Sprout Social

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this article, we’ll take you through 6+ social media listening examples and the strategies real brands use to inspire you to get more from listening. Check out these social media listening examples employed by other brands to start building your social listening strategy and playbook. The result?

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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.

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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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Keyhole.co

MARCH 24, 2024

By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms. But how did they hit the marketing bullseye with their social handles? Let’s find out.

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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. Make your sale invite-only For certain target markets, exclusivity makes sense.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 13, 2022

In the marketing industry we often hear the phrase “consumer-first” marketing, which is an approach that businesses use to keep their customers top of mind and at the center of everything they do. But what happens when traditional marketing and social media collide? Examples: View this post on Instagram. Mielle Organics.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 15, 2021

Build a strong brand and you will get yourself a strong community of loyal customers and brand advocates. Some might argue that a strong community is what makes a brand stronger and loyal customers are the best way to promote a brand. But what is a brand community and why do you need one? What is a Brand Community?

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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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Socialmedia.biz

JANUARY 14, 2020

Like every other industry, video gaming has had a reasonable percentage of both exceptional and disastrous marketing campaigns. In this post, we’re going to go over a few extraordinary examples of marketing tactics that were used to promote games that you’ve probably heard of and played.

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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. to get through. In 2024, it’s time to truly know your audience by tapping into data.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We’ll also give you a list of metaverse examples across industries to help inspire your strategy. Top brands use these technologies to carry out phygital marketing. Phygital marketing combines digital and physical tactics to curate unique experiences for consumers. Metaverse brand activations: What they look like today.

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agora pulse

JULY 22, 2020

Check out these how-to tips and examples of Instagram Live collaborations. . A live collaboration can add something different to your usual marketing mix. Strengthen community. Forging brand partnerships can strengthen your position in the community. This goes for local communities as well as online communities.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Marketing professionals, from specialists to VP, agree it’s getting harder to reach your target audience with no ad spend to back it up. And yet, social advocacy examples continue to be the exception. As networks work those kinks out, marketers have to adapt.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 4, 2022

In an increasingly competitive hiring market, 52% of marketers say finding experienced talent is their number one challenge this year. 10 ways to say ‘We’re hiring’ on social media (post examples). For example: “We’re looking for a professional chef with a passion for food, culinary experience and a growth mindset.

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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.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This is especially true of its newly minted Top Community Voices tier — a badge a whole lot easier to nab and just as impressive. Now, however, there are two different ‘tiers’ of Top Voice badges: Top Voice (1) and Community Top Voice (2). LinkedIn, however, has gone the other way.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

  That’s just one of the reasons I fell into the world of paid membership communities as a way to build a sustainable business around a social media audience. Over the past five years as a community business strategist, I’ve worked with creators of all sizes to build communities that are profitable and fulfilling.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This sort of line has been popular among marketers over the past couple of years. While chatbots for marketing were once seen as uncharted territory, more and more brands are getting on board with bots. In fact, 69% of consumers prefer communicating with chatbots because they offer speedy answers and solutions. Hello Fresh.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 3, 2022

Any company can sell its customers a product or service, but a great brand offers its followers something even better – a sense of community and belonging. We’ll cover the benefits of a Facebook Group for your company and share examples of businesses that have benefited from investing in this kind of community.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There lies the magic of B2B influencer marketing. Influencer marketing has long been a staple for business-to-consumer (B2C) brands looking to cultivate more authentic connections with their audience. In this guide, we’re diving into the essentials of B2B influencer marketing. What is B2B influencer marketing?

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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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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

A proof point that illustrates what many social marketers already know: Presidential elections make social media a hard place to navigate, even if your brand isn’t inherently political. For example, Gen Z voters are particularly interested in mental health , while Gen X is more concerned about employment opportunities.

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Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Creating a social media strategy takes time to research and write, but not all digital marketers have enough hours in the week. Target audiences Determining target audiences is an essential part of any social media strategy, as they may differ from your brand’s normal key markets. Altering existing strategies can be difficult, too.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In marketing, brand awareness is a significant focus—in fact, it’s likely one of your main goals. This is where customer marketing comes in. Customer marketing is one of the most powerful ways you can forge and feed connections with your current audience base. What is customer marketing? In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

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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.

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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. Community blogging sites. Form communities and discuss relevant news within them.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 20, 2023

About a year after BentoBox invested in organic social media by hiring a social media manager, we shifted from a product-driven strategy to a community-driven one. Community is a vague word though. Now, let’s talk about what community means. Marketing professionals? What does it all mean? And is it really worth it?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 3, 2021

Government agencies can leverage social media to share (sometimes critically) important information with their communities. Led by Emily Allen Lucht , the Director of Communications for the State of Maryland, this panel answered some of the most common questions we hear from social media marketers in government.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Join Buffer’s open beta anytime and pop over to our community to let us know what you think of the latest features.)    With that, here are 11 ways to utilize this beautiful new feature to its fullest potential, five directly from our team and community. 

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Buffer Social

JULY 31, 2023

One Buffer community member said, “I’ve been apprehensive about AI because it isn’t necessarily original because of what it’s referencing (at least with art).” Example of a CNET AI disclaimer The tech publication now updates an AI Policy page detailing how they’re using AI. Or edit it?

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Keyhole.co

JULY 31, 2023

In this article, let’s look at five examples where brands have leveraged social media to deliver excellent customer service. Nike maintains a dedicated Twitter account solely for customer support which helps them to keep their marketing messages separate from their support interactions.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 13, 2020

As responsible and conscious marketers we are taking a closer look at how marketing is handing issues of culture, diversity and inclusion, especially on social media (this is mindful social after all!). Aleya Harris is the founder and owner of Flourish Marketing. linkedin.com/company/flourish-marketing-co/.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. But whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned pro stepping into the digital landscape for the first time, we know that starting a social media marketing strategy from scratch can feel intimidating. Your mind is ready. Your body is ready. More than 4.95

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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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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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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

If you are a national brand, turn the spotlight back on the First Nations communities. The most egregious examples of brand behaviour around the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are attempts to monetize our pain for financial gain. My organization is an example of that. Yes, September 30 is a sombre day of remembrance.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

If there’s one thing you take away from today’s post on content marketing, please let it be this: just because you build it, doesn’t mean they’ll come. Content Marketing: a scenario. But you’re probably not approaching content marketing the social PR way. And that, my friends, is the difference.

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