Sprout Social

MAY 16, 2023

It’s been two years since we last partnered with The Harris Poll to understand how leaders view the state of social media and its impact on an organization. At that time, social as a channel and profession was undergoing a major evolution. Today, it’s clear that constant change is simply a part of the job.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 8, 2020

Social media marketing is way more than posting a pretty picture and watching the likes roll in. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales.

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 3, 2011

Tweet Written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced content, conversion and social media consultant. Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. This post is not about movies but about “the loyalty&# of fans, followers and all those other labels we give to people on social media.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 11, 2024

From social media mentions to searches, these metrics reveal the extent of your brand’s presence and influence. In particular, measuring brand awareness helps you: Evaluate your marketing efforts Are you seeing a higher conversion rate from targeted social media ads compared to last quarter?

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good. It’s corn. ??

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week’s Top Five social media ‘must know’ news stories includes new Facebook search ads, Instagram’s audio messages, Google’s For You tab, YouTube’s Stories and news from Pew Internet Research on media consumption habits. This is according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Image credit: Mohammad Metri on Unsplash Effective customer retention methods can enhance loyalty and generate better word-of-mouth advocacy, ultimately boosting profits. This post outlines 10 key steps in using social listening to satisfy and retain more customers. Some key conversations may even slip through the cracks.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In general, audience engagement, and social media engagement in particular, isn’t easy to come by. Social media users’ feeds are flooded with content competing for their attention. But when you hit the right chord, you can expect increased brand health, higher-quality leads and an active social following.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 24, 2017

Scraping the web, surveys, competitive research, all give us loads of data, but is it the right data, and how do we parse that data for the truth? Maybe we have loyalty to a specific brand because of a particular memory association. Listen to social. Be a fly on the wall without an agenda of changing the conversation.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Keep reading to find out what you need to know to successfully navigate social media marketing through times of economic contraction.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Nearly three-quarters ( 74.8% ) of the world’s population over the age of 12 use social media. Those people are engaging with retail brands on social. For retail brands, social commerce opens up a new pathway to purchase.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 29, 2021

A new survey, “ The State of Social Media Investment ,” conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Sprout Social has shown how the events of the last year have accelerated both American consumers’ and business’ use and expectations of social media. Do you regularly update your social media profiles?

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Social Media Survey Advertising Review 107

Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

This is where the strategic utilization of social media comes into play. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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The Realtime Report

MAY 22, 2023

Everything You Need to Know on Real-Time Engagement Platform The real-time engagement conversation platform empowers people, managers, and leadership with frequent, simple pulse surveys that may be completed in two or three minutes. Speed and agility are necessary to make the most of your social media interaction platform.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Building brand reputation and loyalty is the top business priority for leaders in the current economic climate, according to the 2023 State of Social Media report. He explains ROI is often confined to bottom-funnel metrics like downloads or conversions, but influencer marketing drives returns across the customer journey.

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2021

For years, people pitted “traditional” and social media against one another. Some harbor the misconception that as social budgets increase, traditional media budgets have to decrease to balance the books. The result is a real missed opportunity to weave social and traditional media together to exceed your brand’s goals.

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Social Media Team Focus Group Loyalty 111

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s also important to align influencer activities with platforms that drive high engagement and conversion rates. Think long-term impact According to our Q3 2023 Sprout Pulse Survey of 307 US-based social marketers, 33% prioritize long-term partnerships with influencers over one-off campaigns. Take Pipedrive, for example.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

Influencer- brand collaborations can take many different forms, but our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States reflects some interesting trends. According to the survey, companies are focused on the following influencer-brand partnerships: giveaways, product collaborations and influencer-led advertisements.

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Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2022

Thanks to social media, the goals of brand marketers are within reach. Having a social presence is a top priority. Nearly one in two businesses consider social media their primary channel for external communication while 58% anticipate it becoming their primary channel in the future. What is brand marketing?

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Sprout Social

JULY 15, 2021

What could you do with a larger social media department? There is plenty of ground to cover in the ever-expanding world of social. As social becomes the primary communication channel for more brands, the structure of your average social media team will need to change fast. Hiring is a big decision.

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Koka Sexton

AUGUST 11, 2023

A recent survey by CMI and MarketingProfs revealed that 63% of B2B content marketers ranked “establishing a documented content strategy” as their most important content marketing activity. The same survey also found that budget is the leading obstacle to effective content marketing.

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 16, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss two: social media and email. Social media platforms offer unparalleled reach and real-time interactions with your audience, while email marketing allows for personalized, direct communication. Encourage email sign-ups on your social media networks.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If you find yourself spending more time switching between networks and running complex manual searches for mentions than interacting with brand mentions, then you’re in need of a social media monitoring strategy. Responding to customers has been shown to lead to stronger brand loyalty among customers.

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Social Media Strategy Brands Airlines 136

Koka Sexton

JANUARY 5, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the best practices for qualifying leads, measuring campaign performance, boosting conversion rates, and increasing audience engagement and retention. These include cost-per-lead, lead to opportunity conversion rate, and customer lifetime value. Conversion Rate. Qualifying Leads.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. You’ll need a plan to address top budget concerns to provide clarity and control over every dollar spent.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to The 2023 State of Social Media Report , 96% of business leaders agree that AI and machine learning (ML) can help companies significantly improve decision-making. You get a complete picture of what’s top-of-mind in social conversations and uncover common themes and topics regarding your brand, products and service.

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2023

Social media listening When social marketing is powered by AI, it increases your efficiency by taking social listening to a whole new level. AI algorithms use aspect-clustering to identify and extract relevant details from social listening data that can span millions of data points in real time.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s enabling them to offload time-consuming tasks such as managing digital ads, email campaigns and social post scheduling so they have more time for strategy-building. Here are the most prominent AI use cases in marketing for social media managers as they prepare for the coming year.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

This could be via your social media channels, website, in-store, during events or with your customer care team. It also means a unified experience across all the channels you use such as your website, social media, mobile apps, advertising or physical stores. What is brand experience? Why does brand experience matter?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 27, 2012

Ever read those articles on how a business has successfully used social media to increase brand awareness and drive sales? Saying thank you is not only a vital “social” action in social media, but it’s also just plain good marketing. On the other hand, fans are under no obligation to take your survey.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 28, 2019

What are social media metrics? As a social media professional, they’re your chance to demonstrate the value of your work, and the impact of the decisions you’ve made. This article identifies the social media metrics that really matter, why they’re important, and how to track them. Conversion metrics.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

For years, social media has been a popular marketing channel for consumer brands. You see companies like Wendy’s, Airbnb and MoonPie dominating the landscape with their exceptional social media marketing strategies. In fact, 96% of respondents in an Attorney at Work survey say that they use social media.

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Social Media Industry Engagement Survey 89

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Scraping the web, surveys, competitive research, all give us loads of data, but is it the right data, and how do we parse that data for the truth? Maybe we have loyalty to a specific brand because of a particular memory association. Still, I will say that social media is ever so much better a resource than using focus group scenarios.

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Strategy Focus Group Sentiment Survey 111

Sprout Social

JUNE 2, 2021

For most businesses and customers, social media is becoming their primary communication channel and a catalyst for building relationships with one another. Starting today, Sprout Social will be expanding Messenger API support for Instagram for customers in phases over the coming months.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

The relationship for B2C consumers is often short-lived, though brand loyalty does exist (for example, Apple). . Surveys are a classic method to gather customer feedback, but they need to be used properly. Surveys need to be targeted to both the specific customers participating and in the scope of questions asked. Social Media

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 6, 2016

Marketers who participated in the survey said that influencer engagement was effective in building brand awareness, generating leads and nurturing loyalty. Here are 5 ways to take audience engagement on social media to the next level with influencer marketing: 1. Keep the conversation going.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

More business owners are using social media as a platform to generate awareness and promote their products. This is important to campaign success, but so is knowing what metrics to focus on and learn from in the social sphere. Social media data, if used the right way, can help your business succeed. Let’s dive in.

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