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Why social media teams will be at the center of conversational commerce

Sprout Social

What started out as a conversation between a six-year-old girl and the family’s Amazon Echo Dot turned into an order for a dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies. Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways.

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Buzzwords Decoded: 32 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Ignite Social Media

In the fast-paced world of social media marketing, it’s essential to stay up to date with the latest trends and terminology. This is User-Generated Content, the holy grail of social media. This is User-Generated Content, the holy grail of social media. How do you define Impressions in social media?

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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

But for every high-profile failure, there are countless instances where brands got it exactly right when hopping on social media trends. This article will focus on the second camp, sharing 10 of our favorite examples of brands that used trending subjects to generate social engagement.

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Why your social media isn’t working

Sherrilynne Starkie

Despite sinking time and resources into social media, many companies are not seeing the results they want. Bringing in a certified social media consultant can turn things around quickly. Surprisingly, one of the most common roadblocks to social media success is a lack of strategy.

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Social Media Marketing for Beginners: 10 Tips

Hootsuite

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.

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Social Media & Mental Health: A Conversation with Alyssa Petersel of MyWellbeing

Likeable

The conversation about social media and mental health is one that has been gaining traction for years now. From comparison anxiety to news overload to sheer amounts of screen time, there are so many levels on which social media and the internet as a whole negatively impact our mental health.

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How Search Tactics are Replacing Hashtag Strategies for Social Media Success 

Ignite Social Media

Finding it hard to compete with social algorithm changes using hashtags? Here are tips to make sure you can outsmart social media search and get in your audience’s feed. Given that, we need to think about in a search engine optimization (SEO) mindset as we create social content.

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