media has truly grown into its maturity as a marketing channel. While other channels continue to influence consumers, social media is a key ingredient to the overall success of a marketing strategy. The marketing campaign to support this launch featured The Office actor, Craig Robinson, sharing zingers about the new product.

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Why digital literacy matters for marketers

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Remote work and safer-at-home orders are shifting digital transformation plans everywhere into warp speed, and marketers are along for the ride. In the context of marketing and business, progressions in television, radio and internet-based communications repeatedly demonstrate the advantage held by media-literate brands. Let’s dig in.

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What marketers need to know about managing social media through an economic downturn

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Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the head of marketing who took Atlassian public in 2015. If you’re feeling the heat, we see you and hear you.