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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

It’s a good time to take stock of your social media marketing strategies to assess what’s working and where you have room to improve. There is a lot of chatter about emerging social media sites, and where brands should make investments in 2019. So how is a social media marketer to decide?

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Why Social Media Will Challenge Marketers in 2019

Direct Marketing Observations

In 2007 when I joined Twitter, those were not front of mind questions for those of us using the social network for the first time. The way social networks are utilized now both from a marketing standpoint and a UX standpoint, has undergone an almost 360 degree change since those early years. It’s a pulse check.

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Five Upcoming Social Networks To Look Out For In 2021

Ignite Social Media

Social media marketers constantly try to balance the proven practices on established social networks with strategic bets on the up and comers. When I started Ignite Social Media in 2007, the battle between MySpace and Facebook still raged and Friendster was hanging on for dear life.

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2019 Social Media Resolutions

Ignite Social Media

As 2019 begins, some of us find ourselves attempting to begin New Year’s resolutions we’ve set into place, while others are still trying to decide on one. Trust in social networks overall is on the decline, but Facebook in particular has been in hot water over the past year. What would their resolutions be?

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The Top 9 Social Media Trends of 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

2018 was a year of lasting impacts on the social media industry. Even in an industry marked by fast change, 2018 will go down in history as a big year for social media and all of the marketers who use it to sell their products or services. Here are our top 10 trends for 2019. Social Media Trends of 2019 #1.

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3 Social Media Advertising Spending Trends to Consider in 2019

Ignite Social Media

Whether you are still finalizing your social media strategy or hitting the ground running with execution this year, we’ve compiled the following few social media ad spending trends to help guide and inform your social advertising spending in 2019. Facebook Comprises 84% of Social Network Ad Spend.

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Social Media Marketing Trends for the Back Half of 2019

Ignite Social Media

According to research by Cowen and Company*, Pinterest is the top social network for finding and shopping for products among US users. Now that we are halfway through 2019, take a look at your social strategy and the trends we touched on above. If your strategy is in need of a refresh, we would love to help!

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