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How to Successfully Digitize Events During COVID-19

Waxing UnLyrical

I’m well used to webinars, virtual events, virtual happy hours, virtual younameits and digital whatchamacallits , both as a participant as well as an organizer, for clients as well as my own business and educational efforts. Virtual event best practices. Roben Farzad 🎙️ (@robenfarzad) April 8, 2020. Less is more.

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Best Practices for Social Media Live Events

Ignite Social Media

While we have stepped into the new year of 2021, there is one trend that will not be going away anytime soon: social media live events. Live videos provide a way for an authentic connection to your target audience, and they are especially imperative with the world still battling COVID-19 and as a result, holding fewer in-person events.

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How companies use video content on social media

Visually SM

Videos are more attractive, engaging, and achieve a higher ROI — and these are all good reasons for you to incorporate them into your Digital Marketing Plan. Twitter, on the other hand, revealed that tweets that contain videos are nothing less than 10 times more engaging. Event videos. Announcements or reveals.

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How to Make the Most out of Virtual Events on Social Media

Ignite Social Media

Since COVID-19 hit, we’ve seen almost all major events move online and people scrambling to figure out how to make them work. By now, it’s likely you’ve sat through a conference or event yourself and have seen an array of ways these can be conducted; some informational and entertaining, some maybe not as exciting.

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Social media moderation: How to respond to world events

Sprout Social

With fast-paced social feeds cycling from one event to the next, the internet can feel like the Wild West. Large-scale global events tend to generate a lot of social media comments and content that are ripe for questionable hot takes. Social and world events impact your presence and community. What is social media moderation?

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Influencer Engagement: Finding a Fit

Waxing UnLyrical

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge. Influencers and brand.

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The Complete Guide to LinkedIn Events

Oktopost

Stating that now is a tough time to be planning events would be a wild understatement. In a survey of more than a thousand mid-level and senior marketers taken last year, 41% listed live events as “ the most critical marketing channel ” for their business objectives. How can LinkedIn Events help you connect with them?

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