Oktopost

JULY 2, 2024

The power of building a trusted community around your brand may be more effective. In this blog, I want to debate whether fostering a community-centric approach is more valuable than chasing intent but also essential for long-term success in B2B marketing. This can lead to legal issues and harm your brand’s reputation.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

Goal-setting is the foundation of any successful social media (or any other type of) marketing campaign. 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. Guest post by Ahana Basu.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Social media managers create innovative, high-quality content to engage followers and grow their company’s social media presence. Agility is a fundamental skill in social media marketing, essential for continuously adapting to the evolving digital landscape. Guest post by Eva Chan.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 25, 2024

In the digital marketing landscape, social media influencers and content creators play distinct roles. Social media influencers aim to shape their followers’ opinions, behaviors, and purchasing decisions. Monetization often comes through brand partnerships, sponsored posts, and affiliate marketing.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 13, 2021

Social media is meant to be one thing and one thing only – and that’s social, right? This may not be surprising if you work in social media since this trend with needing customer service on social has been growing very quickly, especially over the past year.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 13, 2022

The brands that get it, get it. But what happens when traditional marketing and social media collide? Once social media marketing came around, we began hearing phrases like “community-first” social media marketing. Mielle Organics. Examples: View this post on Instagram.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 24, 2024

By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms. In this exponential success, social media played a significant role. Let’s find out.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Deciding which social media platforms to be on can be overwhelming for brands today. Watch as SVPs Lisa Braziel and Misi McClelland talk about key factors in choosing social platforms with Senior Community Manager, John Wylie. As Lisa, a SVP at Ignite, predicts, “I think a lot of brands are going to jump ship.”

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media advertising requires marketing professionals to proactively respond to continually evolving user habits and adapt to different trends. Image credit: Merakist on Unsplash The last year in social media saw consumer preferences shift, new technologies emerge, and certain social platforms flourish.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

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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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

hours on social media. 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. Image source.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When I was building a social media audience for an e-commerce company I ran a few years ago, the go-to options for monetizing that audience never appealed to me. It felt like advertising or brand sponsorships would water down the content. But more importantly, putting yourself on a pedestal isn’t what community is about.

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Communities Social Media Tips Education 97

Convince & Convert

APRIL 12, 2024

The struggle is real for social media leaders, managers, and teams. Whenever you mention that you work in social media, from the outside looking in, people think that you take a photo and/or video and just hit “post” to make the magic happen. Nevertheless, we know it takes much more work to manage a brand on social media.

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Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

No company feels like they have enough resources for what social media requires. Whether you have a large team at a large corporation or a small team at a start-up, you’ll probably find insufficient resources allocated for social media management.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 11, 2024

An effective higher education social media strategy has to appeal to various audiences: current students, prospective students, alumni, staff, donors, fans, families and more. Each of these communities is unique, yet they all contribute to one shared college experience.

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Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2024

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement. But there’s much more to the job description.

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Oktopost

MAY 30, 2024

In today’s world, social activity goes beyond personal use—it’s a powerful asset for both employees and brands. Using social media professionally offers numerous benefits, boosting brand visibility and enhancing employee engagement.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Brands know by now that their presence on social media is more important than ever — 2022 proves that fact. The social media landscape is seen as an ever-changing field, not to mention a growing market of $221.29 Social Media Copyright and Fair Use Rules . billion in 2022.

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agora pulse

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Building a social media community? If you’re looking for ways to create a thriving online community, check out the following tips. We recently interviewed the co-owners and co-founders of Simply Social Media , Amy Tischler and Caitlin Jenkins, to ask them about building online communities.

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Oktopost

JUNE 11, 2024

Social media managers do it all – literally. Sheldon Bruck went Behind the Post to reveal how he stays productive while juggling multiple responsibilities as a Social Media and Community Manager. So how can we manage these diverse responsibilities efficiently and effectively?

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Social Media Management Products Social Media Collaboration 108

Audiense

MARCH 16, 2023

Social media is the perfect platform for connecting with customers and building familiarity with your brand. 52% of online discovery happens in public social feeds, and 93% of Twitter community members are open to brands getting involved in conversations.

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Oktopost

MAY 12, 2021

It turns out that creating a brand community for your B2B company can give you that type of mouthwatering ROI. . B2B businesses need to foster a strong spirit of community to serve their clients and customers better. Two out of every three customers will choose to purchase from a company where they feel they have brand loyalty.

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B2B Communities Brands Loyalty 120

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Social media has revolutionized B2B marketing. Now an essential tool for all marketing efforts, it has changed how brands reach their customers, build awareness, and foster connections with their audiences. And businesses recognize the power of social media in driving tangible results.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 30, 2022

Discord is the future of online communities. Gen Z, in particular, is opting to spend time in smaller, private online communities. Marketers, creators and community builders looking to future proof themselves should take a moment to reflect—are you part of that “digital campfire? Instead, it is a community platform.

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Communities Brands Template Templates 87

Blog2Social

JULY 10, 2024

Did you know that social media has over 5 billion users worldwide? Selecting the right social media platform and leveraging it to build a community around your brand helps boost your reach and makes it easier for you to connect with your target audience.

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Communities Data Strategy Facebook 59

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

User behavior is changing, and studies show that around 31% of consumers use social media channels to find answers to their queries. If you’re growing your business and footprint online, this is the best time to understand social media SEO. What is social media SEO?

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Sprout Social

MAY 3, 2022

The cannabis industry is booming, which means more brands are leveraging social media as a channel to promote their products, share educational information about cannabis use, and advocate for decriminalization, social justice and destigmatization. The challenges of cannabis social media marketing.

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Social Media Brands Content Guidelines 97

Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

The 2024 US presidential election is several months away, but social media is already politically charged. According to Sprout Social Listening data , from January 1 to March 6, 2024 there were almost 7.6 In a typical year, running social media for a brand account is complex. Will brands sit this one out?

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Social Media Marketing Sentiment Influencer 126

Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

The spring of 2020 challenged marketers to publicly identify where their brands stood on these words and the issue of social justice. 2020’s social unrest made it abundantly clear that consumers want to know, or rather demand to know, that the brands they support share their values and beliefs. So, is your brand prepared?

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Activities Social Media Brands How To 167

Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Parler is a twitter-style social media platform that was launched by John Matze and Jared Thomson in 2018. Their biggest differentiator is their concept which is to provide a social media network that is free of judgement, where people can freely express their own thoughts and opinions. What is Parler? What is the Hype?

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When you think of brands on social media, which come to mind first? People don’t remember brands or sales-y content—they remember stories. And great brand marketing on social is behind some of the most creative storytelling out there. Brands we’re watching. Wendy’s buzz-worthy sarcasm? Hint hint.).

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

RedKangaroo has launched the world’s first “Organic Growth” Marketing Platform utilizing the power of social media. Brands that collaborate with RedKangaroo gain access to a dynamic and efficient word-of-mouth marketing tool, allowing them to tailor rewards for their user base. million in pre-seed funding.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this case, we are talking specifically about social media strategies and trends for brands. What are some brand practices that need to be left behind and what are some strategies that still need improvement going forward into 2022? Let’s dive in and see what our experts here at Ignite Social Media have to say: 1.

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Social Media Today

APRIL 10, 2023

By creating content aligned with different communities, you can expand your brand reach.

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Communities Brands Tips How To 172

Hootsuite

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, it’s important for Indigenous people (and, frankly, for non-Indigenous people) to see businesses and brands honour those who lost their lives through the 165-year program of assimilation. And what should we call it on social media? View this post on Instagram.

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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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