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A Realistic Look at Digital Marketing ROI

Ignite Social Media

Key Takeaways: Digital marketing ROI is getting harder to achieve on social media in part because so many new brands have flooded social networks. Over the last few years, thousands of pop up brands have flooded Instagram, Facebook and other social platforms selling low-quality products, often with month-long shipping times.

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Organic vs. Paid Social Media: How to Integrate Both into Your Strategy

Hootsuite

The major social networks are reporting some ups and downs in their revenues as many brands pause their advertising, either to save money during an economic downturn, or to take a moral stance against hate speech. For instance, Facebook’s CPC went down from 11 cents to 9 between January and March alone. Read on to learn more.

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36 Sensational Social Media Stats and Facts

Webbiquity SMM

As consumer and business buyer use of social media has matured and become more sophisticated, their expectations of brands in social media have evolved as well. And ongoing changes by Facebook and other social networks that result in lower organic reach render many of yesterday’s effective marketing tactics far less useful today.

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10 PPC Blogs Every Marketer Should Read

Convince & Convert

Most Shared Article in 2015: Goodbye, Google+: Social Network Broken Into Streams and Photos Products (5,000+ Shares). “I CPC Strategy. Specialization: Retail Advertising + Ecommerce + Strategy. Rick Backus, the founder and CEO of CPC Strategy, is among the most respected in the PPC community. WordStream.

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Facebook Marketing: Now Available! | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

It gives you the ammunition you need to convince your boss, your board, your IT team, or your employees why they should be investing time and money on “just another social network.&# This includes anyone from the CEO to the CMO to PR, communications, and marketing. Well, first of all, thank you. It means a lot.

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Social Media Advertising 101: How to Get the Most Out of Your Ad Budget

Hootsuite

Advertising on social is a hyper-direct way to reach the audience you want. All the major social networks offer advertising options. When choosing where to place your ads, it’s also helpful to know which networks are most popular with your target audience. This is an obvious choice for your first social ad campaigns.