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Rethinking the Instagram grid: Why curating the perfect layout shouldn’t be your top priority

Sprout Social

It’s why influencers spend so much time curating their grids and ensuring every post looks like it belongs to one cohesive, thematic collection. It’s also why some brands are eager to curate and plan their own grids. On Instagram, first impressions are everything. Is the perfect layout worth the investment?

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Social Proof: Shaan Puri on Curating First Impressions

Buffer Social

Q: Thanks for taking the time to meet with me for Social Proof Shaan! ” Ultimately, I wanted to walk in and leave an impression on whoever I was meeting. I suggest you find what type of content you like to create, whether interviewing people or curating stuff for your feed. And that's a brand, right?

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Social Curation Will Not Cure Your C.P.A.

Firebelly

Social curation will not cure your C.P.A. Social curation might help your continuous partial attention tendencies. Social Curation can make for a consumable “social” experience. Find some curators to guide your social experience. That’s what your social curators will hopefully do for you.

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New Research Finds the Curation vs Creation Sweet Spot

Convince & Convert

Whether you’re on a first date, meeting new people at a dinner party, or making it rain on Twitter, it’s just not a good idea to go on and on about yourself. This act of finding good content and sharing it is known as content curation. This creation-vs-curation paradox inspired me to look for some answers in the data.

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32 Signs You Might Be a Social Media Marketing O.G.

Ignite Social Media

You have fond memories of social media meet-ups ; 14. You remember when social media was all about authenticity , then became about a perfectly curated feed, then came back around to authenticity again; 25. You debated whether FeedDemon or Google Reader was the best for RSS feeds ; 12.

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The complete guide to create your employee advocacy content strategy

Sprout Social

In this article, we offer prescriptive recommendations for how you can curate a pipeline of content and ensure the long-term success of your advocacy efforts in 2023—and beyond. The key is to curate the right content, not just a lot of content, that aligns with your brand’s goals and values. Recruitment content.

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Gamifying Advocacy: How to Hit Your Goals and Maintain Advocate Engagement

Oktopost

As a writing enthusiast herself, Clare shares her social content strategy that focuses on three main categories: internally generated thought leadership content, curated content from industry news, and more personal content that provides a glimpse into their company culture. Her approach involves a monthly meeting and two new goals.