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Co-creation: Why creators should be part of your product development team

Sprout Social

Everyone—from marketers to social media users—loves creators. According to a Q1 2023 Sprout pulse survey, over two-thirds (79%) of marketers plan to spend up to 50% of their total social budget on content creators. Another 39% of marketers work with creators on a monthly basis. your potential customers) can come in handy.

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7 ways to use social media for market research

Sprout Social

As marketers, it’s our job to know our target audience’s needs and preferences. It’s why we conduct market research every year to better understand what our customers want and uncover new business opportunities. But sometimes market research alone isn’t enough, especially when consumer preferences can change overnight.

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To see marketing differently, we need to turn the spotlight on social

Sprout Social

The marketing department used to be the mouth of an organization—developing content and communicating messages to support sales. Now, the role of marketing has fundamentally evolved, changed and grown. Now, the role of marketing has fundamentally evolved, changed and grown. Marketing strategies should start with social.

Marketing 133
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Can Ottawa’s NBL franchise recover from a branding disaster?

Sherrilynne Starkie

“We didn’t want to fall into the trap of having a great name and then focus group it to death to the point where you go, ‘Ah, it doesn’t work, let’s go with something safe.’ ”. Sports team names are at the very core of any team’s personality and the culture of their community of supporters, not to mention their marketing brand.

Sports 281
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Social media: the ultimate skills cheat sheet

Sherrilynne Starkie

Conduct stakeholder/key informant interviews and focus groups, interpret survey and poll data, document reviews. Community Management. Media/Influencer Relations Earning coverage is essential to marketing and communications success. HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Research Skills. Digital Advertising. contact-form].

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The Power of Facebook Groups: Tips for Strengthening Your Business

Ignite Social Media

Since early last year, Facebook has been putting more emphasis on groups within its platform. This focus stemmed from users wanting to have more of a community feel around topics and interests they care about. These numbers could hint at groups becoming the new brand page if you’re looking to have an engaged community.

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In bull or bear markets, social media intelligence makes all the difference

Sprout Social

Data points that could impact your pricing, sales strategy, product development and, of course, marketing. You probably collect survey data from your customers, monitor product reviews and conduct focus groups. Empower your social media team. But those unstructured data points mean nothing in their raw, hashtagged format.