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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Canadian newspaper industry has, so far, been unsuccessful in securing a Federal government bailout as both readers and advertisers flock to social media for news and entertainment. Canadians love their community newspapers; it’s where they turn for local news and information about sports, entertainment and events.

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How to Triple Your Audience and Lead Generation With Content Syndication

Writtent Blog

A relatively little-known option for your marketing strategy is to syndicate content , which carries many of the benefits of guest posting without the attached labor. What is Syndication? The concept of syndication isn’t unique to web content marketing. The concept of syndication isn’t unique to web content marketing.

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15 of the Best Social Media Monitoring Tools to Save You Time

Hootsuite

Social media monitoring tools let you keep track of every conversation, account, keyword, and hashtag that’s relevant to your business. But before we do, let’s look at exactly what social media monitoring is and why it’s critical to any successful social marketing strategy. Relevant hashtags.

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How to Hire Your Social Media Marketing Partner

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After taking the social media plunge, companies quickly discover that it is vastly more complicated and time-consuming than they thought. But companies must avoid a panicky response, because hiring a social media marketing (SMM) partner requires careful study. Social Media Marketing Activities and Skills.

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5 Essential Skill Sets For Your Social Media Team

Ignite Social Media

One point we drove home during the webinar is that resource allocations for social media teams are constantly changing. And with that, so are the skill sets necessary for an effective social media marketing team. The best community engagement is that with an eye for customer relationships. Customer Relations.

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When I Couldn’t Find Marketing Outlets to Elevate My Brand, I Created My Own

Buffer Social

When I first started building Diversability with the vision of creating a community of people with disabilities (and the allies who support us) elevating disability pride, I kept encountering roadblocks when trying to get the word out. I’d reach out to journalists via Help a Reporter Out and hear crickets.

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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

Social Media Strategery

For a long time, there was a perception that social media marketing was free, or at least very inexpensive. In reality, social media marketing has never been free. Most brands now know the real costs of social media marketing are not as great as the opportunity costs of bad social media strategy.