Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 23, 2024

Munch’s annual state of short-form video 2024 report has just unveiled a surprising twist in the video content distribution preferences of businesses. For businesses and brands, this shift has catapulted short-form videos to the forefront of content creation, proving to be a key strategy for conquering the digital landscape.

Report 95

Report Platform Video Film 95

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the last few years, as Instagram has reached 1 billion monthly active users , the platform has become a goldmine for marketers. Today, over 25 million businesses invest time and effort into creating Instagram marketing strategies for their companies to raise brand awareness, increase brand loyalty, and find potential customers.

B2B 259

B2B Examples Company Instagram 259

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

Goal-setting is the foundation of any successful social media (or any other type of) marketing campaign. Having clarity on marketing goals is an important first step, but creating a realistic plan for achieving them is essential. These are among the key questions for marketers to ask when determining how best to reach their goals.

Social Media 267

Social Media Tips Marketing HootSuite 267

Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2024

Your company is launching a new product, eyeing a new market segment or contemplating a strategic pivot—as a seasoned marketer, your first move would be to conduct a competitive analysis. This exercise is elementary to uncover critical insights about the new market and gain visibility into the competitive landscape.

Analysis 92

Analysis Report Examples Tools 92

Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

From understanding audience interests to pinpointing the right collaboration for a campaign, there are many intricacies to influencer marketing. Let’s explore the layers of influencer-brand partnerships so you can build and nurture successful collaborations—and create content worthy of interrupting your audience’s scrolling time.

Influencer 101

Influencer Brands Collaboration Authentication 101

Sprout Social

AUGUST 15, 2023

not to mention brand makeovers, like Twitter rebranding to X—marketing teams are forever playing catch up. Fortunately, AI marketing techniques like sentiment analysis and machine learning (ML) enable marketers to overcome shrinking bandwidths and harness social listening for business intelligence.

Brands 84

Brands Sentiment Analysis Marketing 84

Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

At the end of the day, we want to cut through the noise and leave a lasting impression that grabs market share. But an ever-crowded space filled with brands and creators means your relevancy is always at risk. What is brand experience? Choose what narrative you want to build and follow it through in all your communications.

Brands 113

Brands Sentiment How To Analysis 113

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Multicultural & Inclusive Marketing: Why Retailers Must Embrace the Multicultural Majority America is on a fast march toward a multicultural majority, and businesses are challenged to develop the teams, tools, and strategies to adapt successfully. There are two marketing approaches businesses are utilizing to achieve this.

Retail 178

Retail CSR Marketing Yahoo 178

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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Review Brands How To Analysis 127

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to influencer marketing , C-suite execs want more than just good engagement. In this article, we dive deep into the benefits of influencer marketing, and ones that matter the most to your C-Suite. Plus, the three critical components of an effective influencer marketing strategy you need to know.

Influencer 106

Influencer Marketing Collaboration ROI 106

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the digital market space rapidly evolves, customers are seeking authenticity and human connection from brands like never before. To meet this rising demand, your marketing team needs to be agile, think out of the box and keep up with deadlines—all while operating within limited budgets and constrained team bandwidths.

Strategy 128

Strategy Sentiment Marketing Analysis 128

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2013

HubSpot last week released its 2013 State of Inbound Marketing report, this year weighing in at a massive 175 pages. But as always, the report is crammed with useful facts, interesting stats, and vital tips, tools and techniques for inbound marketing success. To get the full story, download the HubSpot report here.

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Report Hubspot Marketing ROI 185

Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Brand Awareness and Visibility In the digital age building brand awareness depends to a large degree on brand visibility. If your brand is not found online, your content and messaging is not seen by the people you want to engage with. What is the difference between brand affinity and trust?

Brands 52

Brands Loyalty Authentication Engineering 52

Ignite Social Media

JULY 13, 2021

A lot of us think that way because we’re used to social media being a place for audiences to interact and engage with brands in a fun and loving way, but a recent study shows that consumers want to see brands provide customer service on social. Your Industry – Does Offering Customer Service on Social Make Sense?

Social Media 210

Social Media Brands Startup Loyalty 210

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Social marketers rate influencer marketing as having a significant impact on their brand’s marketing efforts including customer loyalty (87%), awareness (89%) and reputation (87%), according to our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States. What is an influencer marketing campaign?

Examples 126

Examples Influencer Campaign Marketing 126

Convince & Convert

APRIL 12, 2024

Nevertheless, we know it takes much more work to manage a brand on social media. This includes the importance of social media for discovery, reputation management, community building, and brand awareness and engagement. 55% of consumers discover brands for the first time on social media, according to Sprout Social. What’s yours?

ROI 135

ROI Team Social Media Metrics 135

Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2022

Similar to the sports world , brand marketing is a highly competitive arena. With new trends, channels, and the promise of virality, technological goal posts constantly shift for communications and marketing professionals. Setting your brand apart from the competition is essential for success. What is brand marketing?

Social Media 118

Social Media Brands Marketing Meme 118

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Brand Awareness and Visibility. Looking for ways to increase your brand’s visibility? We’ve got some simple – tried and true – strategies for increasing brand awareness that you should already be doing. They’ll help you get the most out of your marketing and grow your brand’s awareness.

Strategy 91

Strategy Brands Loyalty SEO 91

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Brand Awareness and Visibility. Looking for ways to increase your brand’s visibility? We’ve got some simple – tried and true – strategies for increasing brand awareness that you should already be doing. They’ll help you get the most out of your marketing and grow your brand’s awareness.

Strategy 91

Strategy Brands Loyalty SEO 91

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging.

Marketing 130

Marketing How To Sample Samples 130

Keyhole.co

JANUARY 20, 2024

As any small business owner knows, marketing can be pricey. Big businesses can throw massive budgets at expensive marketing strategies, but small businesses just don’t have that luxury. So how can a small business create an achievable marketing strategy that gets results? The answer is Facebook marketing.

Small Business 100

Small Business Engagement Strategy Facebook 100

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Most marketing professionals constantly grapple with two questions: What do our customers actually want and how can we turn them into our biggest champions? Without a deep understanding of their audience, even the most seasoned marketers, at times, find themselves in a cycle of guesswork and reactive strategies. Here’s how.

Social Media 109

Social Media Sentiment Loyalty Microsoft 109

Hootsuite

APRIL 25, 2024

In the dog-eat-dog world of social media content, many marketers and creators will do anything to stay ahead. Content curation is when you source and post content from other brands and creators. Plus, you can align yourself with brands you admire or your audience loves by sharing their posts. But it doesn’t have to be so hard.

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Curation Social Media Management Tools Social Media 80

Pixlee

JANUARY 28, 2021

But building that loyalty is increasingly difficult in modern times. Traditional top-down marketing strategies and sales pitches will fall flat with modern audiences. . The reality many brands are facing is simple: consumers trust brands that are authentic, transparent, and most of all, well-recommended by other consumers.

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Loyalty Privacy UGC Communities 52

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Building brand reputation and loyalty is the top business priority for leaders in the current economic climate, according to the 2023 State of Social Media report. Influencers play a growing role here—these digital trendsetters help brands establish credibility with target audiences while extending their reach.

ROI 105

ROI Influencer Marketing Survey 105

Sprout Social

APRIL 4, 2023

When a brand is able to create positive buzz around their brand by just mentioning a product enhancement or product drop, you know they have a great marketing strategy behind them. But how are some brands, like Apple, able to attract new customers and elevate their positioning in the market with a simple announcement?

Brands 127

Brands ROI UGC Authentication 127

Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lucky for you, we’re here to help you cut through the vanity-metric hype to find those beefy, meaty metrics that help you prove the true value of your social media marketing. #1 1 Analytics Tool for Growth Beautiful reports. This might lead you to ask: so, what are the actionable metrics for social media marketing? Clear data.

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Metrics Examples Marketing HootSuite 107

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. Followers: 49.8k. original sound – barbie.

Brands 120

Brands UGC Authentication Comparison 120

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 3, 2011

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. This post is not about movies but about “the loyalty&# of fans, followers and all those other labels we give to people on social media. The average user of social and new media follows less than five brands. A second question is of course “what is a brand”?

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Loyalty Social Media Study Social Networking 205

Sprout Social

AUGUST 22, 2023

In doing so, they have leveled the playing field for brands of all sizes and industries. Within these tools, conversational analytics harnesses the power of customer conversations and discussions by identifying and tracking hidden brand insights. What are the benefits of conversational analytics?

Analytics 84

Analytics Conversation Brands Sentiment 84

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Image credit: Mohammad Metri on Unsplash Effective customer retention methods can enhance loyalty and generate better word-of-mouth advocacy, ultimately boosting profits. Social listening, and more broadly online brand monitoring, is essential. Monitor brand mentions. What do you need for better customer retention?

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Sentiment How To Analysis Trends 142

Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2021

The Harris Poll, on behalf of Sprout Social, surveyed more than 1,000 US consumers and 250 business executives to better understand how they use social media, the importance of social media marketing, social’s impact on organizations and how its influence will change in the coming years. 55% of consumers learn about new brands on social.

Statistics 145

Statistics Social Media Marketing Survey 145

Pixlee

JANUARY 20, 2022

Among the many niches of influencer marketing , esports is one of the areas that’s gaining traction. For brands looking at social media channels to enhance their reach, esports has proven to be a massive opportunity. Currently, the global esports market is valued at $1.08 Image Source.

Influencer 82

Influencer Brands Marketing How To 82

The Realtime Report

MAY 16, 2019

Building A Strong Brand Relationship With Millennials. Brand loyalty is something every small or large business is seeking. Having loyal customers that can deliberately serve as brand ambassadors for your business is essential, especially in the era of micro influencers. It does not mean you need to worry though.

Brands 96

Brands Loyalty Small Business Advertising 96

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

While some B2B brands are still committed to more traditional sales methods, social selling can be even more efficient. Even though every B2B brand is unique, social selling can be a powerful tool for virtually any kind of business. This score is based on four components: Establishing a professional brand through your LinkedIn profile.

B2B 171

B2B Brands LinkedIn Groups 171

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. 60% of US B2B marketers named social media the most effective B2B channel for driving revenue in 2023.

B2B 117

B2B Trends Social Media UGC 117

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But as social media has evolved, management platforms have matured beyond this primary function, delivering much more to brands and the people behind them. About 88% of business leaders who use social media technology agree it’s a critical tool in their company’s tech stack, according to The 2023 State of Social Media report.

Social Media 101

Social Media Team Social Media Management Report 101