Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That’s the question we set out to answer when we surveyed 1,623 consumers from the US and the UK. This led us to new questions. She is an experienced social media strategist passionate about helping brands and companies tell compelling and culturally relevant stories on social. “Who do consumers think runs brand accounts?”

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Later

MAY 13, 2021

We spoke to Marissa Grootes , founder of STIL , a purpose-led company that sells organizational products and planners. . Marissa shares the inspiration behind the brand, why consistency matters, and how her team has grown an Instagram community of over 30K followers. . And this isn’t by accident. . Marissa: Consistency is key.

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SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Read Part 1 here. See [link] for a quick overview.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Users get three feeds upon joining – Following, Discover, and Popular With Friends, but you can also modify your feeds to see specific types of content. User control over timelines and content moderation : Bluesky emphasizes user autonomy, allowing you to dictate your feed and how content is moderated.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

This year, in an effort to put out more authentic and organic-looking content, companies are stepping up to collaborate with smaller content creators to help generate brand awareness and loyalty. The success of live video initiatives makes it clear that consumers want to see the faces behind their favorite companies.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 13, 2012

Periods may not be awesome but Kotex — the feminine care company that manufactures tampons, pads, and pantiliners — is doing awesome stuff online. With each question asked and picture shared, their fans are responding — and Kotex is engaging in return. Women are dishing it up. Guys are participating, too.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 20, 2024

Create a separate Facebook group and community page Your first task is to set up your Facebook business page. One Facebook marketing strategy is to create a group for your business, where fans, customers, and anyone with an interest in your brand can come together and form a community. But the business page isn’t the end of it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

Maintaining traditional channels like phone, email and live chat support are a must—but a solid support community can cut that burden drastically, saving you time and money. But good communities are more than support channels. An effective support community relies on members to generate much of the support. It’s Worked Before.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In short, an engaged community leads to better sales outcomes. Only four of these 12 recent posts on the Starbucks Instagram feed are brand marketing posts. They answer questions from newbies and help them create successful Airbnb listings. What kinds of brand advocates are you looking to build your community with?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

Fast Company. Connect with Fast Company. The companys top executives had invited the most farsighted thinkers they knew from around the world to come together in New York and propose solutions to some really big problems. Energy Efficient Servers See how HP Energy Efficient Servers can help your company save energy.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 15, 2013

The RSS feed is: [link]. Many casual users of Garmin may only know them as a GPS company, but the truth is that Garmin has been around much longer than the portable GPS has been available, working on equipment for aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, and fitness industries. We couldn’t do it without them! Listen Now .

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 22, 2021

We asked one of our representatives what prompted the move, and the GWI research team replied with the following: We reviewed the social media questions last year and felt that the landscape had changed since they were first introduced in 2013 and that YouTube would now fit more comfortably into the TV, film and video services. Community Tab.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Last week, I was given the opportunity to do a live question and answer session on Social Media Examiner ’s Facebook page. I would have to say that it was the fastest and hardest I’ve typed within one hour, but it was a great experience where I got to really learn a lot about what blogging questions people have today.

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Keyhole.co

APRIL 3, 2024

Twitter communities Join the Twitter Community. X is all about making connections, and what better way to do that than through Twitter Communities? For instance, if you’re in the footwear business, why not create a community for sneaker lovers? It should mirror your company ethos and identity.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Best of all, if you don’t have time to read a full blog post, Josie always includes some of the key learnings within the post itself: That way, you can pick up valuable takeaways without leaving your LinkedIn news feed. The scuttlebutt in the economics community this week about identifying toxic professionals stems from an online forum.

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Sprout Social

MAY 4, 2023

LinkedIn Groups are about building community and fostering relationships. Imagine the boost these community-centric Groups give to your LinkedIn marketing. By asking questions and sharing expertise, members can build deeper relationships with each other. This creates a robust community within LinkedIn.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 3, 2023

To help us answer our questions, we spoke to Hien Mai, from the LinkedIn Product Marketing team. Being professional on LinkedIn means being respectful to all members of the LinkedIn community. What shows up in my Feed on LinkedIn, and why? What shows up in my Feed on LinkedIn, and why?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s a win-win-win, and the companies that capitalize on the opportunity are reaping the benefits. While the path to a perfectly curated feed is paved with good intentions, there’s bound to be some trial and error along the way. I get asked about my company more than ever and people comment on how active I am on LinkedIn.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Much like Instagram carousels , they tend to be very appealing because they differentiate from the other types of content you might come across on your feed. Share company culture and employee highlights Showcase your company's culture, values, and team members through a carousel.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, in the first half of 2018 alone, Facebook reported five major changes to the News Feed (and there are probably many more small tweaks that were not reported). The Facebook algorithm consists of four key components that organize the content people see on their News Feed: inventory, signals, predictions, and relevancy score.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Scroll through Facebook’s News Feed. What if your company could become a part of employees’ daily routines? Answering the Question: What’s in It for Me? Before you introduce a formal or informal program, you need to answer the frequently asked question, “What’s in it for me?” Grab a cup of coffee.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Meryoli Arias , Senior Social Media and Community Manager, and Daniel Cmejla , Senior Director of Community, Customer Marketing, Events, PR, and Social, of Chili Piper gave us an inside look into how they approach social selling. According to Cmejla, being helpful is how you maintain authentic relationships within online communities.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As companies grow their brands, the need to communicate with consumers and attract new customers puts the demand for content at an all-time high. While we did our own product shoots in-house, we also wanted more UGC-style photos and video clips to incorporate into our social media feed and email content post-launch.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 21, 2020

Going live on Instagram has a different feel to the live streams of its parent company. Give followers advance notice – Consider sharing a feed update and leveraging the countdown sticker in Stories to tease your Live stream to followers. On Instagram, Live broadcasts have a much more casual and conversational feel.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Enter: Instagram question stickers. The questions sticker for Stories collects and organizes responses, and allows you to turn real feedback into valuable public content. Here’s how to use the Instagram questions sticker, plus 14 creative ideas to inspire you. What is the Instagram question sticker? Then tap Questions.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Most social platforms have their own professional communities, both formal and informal. It might look like a Facebook group geared toward career development in a specific industry, or a hashtag community on X (formerly known as Twitter). There’s even the WorkTok community on TikTok, if you want to experiment with short-form video.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 2, 2017

Facebook has recently launched Groups for Pages, enabling the 70 million+ Pages on Facebook to create their own unique communities and feeds. Facebook Groups are the place to connect with other like-minded people and are becoming increasingly important for brands and businesses aiming to cultivate a community.

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Sprout Social

MAY 24, 2022

Today, social media marketers aren’t solely focused on strategizing content for posts and social feeds. Messaging channels like Meta’s Messenger, WeChat and WhatsApp have been embraced globally, while customers flock to Instagram and Twitter direct messages for quick solutions to their questions. So what’s next?

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Hootsuite

JULY 6, 2022

Businesses, their partners and qualified public Instagram accounts can slap them directly onto: feed posts, Instagram Stories, IGTV videos, Reels, Guides, and. But only on their feed photos, as video and Stories aren’t yet supported. Within those billions of users, Instagram fosters niche communities. Live broadcasts.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to Salesforce’s State of the Connected Consumer report , 73% of consumers expect companies to understand their unique needs and expectations. Seek to answer questions like: Where do our customers currently encounter friction? Another 56% expect all offers to be personalized. What are our customer satisfaction scores ?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management. Deb, how are you? How are you?

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Facebook marketing creates awareness and promotes a company or individual via the platform. Some of those include posting on your Facebook feed, stories, reels, Facebook groups, etc. Some of those include posting on your Facebook feed, stories, reels, Facebook groups, etc. Different marketing tools for Facebook 1.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Posting a Tweet that gives a vague indication that your company is committed to “doing the work” isn’t going to cut it. Patagonia is revered as one of the best companies that mixes business with activism and it’s easy to see why by looking at their social feeds. Consumers are quick to see right through hollow brand activism.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 4, 2020

The feature was the first step towards community sharing on the app, allowing users to post public content for friends to view for 24 hours. Brand Marketing Opportunities: Instagram Story Ads – just as you would run a promoted post in the feed, you can do the same in Instagram Stories. Source: Statista.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Whether you’re into knitting figures from your favorite TV shows or foraging for wild mushrooms, social media has a community for you. The people who attend those are all on social—and they’re interested in seeing that information in their feeds. No one knows that feeling better than trucking companies. Get ready to be inspired.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 8, 2011

Lifting the Fog of the Blog: 8 Strategic Questions Before You Write 1 Word. Are you trying to build community and kinship around your company? Answering questions? “This Blog Will Create Content That Will Also Feed , , and _&#. What other questions should I have recommended in this presentation?

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But Reddit isn’t the best place for every company. Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads. Reddit is all about fostering community by encouraging users (a.k.a. It has a unique vibe, which this article will explain. What is Reddit? How does Reddit work?

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