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Facebook Updates that May Warrant a Marketing Plan Tweak!

Harp Interactive

More than ever, prospects are making purchasing decisions based on their interaction with brands and recommendations from peers. They are most likely to interact with brands and each other on social networks…especially Facebook where they spend hours on end. Nielsen reported that in January, U.S.

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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

It’s a good time to take stock of your social media marketing strategies to assess what’s working and where you have room to improve. There is a lot of chatter about emerging social media sites, and where brands should make investments in 2019. And the decision for a brand to invest in a new social media platform is a big one.

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Why social media teams will be at the center of conversational commerce

Sprout Social

The next frontier of ecommerce is already here—regardless if consumers and brands are ready or not. Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways. It certainly caught one family in Texas off guard a few years ago.

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What Twitter’s Latest Move Says About the Industry Shift from Social to Messaging

Visually SM

And it’s no coincidence that this expansion in Twitter’s focus is occurring during a global explosion in messaging app adoption. While social platforms still continue to expand, they are facing increasing competition from OTT messaging services, and in some countries social networks have been completely surpassed in use by private messengers.

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10 Tips For Creating Branded Social Graphics

Social Media Strategies Summit

And while photos and videos (either stock or branded) are great content to have in your toolbox, so are social graphics. The most successful social graphics are branded consistently but designed to fit within the platform environment on which you’re posting. Which of these elements are easily translatable to social media?

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20 Types of Digital Marketing that Works

Social Media Marketing

Content Marketing works to convert mere viewers into customers, enhancing online sales, gaining customer interest and creating brand recognition. It also helps to increase followers on social media and enhances more visibility of many product pages. Use social media sites where your target audience is at.

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How to Craft Compelling Messages For Social Media Platforms

Harp Interactive

Writing effectively for online media and social networks is an evolving art. As print becomes redundant, social media emerges to fill the gap with its short form communication style that is meant to engage non-readers. Instant messaging. What should you talk about 4 times a day? Where do you get the ideas?

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