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2021 Social Media Predictions

Ignite Social Media

Some things might still surprise us (like the FTC lawsuit against Facebook that was issued last week), but there are some things in the social space that we can plan for based on key trends we saw unveil themselves this past year. 2021 Facebook Changes and Predictions. 2021 Facebook Changes and Predictions.

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Marketing Lessons Learned From the 2021 Facebook Outage

Ignite Social Media

The week of October 4, 2021, Facebook’s week went from bad to worse when the company’s entire family of apps were inaccessible to users with no warning. The massive outage, which impacted Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus, lasted over 5 hours. Check in on comments/engagement from the community.

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2021 Prediction: Less Focus on Traffic and Followers, More Focus on Engagement

Visually SM

While it’s always nice to have a large follower count, engagement is the social media marketing metric you should pay attention to in 2021 and beyond. The Growing Importance of Engagement. Now, consider a post published to an audience of 20,000 followers that generates a high engagement level.

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The Experiment 2021: Ads Don’t Have to Suck

Jon Loomer

The result: I’ve started a new experiment for 2021! Facebook ads were seen as intrusive. A necessary evil to be able to use Facebook for free. Ridiculous engagement rates. But, for especially engaging content, you’ll get an organic push as well. This was possible due to the high engagement rate.

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9 Social Media Trends That Will Help You Win in 2021

Social Media Strategies Summit

In this post, you will learn about 9 of the biggest social media trends to watch out for in 2021. One of the biggest social media trends for 2021 is the rise of social commerce or selling via social media platforms. Whether it is Instagram shops or Facebook Marketplace, social commerce will continue to grow in 2021.

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How Often to Post to Social Media in 2021

Hootsuite

We’ve got all the info you need about exactly how often you should be posting to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to really optimize your reach — without annoying your followers. On Facebook , post between 1 and 2 times a day. How often to post on Facebook. The average Facebook Page shares 1.55 posts per day.

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The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Stories in 2021

Later

Trust us on this, Facebook Stories could be your ticket to better engagement and more followers in 2021. In fact, according to internal data, Facebook Stories has over 500 million daily active users , and we predict it’ll rise this year. Here’s everything you need to know about Facebook Stories in 2021: .