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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. How did your brand handle the infamous Facebook outage?

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6 Content Marketing Skills You Need to Succeed in 2021

Sherrilynne Starkie

Marketing and communications professionals are adapting to survive. And, that means rapid upskilling for most in-house marketing communications teams. It looks like the WFH trend will continue throughout 2021 so here’s my top six content marketing skills you’ll need to succeed in 2021. Graphic Design.

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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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Tips for 2021 Social Media Planning & Budgeting

Ignite Social Media

This past year many marketers were forced to reallocate budgets and pause marketing campaigns due to the coronavirus pandemic. And as we get ready for 2021, there are still many uncertainties that have us questioning the effectiveness of different marketing tactics and wondering where to best allocate funds.

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The Most Popular Social Networks of 2021

Ignite Social Media

Where should your brand be investing your time, effort, and most importantly… marketing dollars? eMarketer released some excellent data regarding social media usage of 2021, and we’re breaking down some of the key information below to help your brand better optimize your social media marketing efforts. Facebook boasts 179.5

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Five Upcoming Social Networks To Look Out For In 2021

Ignite Social Media

This article was previously published on Forbes on February 19, 2021. Social media marketers constantly try to balance the proven practices on established social networks with strategic bets on the up and comers. Few marketers were prepared for its sudden gain in popularity, though. TikTok was just released in 2016.

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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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