Social Media Today

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Rooms were originally introduced in early 2020 to provide a meeting option amid COVID lockdowns.

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 8, 2020

The time has come to begin planning your brands’ annual back-to-school marketing strategy, but with the unpredictability of 2020, where do you begin? Both influencer marketing and social media marketing can easily adhere to this, but TV spots and print ads pose challenges. We’re here to help.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 4, 2019

What’s coming to social media in 2020? It can be hard to predict the future, especially for something as fast-changing as social media. Social commerce is one of the hottest trends in social media today, and it looks to have an even bigger impact in 2020.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2020, as many brands struggled to move their business online, find new ways to connect with their customers or discover their voice to take a stand, our agency partners led their clients to success, demonstrating grit and determination. Our very deserving 2020 Cultivate Award winner is Communicators Group. SproutPartner MVP.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

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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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 27, 2020

With each unprecedented day passing, social media apps have quickly become the frontlines for many to source out news, seek entertainment, and stay connected with their loved ones. We have recapped some of the April social media trends we saw and how they have adapted to our world’s ongoing situation.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s hard to believe we are now approaching the end of 2021 when it sometimes feels 2020 was only yesterday. 2020 also made a significant impact on the state of social media , evolving trends, and what the world deems important in life and from brands. Cause Marketing Continues to be a Top Social Media Trend.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 25, 2021

I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as “ the original social media agency ” because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Likeable

JANUARY 6, 2021

We won’t recap everything that happened on social media in 2020 (because we already did !), Some of the predictions that were made for social media in 2020 held true, but no one could have guessed how the year would end up going—or how social media would react to all of it. We Don’t Know Her.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With budget cuts, resignations and layoffs in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments, professionals and consumers alike have noticed a trend in companies backtracking on their social justice commitments made in 2020. There were a lot of commitments that were made in 2020 and beyond thinking about the value proposition.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Another potential use case would be to setup a video room for a focus groups with some of your top fans. Key takeaways for brands : Live video is still a great way for brands to broadcasts to large groups. Live Video. Facebook Live video isn’t new, but it is getting some updates. Source: Facebook. Those are the F8 updates for now.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We asked some of our favorite social media experts to share what they look forward to seeing in social media for 2020. Here’s what got them bright-eyed and excited … Jay Baer: “2020 is going to be the year that brands stop random acts of social. Back to social, and a retreat from media.”

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Forbes Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The importance of social media in this year's Presidential race cannot be overstated. citizens of voting age actively use some form of social media, while 69% of Americans in the same group use Facebook alone. Currently 72% of U.S.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 27, 2020

And everyone’s on social media. Heck, even celebrity dogs and cats are considered influencers in their respective fields in 2020. But, before we deep dive into social profiles let’s take a step back and realize why is influencer marketing booming for B2B marketing? billion by the end of 2020. Ann Handley.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 31, 2019

They say April showers bring May flowers and Social’s in full bloom! So many new, fresh and exciting things are popping up on the social scene. Let’s dive into the May Social Media Trends! LinkedIn Live is the newest update to come out of the working-world social platform. Facebook Groups Streamlined.

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Later

JULY 3, 2020

To help keep your business ahead of the game, we’re highlighting 8 of the biggest Instagram trends of 2020: Instagram Trends 2020 #1: The Rise of Instagram Shopping. Instagram Trends 2020 #2: Instagram Live Goes Mainstream. According to internal data, Instagram Live views increased by 70% from February to March 2020.

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Likeable

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But you can’t spend the holidays dwelling on 2019—you only have a few days to acquaint yourself with the biggest shifts coming in 2020! What happened to social media? Look for that to change in 2020 (just in time). In 2020, look for users to gladly re-shoulder the burden of deciding what content they see.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a socially distanced year, businesses witnessed firsthand what a crucial role social media plays in connecting brands with their customers. For some brands, 2020 was all about trying new things on social, while others prioritized engaging the communities they’d already built.

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Social Media Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

What are the key aspects of SEO that you should focus on in 2020? We asked a group of experts for their thoughts.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good. It’s corn. ??

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Sprout Social

MAY 14, 2020

Many brands want more engagement around their social media posts but don’t know what else to do or are stuck in the same old strategy. Your social media engagement can always be improved upon, there is no maximum engagement level that one can reach. What is social media engagement? Execute strategy ideas.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 30, 2020

The start of the new decade brought on a whole new set of challenges for social media managers. Between COVID-19 and the growing movements for racial equality worldwide, social media managers have had a lot on their plates and left many to wonder, “Does what we do matter? Does social media marketing matter?”.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Struggling to put together a social media content strategy? I work on all things social media strategy for the company. We get a lot of questions about social media from our audience. Here’s the stuff that actually matters when building a successful social media content strategy.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 11, 2020

By December 2020, LinkedIn expects to have sunsetted Elevate and have the “core functionality” of Elevate available in Pages for free. Elevate also offers a way to tell who your most engaged employees are, which might be helpful in activating certain groups for campaigns. What does this mean for employee advocacy on social media?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Anyone who manages their company’s social media for a living operates every day in fear of being the one at the helm when the company Twitter account is hacked. Let’s state the obvious: Social media governance is not the sexy side of social. The EQ you need to run social media is really high.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 22, 2021

Rather than employ the spray and pray method, identifying which social media platforms a brand’s customers use is a more effective way to connect with one’s target audience. According to the latest Sprout Social Index™ Edition XVII: Accelerate , Facebook, Instagram and YouTube are the top three platforms where consumers follow brands.

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Sprout Social

JULY 21, 2022

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 16, 2020

It’s not too much of a stretch to suggest that many of us have an addiction to social media. The average daily social usage worldwide is around 144 minutes per day , with the average American spending roughly two hours and three minutes on social per day. — Nathan Allebach (@nathanallebach) April 9, 2020.

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Hootsuite

MAY 20, 2020

With the increased use of social tools for business communications, social media security is more important than ever. While the benefits of social are clear, there are risks to be wary of. If you are on social (and who isn’t?) , you need to protect yourself against common social media security threats.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 30, 2021

Bonus Materials: FREE Social Media Content Calendar. Are you approaching your social media strategy like you always have? In this new year, level up with these social media tips from experts. What top tips do you need to know to level up your social media strategy in 2021? Need inspiration?

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The demand for social media and content outsourcing is growing. Agencies are expanding their services and teams to keep up with the ever-changing social media landscape. Starting your own social media marketing agency. Here are five tips for starting your own social media marketing agency: 1.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 11, 2020

Here’s an even more detailed breakdown from our 2020 digital report on social media of LinkedIn’s advertising audience by age group and gender. Source: Digital 2020. It’s part of the reason why 58% of B2B marketers prefer LinkedIn ads compared to other social organizations. 30,000-$49,999: 20%. 75,000+: 45%.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

While focus groups are helpful to reference at the start of new product or campaign development, they’re less useful for gathering customer feedback once said post-launch. To stay on top of the latest trends and maintain a more accurate pulse on your audience, you need to incorporate social media market research into your strategy.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2020

The new year is synonymous with new resolutions, with research showing three in 10 Americans have plans to make a resolution for 2020. Learning to stay on top of new trends, networking with other professionals and creating relevant content are just some of the goals marketers have planned for 2020. The Agency Network by Sprout Social.

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Oktopost

MARCH 15, 2021

We’re working from home, live streaming classes and get-togethers, and shifting even more of our social lives onto social media. For B2B marketers, the big news about the pandemic-inspired social media renaissance isn’t about vibing on TikTok, but about what’s been happening on LinkedIn.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Social media customer service means using social channels to provide efficient and effective customer service and support. Customers expect to be able to reach out to brands on social channels for help—and get a quick reply. Social media customer service stats. of them saying it’s their top choice.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2021

The popularity of the feature is growing daily, with an increase of more than 1 million users that were actively watching and uploading content to IG reels from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021. IG Reels has grown tremendously since its launch in August of 2020. What Age Group is Watching Instagram Reels? Subscribe to Social You Should Know.

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