Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As part of your Facebook marketing strategy , a consistent publishing schedule is essential. Without the help of social media scheduling tools, that means you have to remember to go online each day (sometimes even multiple times a day) to manually publish your content. We’ve got three reasons why.

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Publishing Tools Brands Facebook 97

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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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

Yet, organic social media is one channel that still delivers consistent results. Many marketers shy away from social media because they don’t understand how to measure social media return on investment (ROI). Measuring the ROI on social media is easy once you know what you’re looking for.

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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. This is likely due to the fact that decision makers across industries are active on social media.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2021

And social media has become a less friendly place along the way. That’s why it’s important to check in on your team that is working hard to make social media management seem effortless. At Ignite Social Media , we do nothing but social media marketing. Say Goodbye to One-Man-Shows.

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Social Media Management Social Media Brands Guidelines 190

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

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

2021 showed us both the rise and fall of Clubhouse , accompanied by some major hype around social audio that most people have already forgotten about. Facebook has been the focus of too many headlines to count, from the iOS updates to the Facebook Files to the Meta rebrand. The Facebook Pixel Is Abandoned by Marketers.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In early 2021, Facebook announced the redesign of Pages for businesses, public figures, and others to include a new experience for users and admins alike. About The New Facebook Pages Layout. With the removal of Page likes, brands may see a decrease in numbers of those following their page. Removal of Page Likes.

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Brands Facebook Metrics FAQ 184

Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the fast-paced world of social media marketing, it’s essential to stay up to date with the latest trends and terminology. This is User-Generated Content, the holy grail of social media. This is User-Generated Content, the holy grail of social media. How do you define Impressions in social media?

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Social Media CPA CPM CPC 124

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In a notable development for brand safety and suitability technology, Zefr has expanded its AI-Powered Brand Suitability Solution to encompass Facebook and Instagram Reels, strengthening the safeguarding of brand interests across the Meta ecosystem.

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Instagram Brands Collaboration Facebook 165

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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Brands Sample Samples Facebook 181

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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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. .”

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Organization Social Media Brands Training 106

Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With organic reach on the decline, running a quality social media sweepstakes is one of the best ways to amplify and boost your brand. Sweepstakes are a great way to drum up excitement for your brand, because who doesn’t love free stuff? Steps for Planning a Social Media Sweepstakes . Cash is King.

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Social Media How To Guidelines UGC 186

Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It can be difficult to evaluate the success of your social media marketing initiatives when social media is just one of the many marketing tactics you oversee. Empowering yourself with the right questions can help you understand if you have the right team managing your social media marketing. Glad you asked.

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Social Media Management Questions Social Media Metrics 212

The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2019

Does Organic or Paid Social Media Work Better for Small Businesses? Over 70% small businesses use social media , meaning most recognize the value of social media as a channel for customer engagement. Or does relying on authentic and organic engagement have the most impact? By Kirsten Herhold.

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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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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 14, 2023

Finding it hard to compete with social algorithm changes using hashtags? Here are tips to make sure you can outsmart social media search and get in your audience’s feed. Given that, we need to think about in a search engine optimization (SEO) mindset as we create social content.

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Hashtag Social Media Strategy UGC 152

Ignite Social Media

MARCH 18, 2024

million followers across major social platforms, Duke Men’s Basketball has the largest following of any college sports team – even bigger than Duke University itself. Their social media presence is truly in a league of its own. So how have they built such a commanding social media empire? With over 5.4

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Social Media Marketing Nielsen Resources 96

Ignite Social Media

APRIL 1, 2024

Liquid Death, the canned water brand taking the beverage industry by storm, has captured attention through brilliantly bizarre and entertaining social media marketing. You have to shatter conventions and create a cohesive brand identity that truly stands out. The full conversation is above.

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Social Media Marketing Proposal Case Study 91

Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Nearly three-quarters ( 74.8% ) of the world’s population over the age of 12 use social media. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. Treat social media as part of your sales funnel.

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Retail Social Media Brands Tips 104

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news: There are so many ways to make money on social media! The bad news: There are so many ways to make money on social media…. And brands… As you know, social media changes constantly. What’s working to drive sales from social media right now? Partner with brands.

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Social Media Brands Tips Affiliate marketing 112

Ignite Social Media

JULY 24, 2023

You can put your heart and soul into your social media posts, but without taking a hard look at your brand’s past performance, it can be challenging to achieve the results you want going forward. We’ll also cover the key essentials of what is a social media audit and how to use one to optimize your social media presence.

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Social Media Analysis How To Syndication 148

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. What are fake social media accounts?

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Social Media Brands Tips HootSuite 88

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. Other social ads are created from scratch using business tools like Meta Ads Manager or LinkedIn Campaign Manager. A boosted post looks almost exactly the same as regular organic content.

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LinkedIn Instagram Tips HootSuite 107

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Social media. The number of US social media users is expected to surpass 308 million in 2023 (up over 6 million from 2022 projections). So brands—now’s the time to build a social customer care strategy (if you don’t already have one). How do customers use social media for support?

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Statistics Social Media Brands Issues 110

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 25, 2020

Small Business Social Media. Marketing your small business on Social Media is key to becoming successful. In this article we will discuss why small businesses need social media and tips and tricks to market your business. Why do Small Businesses need Social Media? Build Brand Awareness.

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Small Business Social Media Strategy Marketing 251

Sprout Social

APRIL 6, 2022

Today, ecommerce has become an almost daily occurrence — a trend quickly evolving into social commerce. In 2020, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest revamped their shopping tools to help retailers capitalize on this trend. How social commerce is changing the game. What are Facebook Shops and how do they work?

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Examples Brands Facebook Retail 113

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. Where to Invest Social Ad Budgets. Their ad platform has also improved over the years.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You’ve had your social media marketing agency for a while. Check out our tips for experienced social media managers who want to energize their agencies. Recently I published a detailed guide on How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step. But now, it needs a little power boost.

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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. In fact, without continuously engaging your Facebook audience, you may lose credibility, authority and brand loyalty, on top of your reach. And scheduling ensures that reliability.

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Facebook How To Publishing Analytics 121

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). This said we’d certainly recommend not increasing spend on these channels during July.

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Brands Facebook Advertising Policies 117

Ignite Social Media

MARCH 25, 2021

I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as “ the original social media agency ” because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Social Media Advertising Team Hubspot 172

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Social media advertising is a great way to quickly generate new customers and create a social media buzz around your (new) product. Social media strategy needs constant tweaking, analyzing, and learning from your or your competitors’ successes and failures.

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Advertising Social Media Strategy Tools 105

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You’d be hard-pressed to find healthcare marketers that don’t understand the value of social media for healthcare , according to Jill Florence, Director of Enterprise Sales at Sprout Social. Failing to comply with HIPAA regulations is costly—both financially and to your brand’s reputation.

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Social Media Privacy Insurance Guidelines 104

Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

Are you looking to take your social media marketing strategy up a notch? Social media marketing is one of the most important aspects of a business, and it can be difficult to create and constantly refine an effective strategy. Being the first social media agency in the US , we have seen it all.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2021

While we have stepped into the new year of 2021, there is one trend that will not be going away anytime soon: social media live events. Live events provide a way for your followers to interact with your brand on a personal level and allow you to reach a larger number of people. Facebook Live. LinkedIn Live.

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Eventful Social Media Notification LinkedIn 205