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What is hashtagging and how to use it effectively

Sprout Social

To hashtag or not to hashtag? The short answer: Yes, definitely use hashtags. Hashtags are an essential asset in your digital marketing toolbox. According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. What is hashtagging? How to use hashtags.

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6 Ways to Optimize Your Hashtags on Instagram

Later

Hashtags on Instagram really can be an effective way to grow your following and engagement, but the best practices are constantly changing. A great Instagram hashtag strategy doesn’t just reach more people — it reaches the right people for your business. This is a controversial question, with no wrong answer.

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6 Ways to Level-up Your Hashtags on Instagram

Later

Hashtags on Instagram can be one of the most effective ways to grow your following and engagement. But a great Instagram hashtag strategy doesn’t just reach more people — it reaches the right people for your business. . Ready to get your hashtag game in check?

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Instagram 101: How to Get Your Small Business Started on the Platform

Social Media Strategies Summit

Take a look at the way the apparel brand, Knix, supports visuals of its new store with a heart-warming caption: Image via Instagram. Leverage the Right Hashtags. One of the ways through which Instagrammers find new content is hashtags. To benefit from hashtags, you’ll have to do some research. Image via Instagram.

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5 Hashtag Campaigns that Crushed It in 2017 

Pixlee

Creating a successful social media hashtag campaign takes equal parts creativity, risk, and luck. This year saw its share of social media campaign winners and losers, but here we’ll focus on brands who successfully created engaging hashtag campaigns with the added bonus of boosting brand awareness. Adidas – #ORIGINALis.

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Four of the Scariest Brand Social Media Flubs

Ignite Social Media

American Apparel- Fourth of July Disaster. American Apparel wanted to join in on the Fourth of July celebrations happening on social media, so they posted the image above of an explosion. American Apparel apologized and removed the image, but the damage was done. #SorryNotSorry. My top four picks (in no particular order) are….

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Adidas Social Media Strategy: Sporting Online Traction Globally

Keyhole.co

This iconic footwear and sports apparel brand is well-known, no matter which part of the world you’re from. million Their football-specific and apparel accounts also have millions of followers. But, it’s interesting to note Adidas Originals, their spinoff apparel venture, has more followers on Instagram than their main account.