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What A Dog’s Cancer Taught Me About Community

Waxing UnLyrical

So the past few months have been, to put it mildly, traumatic, not to mention incredibly expensive (even with pet insurance). I tell you all this not to make excuses for being away, but because part of being in a community means we share what’s going on. Through Facebook. This is not an ode to Facebook.

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7 Brands Achieving Killer Results on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

There is no shortage of reasons for brands to move away from the social media giant, Facebook. From the algorithm changes to the fake news stories that plagued the 2016 election and the ever-increasing cost of advertising , the environment on Facebook seems to get more challenging every day. Source: Pew Research.

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Should Your Brand Consider Reddit?

Likeable

Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok stand out as the giants, but might not reach the exact audience you’re looking for. Reddit was founded in 2005, shortly after Facebook, by Steve Huffman, Aaron Swartz, and Alexis Ohanian. an insurance app, made a splash by placing a promoted post in a fast food subreddit. Read on below.

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How to Create Exciting Social and Digital Content for Unsexy, Boring and Regulated Industries

Pam Moore

It's even more challenging if your business is in a highly regulated industry such as healthcare, financial, insurance or government. I can remember launching programs with images which highlighted communities and humans long before Facebook was ever a thought. Insurance agents. Real estate agents. Real estate brokers.

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The Role of Community in Modern Branding

Pixlee

The idea of community has become a major focus of brands in many verticals. traditional methods of marketing still have their place, community-building is now a. How are brands leveraging community? often to build community and develop lasting, meaningful relationships with customers. Humanizing. Humanizing. technology.

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Content Marketing for Regulated, Boring and Unsexy Industries

Pam Moore

It's even more challenging if your business is in a highly regulated industry such as healthcare, financial, insurance or government. I can remember launching programs with images which highlighted communities and humans long before Facebook was ever a thought. Insurance agents. Real estate agents. Real estate brokers.

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Facebook Unveils the Most Powerful Social Ads of All Time

Convince & Convert

If you’ve been thinking Facebook’s Ad Exchange (FBX) as just a source of display, prepare to have your conceptions flipped on their head. Facebook has just integrated Page Post link ads into the News Feed, and the result is the most precisely targeted social advertising the marketing world has ever seen. Just imagine that you’re Nike.

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