Social Media Strategies Summit

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How to Find Your Audience on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

You spend time planning and creating content for multiple social media platforms. The last thing you want is for all those posts to be seen by the wrong people — those with little or no interest in the product or service you sell. This is a massive issue for many brands. When HubSpot asked social media marketers about their biggest challenges, “ reaching our target audience ” came in second place, only behind “ creating engaging content.

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Top Video Marketing Trends of 2024

Social Media Strategies Summit

Video is no longer optional for marketing teams, with 91% of businesses using it as a marketing tool and 88% describing video as an important part of their marketing strategy. Of those that don’t currently use video, two-thirds plan to start in 2024. But video isn’t a silver bullet. If you’re going to see success from video marketing, you need to know what works (and what doesn’t ) — and the landscape changes fast.

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10 Tips for Navigating Negativity on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

Unfortunately, negative comments are a fact of life for any brand with a social media presence because you can’t please everyone all the time. But, because we’re naturally optimistic people, we prefer to see it as an opportunity: handle those comments effectively, and your audience could even end up liking you more. In fact, 83% of customers say they feel more loyal to brands that respond to and resolve their complaints.

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10 YouTube Shorts Examples to Inspire You

Social Media Strategies Summit

YouTube Shorts is YouTube’s answer to TikTok and Instagram Reels, featuring vertical videos of up to 60 seconds in length. Since launching in India in mid-2020, Shorts has seen rapid growth, with the number of monthly logged-in users climbing from 1.5 billion in summer 2022 to more than two billion a year later. If you’re already creating Reels or TikToks, YouTube Shorts is an obvious addition to your social media strategy — and if you aren’t , there’s no better time to start than right now.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

Social media is a cut-throat world. The almighty algorithm makes it challenging to reach your followers — let alone get in front of new audiences. And even if you manage to figure that out, you’re still fighting for attention with other brands in your niche. But it’s not all bad news because those same rivals can be a major source of inspiration for your own social media strategy, helping you identify new opportunities and close gaps in your content calendar.

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How “MeeMaw” Helped VDOT Northern Virginia Create a Highly-Engaged Social Media Community

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One of the biggest challenges for government agencies on social media is humanizing their communications. You want your audience to feel that you’re friendly, approachable, and genuinely care about their needs — not just another faceless public body. As part of our December 2023 Social Media Strategy Summit for Public Agencies & Government, Ellen Kamilakis — Assistant District Administrator for Communications at VDOT Northern Virginia — explained how her agency tackled this problem by creati

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How to Implement a Portfolio-Wide Social Media Strategy for Student Communications

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Higher education marketers and communications teams are constantly grappling with the sheer number of social media accounts across campus. When each unit, team, faculty, and degree has its own account, it’s near-impossible to figure out who’s sharing what and when. And creating a holistic social media strategy becomes a serious headache. It makes it hard for students to know where to turn for information.