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14 Social Listening Tools for Effortless Brand Monitoring

Hootsuite

Social listening tools are some of the most important for any social media marketer to master. Simply because of the vast amount of data they provide about your brand, your audience, and your competitors in real time. Social listening is the practice of using social tools to monitor what people are saying about your brand online.

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Rethinking the influencer-brand relationship

Sprout Social

Let’s explore the layers of influencer-brand partnerships so you can build and nurture successful collaborations—and create content worthy of interrupting your audience’s scrolling time. What is an influencer-brand partnership? Some of the most successful examples of influencer marketing campaigns center on authenticity.

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How to Build an Influential Brand Through Authentic Advocacy (including Social PR)

Waxing UnLyrical

The combination of these two developments has resulted in what is know as “authentic advocacy.” ” More than just a fancy marketing term, authentic advocacy encapsulates the heart of marketing strategy today: building a strong, influential brand by connecting with people. Tip #1: Seek Out Employee Evangelists.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Brand Influence

Webbiquity SMM

say strengthening their brand is a top business objective. However, while most focus on brand awareness, it’s crucial to understand that brand awareness alone doesn’t create conversions and sales. Brands compete for the attention of their customers in real-time, across various channels. Image credit: HubSpot.

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10 of the Best Brand Storytelling Campaigns of 2022

Social Media Strategies Summit

In this new reality, brands must humanize and connect with their audiences more meaningfully. Enter brand storytelling. Brand stories help otherwise faceless organizations build an emotional connection with their audience, leading to higher engagement, loyalty, and sales. hours on social media. Image source.

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Instagram automation: Strategy and tools to do it right

Sprout Social

To help you find the right balance, we’ve put together a guide discussing what Instagram automation is, what can be automated and several tools to help you get started. As with any other tool or strategy, there are pros and cons to weigh in how your team will implement automation. Let’s dig in. What is Instagram automation?

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4 social advocacy examples that prove authenticity pays off

Sprout Social

Social advocacy empowers employees to amplify your brand message in a way that’s consistent with your business’s voice and tone. Kick off your process by taking inspiration from these four brands that have mastered the art of employee amplification. For Vizient, that tool is Employee Advocacy by Sprout Social.