Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 7, 2018

Organic engagement on Facebook pages has decreased by half over the past year, according to a study conducted by Buffer and BuzzSumo , the online content insights provider. The study looked at 43 million posts from the top 20,000 brands on Facebook to compare organic engagement levels year on year.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Is your content and digital platform ready for top business performance in 2018? Is your content ready to inspire, connect with and help your audience achieve their goals? Is the lack of compelling, relevant content keeping you up at night? It seems content often gets created in silos.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2020

The topic of Facebook fans is something we continue to get questions around. Some brands are still really tied to growing their fan base on Facebook. While we think there is a much better use of your money (check out the math here) , we did some research to check the status of overall Facebook fan growth for brands.

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Oktopost

MAY 11, 2022

As a young person in technology, we often believe the product creates the value of an organization. We build a product and tend to focus more on the product itself rather than the identification around how our customers value our brand. Episode Summary. Make no mistake, a solid product matters. Meet Christopher Willis.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2020, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest revamped their shopping tools to help retailers capitalize on this trend. And product-based brands are flocking to this new technology in droves, with 73% of businesses currently selling on social platforms. What are Facebook Shops and how do they work? Shopify, OpenCart, GoDaddy, etc.)

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Hootsuite

MARCH 27, 2024

The main difference that identifies a boosted post vs ad is that boosted posts generally (but not always) start as organic content. A boosted post looks almost exactly the same as regular organic content. Create a new post specifically to boost it (rather than sharing it first as an organic post).

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It’s common knowledge amongst social media marketers that Facebook’s organic reach is tough to get. It involves a hefty strategy of great content and consistency. In fact, without continuously engaging your Facebook audience, you may lose credibility, authority and brand loyalty, on top of your reach.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A ton of work goes on behind the scenes before it’s even time to start planning and scheduling content. One of the most challenging tasks is to define our brand voice and tone. However, brand voice isn’t just about seeming quirky and cool; it has a massive impact on the success of our social campaigns.

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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. 83% of people care as much about how a brand treats them as they do about the quality of its products.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2021

2020 also made a significant impact on the state of social media , evolving trends, and what the world deems important in life and from brands. Here’s a look at a few of the social media trends of 2021 that top organizations are capitalizing on this year: . We saw major shifts in all aspects of our lives and businesses.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 5, 2022

Ever wondered if people loved watching your Facebook videos? These are all great questions to ask when you’re using videos for your Facebook marketing strategy. And your Facebook video metrics can give you the answers you need. So what are the video metrics you need to track on Facebook? Video views.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Deciding which social media platforms to be on can be overwhelming for brands today. If you’d rather read along, we’ve also summarized the key takeaways on choosing channels for your brand in the article below. For example, Twitter/X has been experiencing a lot of changes lately that brands need to consider.

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 30, 2020

Over the last few days, some large, reputable brands have announced that they plan to withhold all social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram throughout the month of July (some as long as the remainder of 2020). Of course, this is a highly personalized decision for each brand to make based on a wide array of factors.

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Likeable

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In recent years, organic social tactics have gotten a bad rap—and with organic campaigns on Facebook having an average reach of just 5.5 However, even though brands continue to increase their paid social budgets, it is possible to be successful organically on social. Recommend the brand to a friend (68%).

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 10, 2020

Facebook is in the midst of a boycott by some large advertisers during this month of July 2020. While Facebook’s stock price hit an all-time high on July 7 th , one of the key boycott dates, all is not sunny in Menlo Park. Just make sure your content is relevant to TikTok or you can expect a lot of skipping by your audience.

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agora pulse

MAY 8, 2019

In 2016, a study by SocialFlow analyzed over 3000+ Facebook pages and their activities. This study revealed what many marketers had suspected for a long time: Facebook’s organic reach was declining. What was even more alarming for business owners and marketers was the announcement that Facebook made at the start of 2018.

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Pam Moore

MARCH 30, 2020

Content marketing… I find that most business leaders either love it or they hate it. I think few business leaders actually understand what content marketing it is yet alone understand the power and benefits it can provide for their business. Most businesses have more content than they realize. Does it need updated?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brand awareness is like a mental shortcut. You see a logo, hear a jingle or spot a particular color and instantly particular brand associations spring to mind. How exactly do you quantify the impact of your brand in people’s minds? They capture the subtle yet significant impressions your brand leaves. tangleteezer

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Pam Moore

MARCH 26, 2019

Franchise organizations are built on the foundation that there is power in a tribe. It's in the DNA of successful franchisor founders to empower their tribe of franchisees and customers to be the best brand evangelists in the world. Many franchisors will state they are a big fan of digital and social. .” It is not about control.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 6, 2024

You spend time planning and creating content for multiple social media platforms. This is a massive issue for many brands. When HubSpot asked social media marketers about their biggest challenges, “ reaching our target audience ” came in second place, only behind “ creating engaging content.” Sound familiar?

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Socialmedia.biz

JANUARY 14, 2020

According to a recent Buffer research , out of the 7 posts that brands share on their dedicated Facebook page every week, 80% links to external landing pages, 19% are images and less than 1% are native videos. With videos driving 135% more organic traffic than static or text-based images, it comes as no surprise that an estimated 2.27

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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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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Influencer marketing has long been a staple for business-to-consumer (B2C) brands looking to cultivate more authentic connections with their audience. It’s time for B2B brands to embrace the power of influencers. However, influencer marketing is not only viable for B2B brands; it can play a crucial role in B2B social media strategies.

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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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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Marketers love the short-form video platform because it generates far higher organic engagement than other platforms. Yet those top performers only post on TikTok once per week on average, compared to four times a week on Instagram and seven on Facebook. Check out these ten examples of TikTok content for higher education: 1.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Via social networks people all over the world are able to interact, share content, valuable advice and also recommend products to each other, for example. Via social networks people all over the world are able to interact, share content, valuable advice and also recommend products to each other, for example.

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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

Yet, organic social media is one channel that still delivers consistent results. I believe in the power of brand, I know that familiarity and consistency breeds trust, and I don’t buy into the notion of awareness being of lower strategic importance than demand as an objective. Brand awareness/brand sentiment.

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Visually SM

JULY 31, 2020

If you haven’t already made substantial investments in video content for social media platforms, then it’s about time to get started. How can I implement a video strategy for my brand? It has been said that Facebook was on its deathbed. Here are some formats that still perform well on Facebook.

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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. Source: Hubspot Facebook. PRIORITY PLATFORM: Facebook and Instagram Advertising. TAKEAWAY: Be a resource.

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Sprout Social

MAY 11, 2023

Operating on social media without brand safety tools is like browsing the internet without malware protection. Brand safety has traditionally been relegated to just protecting brands from advertising on or near inappropriate content online. What are brand safety tools? What are brand safety tools?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

In a world where star ratings can make or break a brand, review analysis is your north star. It gives you deep insights from customer feedback so you can uncover trends, make targeted improvements to your business and build a richer brand management strategy. Why should brands carry out review analysis? Let’s take a closer look.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 1, 2018

Social media marketers have been battling against the downward trend of organic reach since 2013 when Facebook began limiting the visibility of content in the news feed. These days, you are lucky if you get above 3% reach on your organic content. Facebook Announcements Effecting Reach.

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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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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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Jon Loomer

APRIL 28, 2015

If you were to peruse the most popular blog posts these days related to Facebook marketing, you will repeatedly see a common theme. Post upon post is either about how Facebook organic reach is dead or how you can beat the algorithm and improve your organic reach. Brands Are Posting More Frequently.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With its infinite scroll functionality, thumb-stopping content, and the high possibility of video virality, TikTok has taken the world by storm and it’s a no-brainer to infer that retailers and CPG brands alike should be thinking of ways to integrate the platform into their social media mix. BMW Fuses Content with Innovation.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even the most well-known legacy brands need to adapt to attract audiences over the years. A strategy that made a brand successful years ago may be obsolete in the future, that’s why building brand awareness remains critical for established and upcoming businesses alike.

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