Ignite Social Media

MAY 3, 2019

This week, Facebook held its annual developers conference to announce the road map for their suite of products and platforms. The focus of the F8 announcements supported this statement and how Facebook is building a more privacy-focused social platform. You may have already noticed that your Facebook app looks different.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Because if there’s one thing I believe takes public relations from good to great, it’s when your audiences start becoming your community through the relationships you develop with them. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 18, 2019

Does the person who post as your brand on Facebook also work to develop the community that the company is part of? Running a brand’s social media accounts is a lot of work. Typically, most companies find they need at least a social media manager and a community manager. Should they?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 15, 2023

She wrote the book Digital Leadership in Higher Education: Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World , which was listed as an Amazon #1 new release for college and university student life. Josie has a website , a YouTube channel, and Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter accounts. Where Can You Find Them? Everywhere!

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

” Community Management Isn’t Content Creation. (go Now, I don’t 100% disagree with him that not all community managers are suited to create content. To tell great stories you have to stop having your community managers produce your content. That just shows how little respect they have for the community.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 2, 2017

Facebook has recently launched Groups for Pages, enabling the 70 million+ Pages on Facebook to create their own unique communities and feeds. And more than 100 million people see Groups as the most important part of their experience on Facebook. So how do you create a Facebook Group? Facebook Group.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 25, 2023

Fake social media accounts are an ongoing problem for both social media platforms and for brands. While the number of fake accounts on Facebook has been slowly falling over the last couple of years, the problem on TikTok has started to spike. Impostors on social media present a real challenge for all major brands.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 30, 2009

I recommend The Social Media Bible or The New Community Rules: Marketing On The Social Web if you are looking for a resource like that. As I mentioned above, it’s not really a book to teach you how to integrate social media into your day to day strategy, but one to inspire you to do so.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 27, 2021

BONUS MATERIAL: Free “Facebook 101” ebook. You can set up a Facebook Business Page and content in less than an hour. Find out how to create a Facebook Page and optimize your account. billion daily active users, Facebook is the world’s biggest social media platform—and a great place to promote your business.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Have you ever messaged a company on Facebook, only to wait so long for a response that by the time they get back to you, you forgot you contacted them in the first place? For brands trying to stand out in a crowded online marketplace, this is not a good look. What is a Facebook bot (a.k.a Facebook Messenger chatbot)?

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. Nearly a quarter ( 23% ) of social media users follow a brand or company they already purchase from. follow companies and brands they’re thinking of purchasing from.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Li really “gets&# social media from the social, search and business perspectives, and this shows throughout the book.

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SocialFish

MARCH 10, 2011

This is the second in a series of interviews we are conducting with CEO’s and senior executives about their take on the concepts in Open Community. We started our conversation with this one question: How do you think the concepts in Open Community will shape associations in the future? Pace of change. I’ve seen this working very well.

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Later

JUNE 26, 2020

Facebook Groups are an effective way to create a community, drive engagement, and improve customer relations for your brand or business. Ready to build a successful Facebook Group for your business? Ready to build a successful Facebook Group for your business? What are Facebook Groups. Table of Contents: .

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SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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SocialFish

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This post is the first in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. 1 – The Association and Nonprofit Community. #2

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been written on social media philosophy, content creation or audience engagement. There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been written on social media philosophy, content creation or audience engagement.

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Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When I first started building Diversability with the vision of creating a community of people with disabilities (and the allies who support us) elevating disability pride, I kept encountering roadblocks when trying to get the word out. Now, in 2023, we have 80,000 followers across our social networks and 5,800 in our closed communities.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Many businesses use social media to promote brand awareness, and it can be quite effective. Unfortunately, for every social marketer who succeeds in driving brand awareness, there are ten more who drive people away from their brands. Both are clearly damaging to your brand. Alert: This list is not exhaustive. Overfeeding.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

The social web has opened the communication floodgates. While most brands look to make a name for themselves on Facebook and Twitter, other businesses take a more introspective approach. But good communities are more than support channels. They entice higher brand loyalty by enhancing ‘insider’ status.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 4, 2015

For a $50 discount and a copy of Jay’s new book, “ Hug Your Haters ,” go to SocialFreshconference.com and enter promo code “JAY” through August 8. It’s still focused on really great expert talent on the stage from brands, from agencies, and really trying to connect people so they can learn from each other.”.

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Likeable

JULY 23, 2020

Throughout the past two months, many brands have been using their platforms (and their dollars) to support anti-racism organizations and the Black Lives Matter movement. While a majority of these brands have remained silent in the past on similar issues, this time has been different. VSCO: Black Joy Matters. Groupon: #PassTheMic.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. Jay: Well, I loved the book. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 8, 2020

Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. To get you started on the right path, Sprout Social compiled a roundup of demographic data for platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and SnapChat. Look at the book subscription service, Book of the Month, for instance.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

have honored those films and actors that stand out from the crowd, creating a brand that exudes excellence. So, taking a (gold) leaf out of Oscar’s book, this week’s roundup features seven posts that examine how smart branding strategies can position your company (or you) as unique in a sea of competitors.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2023

Bonus: Save time and download 20 free, customizable Instagram DM templates for your brand , including greetings, partnership requests, FAQ responses, replies to complaints, and more. Most brands will automate DMs by using a chatbot. Many chatbots use conversational AI , so you know the communication will flow naturally.

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Almost Savvy

APRIL 6, 2010

Plus, get a free book) Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding , Business , Tips on April 6, 2010 | 18 responses One of the best ways to learn is to watch others; see what works, what falls flat, what suits your style and what doesn’t. Think about individuals and brands that influence your thinking, decisions or actions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

If you’ve created neat Listly lists the WUL community and I should know about, please leave the URL(s) in your comment below! Adding context and community. Last year, Jay Baer did a terrific interview with Mark Schaefer on his book, Return on Influence , and you should read both. They’re probably not even on Twitter.

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Pam Moore

MAY 27, 2016

It’s no surprise that Facebook is still one of the hottest social networks around. Check out these statistics published by Facebook as of March, 2016. As with anything in life or business, when there is opportunity for goodness, there is also much opportunity for risk and even damage to your brand and business.

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Buffer Social

MAY 3, 2018

And over the past couple of days, Facebook has announced a ton of huge updates for its suite of products including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Messenger, Oculus, and more. And as people are already using Stories share their interests, Facebook announced that it’s making that experience “faster, easier and more creative.”

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2011

Her community outreach on behalf of Electronic Arts was amazing and her engagement with customers gives all of us lessons to live by. What’s a typical day like for you as the EA SPORTS Active Community Manager? There are a number of channels (Facebook, Twitter, forums, etc.) Here’s what I’ve learned from her.

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Koka Sexton

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I’ve been looking forward to this book ever since I met Gary Vaynerchuk. Late last night my Kindle sent me a message that the book was available and I started reading it. This is the best book from Gary Vaynerchuk yet. One of my favorite parts of the book is that it’s filled with numerous analogies and metaphors.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The days of the leased social community are fading, and it’s time to re-embrace owned social. Before the rise of MySpace and Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr, the “original” social media was created in the unglamorous yet impactful world of discussion boards and forums. Thus, the trend pendulum (the trendulum?) It was the best of times.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 21, 2012

Although the rollout of Timeline met with a lot of resistance from those used to the previous interface, over time we’ve all realized that it offers much more control over the visual branding of pages than ever before. Make sure the imagery supports your brand and, along with concise text, conveys your brand’s essence.

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Laurel Papworth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Want to know how to change Facebook to Talk Like A Pirate? Ahoy Me Hearties: One of the tasks our online community managers undertake with clients (PR or Marketing agencies, or companies) is to build out a Social Media Conversation Diary – a list of tasks and engagement activities to keep online community members entertained and loyal.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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