SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Having worked in online community management for the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of putting together some amazing teams. The roles on a digital community team varied, ranging from digital strategists, to graphic designers…and everything in-between. Community management is not easy. is for Attention to Detail.

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Communities Social Media Resources Reddit 198

Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There is no shortage of reasons for brands to move away from the social media giant, Facebook. From the algorithm changes to the fake news stories that plagued the 2016 election and the ever-increasing cost of advertising , the environment on Facebook seems to get more challenging every day. Source: Pew Research.

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Brands Facebook Journal Issues 108

Keyhole.co

JANUARY 20, 2024

The answer is Facebook marketing. Anyone can market on Facebook–big brands, small businesses, and individuals alike. Facebook marketing is a cost-effective way for a small business to reach a big audience on a minimal budget. In fact, surveys show that the majority of Facebook users follow at least six brands.

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Small Business Engagement Strategy Facebook 100

Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 3, 2021

Government agencies can leverage social media to share (sometimes critically) important information with their communities. She suggests joining the Government Social Media Group on Facebook. This closed Facebook Group highlights other agencies and shares updates that are relevant to those working in government.

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Engagement Communities Video Tourism 149

Pam Moore

JUNE 12, 2019

The OPC = other people's content and other people's community. Tapping into the OPC can be a huge turbo boost to zoom your brand, business results and both personal and professional relationships. People are the heartbeat of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Tapping into the power of other people's communities. SoundCloud.

Communities 101

Communities Brands Content Authentication 101

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2013

Having a strong community is one of the most important aspects of business. This week’s roundup includes seven posts that are good reads on both maintaining as well as building your business community. How To Be A Better Facebook Community Manager. So You Think You Want to be a Community Manager?

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Image credit: WordPress VIP Not surprising: the top four goals of content marketing (like marketing in general) revolve around creating brand awareness, increasing brand credibility, and generating leads or sales.

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Research Report Social Media CPM 257

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. 1 Hubspot is a Resource for Marketing Decision Makers. Source: Hubspot Facebook. TAKEAWAY: Be a resource.

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B2B Social Media Brands Hubspot 150

Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 11, 2024

However, the one mistake brands make is using social networks to talk at their audience instead of communicating with their followers. Moreover, research shows that: 79% of consumers favor brand messaging that develops a relationship. Social media is an excellent platform for raising brand awareness and engaging your audience.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 25, 2014

So I told her I’d try to find a few resources for her, so she could put her best foot forward to find the job she’ll love. ” I’m blown away by the number of people who shared resources, pointed to coaches, or stepped up themselves. ” Now there’s some branding for you! ” I got a pic!

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it? And is it worth it?

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Communities Social Media Community building Groups 78

Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Being prolific in social media, I am always on the prowl for useful tools, resources and social media platforms to expedite the time involved in producing and sharing relevant content across the social universe. Amplify is, in my opinion, one of the most useful, powerful yet simple to use free resources available. It’s that easy!

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Firebelly

JULY 11, 2012

During the AllFacebook Marketing Conference , I was particularly excited about attending the Facebook Pages: Using Content & Conversation to Build Community session. However, I did come out of the session with some interesting opinions, statistics and tips for community managers. Engagement is 100% higher for videos.

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Communities Conversation Content Facebook 183

Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Facebook Groups provide a unique opportunity for brands of all sizes to build community, increase brand awareness, generate leads and even increase sales of products or services. You may be a member of a neighborhood or personal Facebook Group. This is why Facebook Groups can be very helpful to your business.

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Pam Moore

MARCH 8, 2018

A brand is not a logo, colors, fancy tag line or even a fancy Super Bowl commercial. A brand is not your Facebook page cover video, Twitter background or set of beautifully designed Pinterest boards or images on your Instagram profile. The truth is your brand is all of these things and more. It’s humans who read them.

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Brands Training Policies Template 167

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

With 93% of marketers leveraging social media for increased brand exposure, it’s vital for businesses to identify ways to stay ahead of the curve. It helps you know how to balance increasing brand awareness, driving website traffic, and generating leads with enhancing customer engagement. Or all of them?

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Social Media Tips Marketing HootSuite 267

Jon Loomer

MAY 12, 2021

We were first warned about iOS 14 and how it would impact Facebook advertising in 2020. You are likely seeing messages from Facebook about your custom audiences shrinking. If someone opts out of iOS tracking, Facebook will receive the highest ranking event from a given visit. Now that Apple has launched iOS 14.5

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Advertising Facebook Aggregator Eventful 217

Firebelly

JUNE 5, 2012

Facebook made posting to a brand page more convenient last week when it revealed a new scheduling tool. It is a great resource if you don’t use a third party application, such as HootSuite and have to stress about logging on to Facebook at a certain time to post a message.

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Tools Brands Facebook HootSuite 196

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 9, 2017

It's these common foundations that weave the threads for relationships, trust and community. They say they want to build community. Brands can tap into the power of storytelling to inspire, connect with and serve their audiences. Brand storytelling requires both art and science. Definition of brand storytelling.

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Brands Small Business Communities Authentication 166

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Simply because of the vast amount of data they provide about your brand, your audience, and your competitors in real time. Now, all you have to do is set up a social listening tool to track the details that matter most to your brand, and the information comes directly to your computer screen. What is social listening?

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Brand Monitoring Tools HootSuite Brands 98

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 20, 2014

This week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that focus on personal branding. Why Personal Branding? Why: People who build their personal brand build stronger networks and are presented with a greater number of business opportunities. Why: What is the overall personality of your brand? or D.R.E.A.M.

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Brands Consultant Flickr Small Business 213

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. The true power comes in the form of community. Communities are not just born overnight via a fast “pop-up” Facebook group with an intent to pursuade people to buy from you. The truth is that communities take time. Be available.

Communities 60

Communities Strategy Brands Marketing 60

Pam Moore

JUNE 30, 2017

When many entrepreneurs, small business owners and even experienced marketers in larger organizations think of the term “brand” they think of pretty colors, expensive logos, fancy graphics, Facebook cover photos, Pinterest boards and traditional tv or radio advertisements. Your brand is not your logo! It's community.

Brands 167

Brands Strategy Authentication Reputation 167

Pam Moore

MAY 12, 2019

Many business and marketing leaders think a brand starts and ends with a logo, colors and design. In the digital age of today marketers know how to strategically piece together a beautiful canvas of images on their Instagram profile, create eye catching Facebook cover photos, and engaging video intro and outros for YouTube.

Brands 109

Brands Strategy Reputation Authentication 109

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 12, 2014

The news about Facebook lately has been pretty grim. Even brands with deep pockets are feeling the pinch. Cost: We see Facebook ads with a typical CPE (Cost Per Engagement) of between $0.29 on the brands we manage. The Wall St. 5% per month. 5% per month. The Wall St. ” Geez, what does that even mean?

Engagement 143

Engagement Brands Facebook Journal 143

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Brand leaders around the globe are freaking out as they read the blog posts, watch the videos and see the tweets fly by from the Facebook fear mongers crying that the end of Facebook as we know it has arrived. Facebook 2018 is all About Engagement. It is true that big changes are coming to Facebook.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. The true power comes in the form of community. Communities are not just born overnight via a fast “pop-up” Facebook group with an intent to pursuade people to buy from you. The truth is that communities take time. Be available.

Communities 60

Communities Strategy Brands Marketing 60

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Think about it: From personal brands run by individual creators to large-scale corporate marketing efforts, the competition is heating up. Tools like Creator Studio for Facebook and Instagram can help. You can schedule posts, interact with your community and even monetize your content. What is Creator Studio?`

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Instagram Facebook Marketing Features 106

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

However, I think most social media managers have to admit that they, at some point, have regarded a boost in likes gained through a competition as an indicator of brand loyalty or success. Superfans drive brand loyalty and engagement. Brands don’t just have fans – they also have Superfans. times more likes and 1.8

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Facebook How To Loyalty Social Media Management 275

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

That growth, combined with 40% of Gen Z searching social platforms for info instead of Google, makes Reddit a unique opportunity for brands. Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads. Reddit is all about fostering community by encouraging users (a.k.a. What is Reddit?

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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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Facebook HootSuite Retail Conversation 145

Buffer Social

AUGUST 3, 2022

Any company can sell its customers a product or service, but a great brand offers its followers something even better – a sense of community and belonging. After all, a major goal for all businesses is customer retention, that is, having loyal customers who repurchase from your brand time and time again.

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Small Business Groups Groups Examples 92

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“Who do consumers think runs brand accounts?” What does it say about the way brands co-opt BIPOC culture? She is an experienced social media strategist passionate about helping brands and companies tell compelling and culturally relevant stories on social. Even the majority of our own team fit within that demographic.

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Social Media Survey Education Team 122

Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

One of the most overlooked aspects of social business and social media is the power of the personal brand. Unfortunately, many marketers and business leaders wrongly assume that personal branding is only for those looking to be “famous” or become some type of online or social marketing “guru.” Of course a brand is not a human.

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Strategy Brands Avatar Training 167

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

What does it take to build brand awareness? Today, we have brand mascots faking forbidden romances, sponsored dance challenges and internet beefs over—ironically enough— chicken sandwiches. Building a memorable brand takes some big swings but you have to walk before you can run. What is brand awareness? Our advice?

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Strategy Brands Hubspot Survey 131

Later

MAY 28, 2021

With over 756 million users , it’s full of opportunities for brand marketing. In this blog post, we’re sharing five ways you can use LinkedIn to market your brand and reach relevant audiences. How to Use LinkedIn for Marketing Your Brand . Share Your Brand Voice. Ready to get started? Let’s dive in!

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Pam Moore

JUNE 8, 2017

As many brands are challenged to become human, engage with their community of customers, prospects, stakeholders, and competition a few of the questions we hear most are: What do I talk about? Depending on how connected you are with your community they may be interested in what you eat, where you go for breakfast. Know Yourself.

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