Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 18, 2010

According to a brand new survey by CareerBuilder , one-quarter of businesses leverage social media to recruit and research possible staff. Twenty-nine percent of companies with 500 or fewer employees are utilizing social networking in some way. They’re also using social media to study companies and jobs.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2020

billion app installations and over 500 million monthly users, placing it ahead of other social networks such as Twitter, Snapchat, and Pinterest. As of May 2019, eMarketer found that only 4% of US social media marketers are currently involved with the platform. We recently hosted a webinar on TikTok.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For instance, HootSuite has a dedicated Twitter account, @Hootsuite_Help , which deals with customer queries about its social media management platform: Thank you for contacting us via our Social Networks! You never know your luck; you might even find some nice comments.) Positive comments.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Our research shows that the most effective purchase drivers on social media are recommendations from friends, comments and product reviews and familiarity with a brand. Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. Brand surveys. Social is a go-to channel for raising brand awareness.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 10, 2014

Social media and digital marketing are going to grow even stronger in 2014. With my first hand experience working with so many businesses, I am giving you my most important social media and digital marketing tips that will help you increase your online footprint, exposure and bottom line in 2014 for your business.

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Buffer Social

MAY 12, 2016

Instagram changed its logo on Wednesday, and as with almost any significant change to a popular social network, the internet was split. But why do social networks feel the need to change their core functionality and design? Why social networks change (and why we keep coming back). Some loved it.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

Can TikTok for B2B marketing unlock the same potential? Not all B2B companies may not be able to capitalize on those instant #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt B2C conversions, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get any value out of the network. We spoke with three B2B marketers who are experimenting with and finding success on TikTok.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

What a year was 2011 for social media and marketing! I watched and experienced first-hand the marketing and social media landscape change, consolidate, focus, develop and evolve all at the same time. As I’ve said before, social media needs to be INTEGRATED into your overarching marketing plan.

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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. But that’s not the only social media impact on retail brands.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 26, 2023

The technology identifies sentiment in feedback from a wide range of sources such as platforms like Trustpilot or Google My Business, social media comments and direct mentions, surveys and news sources. Predictive analytics Predictive analytics understands patterns in customer behavior to anticipate future customer needs.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

Review analysis is the process of analyzing customer feedback from various sources such as social listening data, review forums, customer service data and surveys to get targeted brand insights. Track comments using keywords or hashtags and analyze them in real-time or historically. What is review analysis?

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Social media intelligence is the practice of gathering data from social media conversations to inform your future marketing actions. Unlike social listening , which involves simply monitoring conversations, social media intelligence takes it a step further and uses patterns and trends in data to inform decision-making.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets by Adam Sherk on December 17, 2009 This week both Brian Solis and SEOMoz made reference to a recent Forrester report forecasting US interactive marketing budgets for the next five years.

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Visually SM

JANUARY 10, 2021

Word of mouth has always been something important in marketing. Social media can help. Promoting brand advocates became even easier since most of them are on social media. According to a survey , 93% of consumers read an online review before making a purchase. Brand advocates usually post UGC on social networks.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. Brian Solis has a terrific series starting this week on the changing marketing, advertising and communications, where he adds a 5th P: People. Will there be future demand for products?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. In fact, according to the 2017 State of Inbound report , lead generation is the biggest challenge for 63% of marketers. Email Marketing. And 23% say that lead generation is the topmost benefit of email marketing.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

Only 50 of the 501 CEOs surveyed are on Twitter and 57 are on Facebook. The social executive community isn’t a complete wasteland; outside of the Fortune 500 bubble, 80% of CEO s around the world, are adopting a social presence. With the current prominence of social media used to gain and nurture leads, that’s truer than ever.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 9, 2018

Now more than ever there are many aspects of your social media marketing you should continuously monitor, from ROI to algorithm updates and recent feature releases. Marketers have to combine the online and offline effects of their strategies while staying online and completing everyday to-dos.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Thanks to James for sharing his insights on the topic of social media recruitment and tips on how to find the right employees using social networks! One significant risk with social media recruitment is that it encourages passive recruits— those who are not actively searching for a job— to gain an interest in your company.

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Likeable

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So, here are three easy ways you can succeed with organic social—even in 2021. According to a Sprout Social survey, customers who feel connected to brands are more likely to: Buy from the brand over a competitor (76%). lean into organic strategies, including budgets and resources. Engage with your followers.

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Freelance Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns by Meghan on July 9, 2009 Online marketers are increasingly seeing the benefits of integrating social media into their e-mail marketing campaigns, a recent study by StrongMail Systems Inc.

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Hootsuite

MAY 20, 2020

With the increased use of social tools for business communications, social media security is more important than ever. While the benefits of social are clear, there are risks to be wary of. If you are on social (and who isn’t?), you need to protect yourself against common social media security threats.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 22, 2012

It’s also a big part of Marketing’s job, and occasionally part of the job of HR, various executives, and product technical experts. Kim and Hinchcliffe provide an excellent survey of the current state of social business, and the concept of social business is spot-on. ” This was hogwash of course.

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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?

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 3, 2012

Currently, her research focuses on various topics related to CRM software, sales, customer service and marketing strategy. Most people wrongly assume social enterprise networks are simply Facebook for business. This month, I surveyed end users to find out how they draw value from going social. Centerstance Inc.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

Lindsey Gamble , who writes a newsletter about social media and the creator economy , predicts that 2024 will be the year of influencer marketing on LinkedIn. Similarly, Lia Haberman , who writes the ICYMI newsletter , which chronicles the latest in marketing, shared a LinkedIn-focused prediction, except with a focus on brands.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Like most social media teams, we’re taking stock of what went well with our social media marketing and what we can improve on as we enter 2023. At Sprout, this year looked a little different since we debuted a new network-specific social media strategy at the beginning of the year. Setting expectations.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

02 am Facebook vs Twitter (A Comparison) Jump to Comments With over 40,000 tweets per minute and new-user registration growth rate of 1500%, you would expect Twitter to give a close fight to the social networking giant Facebook. Equally interesting is the result of a similar survey conducted on Pickfu.com.

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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. This further strengthens your efforts to build brand loyalty and trust—two things that influence up to 58% of consumers’ decision to choose a brand over competitors, according to The Sprout Social Index 2022™.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here are some of the common features of social media that brands leverage to engage with their audience. Content sharing and virality Social media content has the potential to bring exponential reach and engagement— the virality factor. Establishing your presence on social and responding to comments makes you part of the conversation.

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2022

One study on B2B buyer content preferences found that 71% of survey respondents used LinkedIn to share business-related content. After email, two more social networks are used by 43% of respondents. For example, if your post went viral, you’d receive comments and shares from people who don’t follow you.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2012

NutshellMail users social network updates so they don’t have to login and check. UserVoice creates engaging survey forms on Facebook and other sites to solicit feedback from fans and visitors. MemoLane is a “virtual scrapbook” generated by a user’s social media history.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 29, 2021

A new survey, “ The State of Social Media Investment ,” conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Sprout Social has shown how the events of the last year have accelerated both American consumers’ and business’ use and expectations of social media. But how have they changed, and how will it affect your business?

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication. What are dark social strategies?

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Be honest: when’s the last time you conducted market research? So much of modern marketing is about taking action and chasing immediate results. Given the wealth of tools and information available, businesses today can’t ignore the importance of regular market research. Why is market research so important, anyway?

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Kikolani

JULY 30, 2012

What may come as a surprise, however, is that while 66% of all companies have a Facebook page and 51% have a twitter account, a mere 16% say that their marketing efforts have been fully utilized and integrated into their existing campaign strategies! Better Marketing Communications. Why is this so important? Stronger Financial Returns.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Lauren: The ten profiles are a joint effort between myself and the social media lead in each of the 10 markets. Has there been interest/demand for market-specific content?

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