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How to Find Your Audience on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

You spend time planning and creating content for multiple social media platforms. When HubSpot asked social media marketers about their biggest challenges, “ reaching our target audience ” came in second place, only behind “ creating engaging content.” This is a massive issue for many brands. Sound familiar?

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Five Upcoming Social Networks To Look Out For In 2021

Ignite Social Media

Social media marketers constantly try to balance the proven practices on established social networks with strategic bets on the up and comers. When I started Ignite Social Media in 2007, the battle between MySpace and Facebook still raged and Friendster was hanging on for dear life.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

Social media is a cut-throat world. But it’s not all bad news because those same rivals can be a major source of inspiration for your own social media strategy, helping you identify new opportunities and close gaps in your content calendar. Read on to learn how to run an effective social media competitive analysis.

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Facebook Previews Upcoming Changes to Content Monetization Policies and Brand Safety Controls

Social Media Today

Facebook has shared an overview of upcoming changes to its content monetization policies and brand safety controls as a result of its recent civil rights audit.

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Social Platforms’ Changing Approaches to Political and News Content Could Sway Upcoming Elections

Social Media Today

As Meta moves away from news content, X is embracing it, which could change voting outcomes.

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Three Keys to Creating Thumb-Stopping Social Media Content

Ignite Social Media

So, you want to create successful social media content? Social isn’t the place to take your brand’s 15 second TV spot and post it on Instagram, but too often, it happens. Does that mean every piece of content that’s published on your brand’s social channels is created only for social? Not exactly.

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6 Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Social Media Manager

Social Media Strategies Summit

For social media managers, being “always on” has long been a challenge of the job. Sprout research found almost two-thirds of social media professionals had experienced burnout in the previous three months , while two-fifths planned to quit working in social media within the next two years.