Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Are you actively managing your YouTube community? Food for thought: recent statistics note that YouTube is the most widely-used social media platform by far. Even if you don’t see YouTube as a traditional social network, there’s no denying the need to nurture your audience if you want long-term engagement.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 22, 2019

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. Photo by Jolanda Flubacher.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 4, 2012

If you had to quit one social network, which would it be? Six people would leave the most popular of social networks. It can be pretty lonely there with little activity or real engagement. why bother with new networks – social networks built on social networks?

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Sprout Social

JULY 21, 2022

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. You could post on community review sites or live-stream it to the masses. Types of social media. Social networking. Video sharing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 4, 2019

Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. Let’s get right to it, how to build your brand’s community.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 5, 2023

It’s hard to imagine anyone not using social media today. Yet the industry continues to expand, with the global number of social media users climbing to almost 4.6 But not all social networks enjoyed equally strong years in 2022. We’ve rounded up five key social media trends for 2023 to help you do that.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Balancing activities across owned, earned, shared and paid media strategies is the best way to get a demonstrable return on investment (ROI) for today’s marketing and communications campaigns. This is the integrated digital media and marketing communications framework I use with my clients, no matter the challenge.

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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has created many challenges for the average person, but it may have created even more challenges for social media community managers across the nation. As stay-at-home orders went into effect, consumers took to social media to express themselves and engage with others in their communities.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2021

Social media and influencer marketing have each significantly impacted the work of B2B marketers. But the two combined have changed B2B marketing in profound, evolving, and still not completely understood ways. Social Media Marketing Becomes a Thing. It didn’t take long for marketers to notice.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 22, 2022

Twitter, the social media platform of short status updates, can be a useful tool for marketing your business. Is Twitter Facing Challenges As A Social Network? Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Platform? In addition, some businesses may join Twitter without the intent to engage with customers.

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Dave Fleet

MARCH 1, 2014

Over the last few years, social media has evolved away from this – away from personal interaction, and towards what is increasingly push marketing. This early focus on relationships, reputation and engagement led social media to naturally lean towards driving loyalty and affinity with brands over time.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 17, 2022

It’s hard to believe that we’ve provided social media marketing services for 15 years now. As the original social media agency in the United States, we have seen social media platforms grow from small startups into some of the most influential companies today. The Current State of Social Media Marketing.

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A well-thought-out LinkedIn marketing strategy is the best way for you to stand out in that crowd. LinkedIn is a very different beast from the other social platforms. Read on to find out how to build a LinkedIn strategy that will help you build an engaged community and effectively promote your business on the platform.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Having worked in online community management for the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of putting together some amazing teams. The roles on a digital community team varied, ranging from digital strategists, to graphic designers…and everything in-between. Community management is not easy. is for Attention to Detail.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 26, 2012

While I haven’t given in to the craze yet, it’s impossible to ignore its meteoric rise in the world of social media, not just within our industry but in mainstream adoption. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you develop a strategy for social networks, both new and old. Is your audience part of the network?

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Hootsuite

MARCH 3, 2022

With more than 1 billion monthly active users and 3 billion global installations , TikTok has quickly become one of the most engaging social media platforms in the world. Not only does the platform bring in big crowds, but it also boasts the highest engagement rates on social media. What does TikTok engagement mean?

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Almost Savvy

JULY 12, 2010

Social Networking Lines Get Blurred With the unprecedented growth of Facebook, it has become the largest social networking platform by far. Is this because social networking is new? I’m sure this has been going on since the early days of humans interacting and forming communities.

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Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Do you have social media, digital marketing and branding problems? We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

Are you looking to take your social media marketing strategy up a notch? Social media marketing is one of the most important aspects of a business, and it can be difficult to create and constantly refine an effective strategy. Being the first social media agency in the US , we have seen it all. What gets reactions?

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As a social media marketer and Taylor Swift stan , I’m constantly in awe of her community management mastery. Social is at the center of how she and Taylor Nation —her fan engagement and hype team—connect with fans and share clues about what could be coming up next in the world of Taylor Swift.

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Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

SocialZoomFactor · LinkedIn Marketing Engagement Strategies to Increase Leads, Sales and Brand Awareness. Social networks such as LinkedIn are simply a medium for you to build meaningful relationships through conversation and content that inspires, connects and converts to business.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

billion people are active social media users. Social media marketing provides a unique opportunity to connect with this massive audience on the platforms where they already spend their time. But what exactly does social media marketing entail? How do you “do” social media marketing, and how do you get started?

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Pam Moore

JULY 28, 2019

Every marketer and business leader is faced with the challenge of where to prioritize their time and investment. How we spend our time can make or break business and marketing success. When it comes to digital marketing, social media and branding, it is no different. Stop only playing around with the social networks.

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Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 27, 2010

With that being said, once people are “there&# , and they “get it&# , they can see pretty quickly what the trans-formative nature and power of social media is like, and what it can do. Simply put, what we do in our communities needs to be validated. We become “part&# of the dynamic of the group, of the community.

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Freelance Social Media

MAY 26, 2009

Non-profits see online social media as an inexpensive way to build relationships, increase involvement, and help out with publicity and education efforts. Non-profits see online social media as an inexpensive way to build relationships, increase involvement, and help out with publicity and education efforts.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 29, 2019

Become a Fearless Online Community Leader. Online communities are powerhouses of collaboration that demand fearless leaders to succeed. The best social managers build constituencies with purpose and a strategy for growth. Gimmicks, games and luck aside, sustainable engagement requires skill and intelligence. Leadership.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 16, 2022

LinkedIn is a social networking site specifically designed for professionals, and it offers a variety of tools and features that can help you build your professional brand and connect with others in your industry. One key aspect of building a strong professional brand on LinkedIn is engagement.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Trust is not a new thing when it comes to marketing and communications as evidenced by one of the most awaited studies in the communications world is always the annual Edelman Public Relations Trust Barometer. This is actually good news for the B2B Marketer. Building demand for their unique point of view.

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Hootsuite

JULY 14, 2021

For commitmentphobes, the word “engagement” might be a terrifying and loaded one — but for social media marketers, Facebook engagement is the holy grail. Facebook engagement matters because it can help extend organic reach. Facebook engagement matters because it can help extend organic reach.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Marketers, PR professionals, bloggers, and journalists have traditional been heavy users. Case in Point: Event Marketing. What can Twitter do from a marketing perspective? Lots of things.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Potential prospect is entered into Salesforce.com as a prospec Company users Buddy Media dashboard to deliver helpful/useful content (not marketing materials) to the prospective customer via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or a host of other channels. Is the Marketing Cloud the next step in business social engagement?

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Hootsuite

MARCH 29, 2021

We’re not talking about broems or posts that bait engagement. The social media team at Hootsuite uses posts without links to ask questions and get to know the LinkedIn community. Hypothesis: LinkedIn posts without links will get more engagement and reach. Quality engagement boosts organic reach. You’ve seen them.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2023

Social media fundamentally changed how we market. It’s easy to focus on how the techniques we’ve used have changed but there’s a much larger shift that deserves our attention: Social media democratized the power of trends. Social media blurs the lines between brands and consumers. The way we use social media is a force.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

There are several reasons why marketers may want to partially automate their social media campaigns. First, success with social media marketing comes with frequency (plus quality). Depending on your campaign strategy and target audience, social media marketing could be a 24×7 job.

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 10, 2023

As the world’s largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to platform for knowledge-seeking professionals and business owners. But as on every other social media platform, content is king on LinkedIn. Want to boost engagement and drive leads? Spun or AI-generated content just won’t cut it.

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 10, 2023

As the world’s largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to platform for knowledge-seeking professionals and business owners. But as on every other social media platform, content is king on LinkedIn. Want to boost engagement and drive leads? Spun or AI-generated content just won’t cut it.

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LinkedIn Content Engagement Case Study 52