Sprout Social

MAY 26, 2022

Between its rapidly growing global user base and its investments in brand features, there are a number of reasons to use TikTok for marketing in 2022. This article will outline how brands can architect successful end-to-end TikTok marketing campaigns (versus one-off experimental videos) to capitalize on this engagement.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. Some 70% of people agree they expect conversational experiences from brands. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. What is conversational marketing?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

million conversations about the presidential election which garnered almost 45 million engagements and more than 103 billion impressions. Of these conversations, less than half were positive. Even the political message of the campaign—“get out and vote”—strikes a much less political tone than brand activations in 2020.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the business world, AI automation equips companies to create impactful product and marketing strategies and enhance operations to increase productivity. AI automation has revolutionized how brands approach their business and marketing strategies. Thus, making you time-efficient while enabling campaign management at scale.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Invigorate your strategy with insights from marketers at TikTok, Glossier, Zillow, lululemon, and more Convince & Convert started the Social Pros Podcast back in 2012 as a way to get to know the “real people doing real things” in social media. So it’s really about connecting with those people and brands joining the conversation.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.  But capturing market attention is well worth doing over this high-spend period. billion in the U.S. Happy BGCM planning! 

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2017

B2B companies have an attention problem. As marketing technology has improved over the last few years, marketers have fallen back on uninspired tactics like formulaic outbound emails and lackluster drip campaigns. Here are three successful ABM campaigns that show how reaching a small audience can have a big impact.

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Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2023

Driving conversion through compelling video is a common goal in social media video marketing. Video content is a must for brand awareness and reach, but to continue justifying investments, teams need strong video conversion rates too. A strong conversion rate is a quantifiable way to make a case for more video resources.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment. It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 21, 2023

But tapping into buzzworthy conversions isn’t a silver bullet for social media success. With that in mind, we gathered a panel of leading social media marketers to discuss everything you need to know about jumping on trends, including real-world examples of brands that got it right (and wrong).

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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. As marketing professionals, you’ll want to be in the know about the buzzwords that are shaping the landscape in 2024. It’s another metric of efficiency for brand ad campaigns.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 2, 2020

Social Media has truly grown into its maturity as a marketing channel. While other channels continue to influence consumers, social media is a key ingredient to the overall success of a marketing strategy. The marketing campaign to support this launch featured The Office actor, Craig Robinson, sharing zingers about the new product.

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Oktopost

MARCH 20, 2022

The practice of social listening was adopted by the B2B marketing community from our B2C counterparts—very much like social media itself. Seeing the positive effect of social listening on their brands , more and more data-driven marketers are looking for a powerful solution to support this strategy.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 19, 2024

From the moment I started my company, Motif Skincare , I knew I was entering a crowded market with high customer acquisition costs. This isn’t to say I don’t do any top-of-the-funnel marketing. It would be challenging to compete with influencers and larger brands when it comes to fueling new customer discovery.

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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. The company’s founders understood one critical truth – in a saturated marketplace, simply launching a new product is not enough to get noticed.

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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.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend.

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 16, 2023

Running a successful marketing campaign requires a dynamic approach that attracts your audience and keeps them engaged. The secret lies in leveraging multiple marketing channels. On their own, both marketing channels have unique strengths and weaknesses. In this blog post, we’ll discuss two: social media and email.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 22, 2021

But all is not lost, thanks to the Facebook conversions API. The Facebook conversions API another tool in your Facebook data toolkit that works with the Facebook pixel to ensure you get all the data you need. Combined, they help you properly track, attribute and improve your Facebook marketing performance. Page visits.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 29, 2023

With exciting new tools like conversational AI, it’s already here, and it’s changing the way we work for the better. At surface level, conversational AI operates through virtual agents that can alleviate customer care team load and streamline the user experience. Table of contents—feel free to skip ahead: What is conversational AI?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 29, 2021

But given the continuous changes to the Facebook algorithm and the platform’s shifting demographics, many marketers are stuck scratching their heads when it comes to their future on the platform. Now is a prime time to reassess how you approach Facebook and come up with campaigns that drive your business forward.

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Keyhole.co

APRIL 3, 2024

It has become a global powerhouse for real-time news, conversations, and marketing. As X continues to blossom, its role in digital marketing has become more salient than ever. However, understanding how to leverage X for marketing purposes is more complex than it might seem. The noise can quickly overwhelm you.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

According to recent statistics, 57% of companies in the U.S. However, while most focus on brand awareness, it’s crucial to understand that brand awareness alone doesn’t create conversions and sales. This landscape is in constant flux, which presents companies with a huge challenge in increasing their influencing power.

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Jon Loomer

JULY 26, 2021

In those cases, Facebook would only receive a user’s highest-ranking event, and receipt of that conversion would be delayed for up to 72 hours. Or you may have a company that shares the same website across locations and departments. Create a custom conversion, don’t rank it, and try to optimize for it.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

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. If you didn’t have metrics in place last year, now is the perfect time to implement them based on your company’s overall goals.

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BeingOptimist

MAY 17, 2023

Auto dialing campaigns have become integral to various industries, facilitating effective communication with potential customers. With technological advancements, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how auto-dialing campaigns are conducted.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I spoke with Peter Kennedy, Founder and General Manager, Influencer Marketing for Tagger by Sprout Social, to discuss how leaders can measure and maximize their influencer marketing return on investment (ROI) at each customer journey stage. Let’s cover three reasons why influencer marketing ROI matters: 1.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 4, 2021

Every new year brings opportunities for marketers to try new things, improve upon their old strategies and pitch ideas that have never been brought to the table before. Inspiration for your social media marketing pitch. Stay up to date on company news. But it’s one thing to come up with a creative idea. What’s the big idea?

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 17, 2024

Or have the roles and responsibilities of an ad agency evolved — and are both companies and advertisers slow to adjust? Whether it’s due to the streamlining of Meta ad campaigns through the Advantage+ products or the assistance of AI, these rumblings were inevitable. These things are central to conversions optimization.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

10 behind-the-scenes post ideas and examples for your next campaign 1. For example, in our Instagram carousel post below, the first slide shows a conversation between team members working on an episode of Unread. Illustrate how your team members navigate working at your company.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 14, 2022

Every year, marketing and brand teams gather together to plan out their content calendars and campaigns. For example, when I worked in the cannabis industry, we planned month-long campaigns and programs around April 20. The marketing and advertising industry hasn’t always had the best reputation for inclusive campaigns.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2014

As content marketing explodes, so too, does the volume of noise. Show Empathy: The Truth is Funny Connect on an emotional level by tying your company and offering to a real human challenge that your prospect has. In 2012, I wrote about a supply-chain management software company called Kinaxis.

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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.

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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 These metrics are best contextualized by more concrete numbers such as click-through rate or visitor-to-lead conversions. Clear data.

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Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

But the pressure to innovate is just one of the many challenges SaaS companies face. In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Gen Z is the most diverse generation yet, and it’s no surprise they expect to see themselves represented in marketing content. But, it’s not only the newest generation that cares about inclusive marketing. Create a brand community for your customers to invite conversation in a more accessible environment.

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