Tue.Aug 28, 2018

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Once Upon a Time …: The Art of Storytelling

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest Post by Elena Bosch. The art of storytelling is rooted in the origins of every society. As far back as history can reach, humans have used storytelling to teach the next generation, to connect with others, to protect their culture and much, much more. According to Dr. Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston and best-selling author, storytelling is innate.

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Five Go-To Apps for Creating Social Content on the Go

Ignite Social Media

Social media content creation can happen anywhere and depending on the scenario, or if you’re covering a live event, the capturing, editing, and posting may all need to happen on the go. Luckily, there are several social content creation apps that can make doing this all from a smartphone a breeze. Social Content Creation Apps. Lightroom Adobe’s announcement that this app is free to iPhone and Android users got buried in a mass of updates, but it’s definitely not something to sleep on.

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Google Ads New Tools for Responsive Search Ads

Social Media Today

Google has added some new tools to its machine learning-fueled 'Responsive Search Ads', providing new ways for businesses to maximize performance.

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Getting the Most out of Personality Insights powered by IBM Watson

Audiense

Audiense Personality Insights powered by IBM Watson delivers rich insights into audiences and influencers. Personality Insights are a great way to understand your audience’s intrinsic characteristics to create a tone of voice your audience will respond to, useful when creating an ad or campaign.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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5 Ways to Use Pinterest to Boost Your Brand

Social Media Today

Pinterest doesn't get the same amount of social media marketing focus as other platforms, but it's definitely worthy of your consideration.

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5 Reasons to Use Oktopost as your B2B Social Media Management Platform

Oktopost

Social media can be an overwhelming place with so many posts to schedule, networks to monitor, and audiences to engage with. Unlike B2C companies, B2B companies invest in social media management platforms that help simplify the process of building, measuring, and executing a multi-channel B2B social media strategy. As competition for the best B2B social […].

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6  Effective Tips for Putting More Savings in Your Piggy Bank

The Realtime Report

6 Effective Tips for Putting More Savings in Your Piggy Bank. If you want to be financially secure, you are going to need to have a savings account. Although it may seem difficult to save money, especially if you do not make a lot of money, it is possible for you to do so if you make certain changes in your budget. If you want to put more savings in your piggy bank, the following tips will help you.

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11 LinkedIn Experts Share their Best Tips for LinkedIn Marketing

Social Media Today

What are the best ways to maximize your efforts on LinkedIn? Here are some expert insights into platform performance.

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Think Before You Share Content

Proactive Report

Is it possible that in this day and age there are still business people who post controversial comments on sharing apps without considering the consequences? Apparently so. This cautionary tale is currently setting South Africa on fire. A few days ago Adam Catzavelos, a 39-year-old businessman who was the marketing director for his family ‘s business, St.

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Facebook Expands Test of A/B Testing Tool for Organic Page Posts

Social Media Today

Facebook's expanded its experiment with a new A/B test option for organic page posts.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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7 Ways to Start Building an Audience for Your New Blog

ProBlogger

The post 7 Ways to Start Building an Audience for Your New Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. It’s a problem every new blogger faces, and it can seem insurmountable. How do you build an audience when no-one knows who you are? There’s plenty of good advice out there (so much that it might seem a bit overwhelming). So in today’s post I’m sharing seven straightforward but effective ways to start building an audience for your new blog. #1: Tell Your Family and Friends.

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What Do Your Photos Say About Who You Are, and Who You Serve as an Organization?

Social Media Today

Think about the diversity of experience represented in the images you use to brand your organization. You may need to go beyond the images that you're used to seeing.

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8 of the Best Social Media Analytics Tools of 2018

Sprout Social

What are your top performing Tweets? What time of day do your Instagram posts get the most engagement? Is your Facebook marketing strategy translating to traffic and leads? If you’re not using social media analytics tools, you’ll probably have a hard time answering these questions. By now, most marketers understand the need for tools to measure their efforts.

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YouTube Adds New Activity Dashboards to Help Users Track Time Spent in-App

Social Media Today

YouTube is adding a new dashboard which tracks time spent in app, and new tools to help people limit their usage.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Infographic: The Growing Power of Instagram

Sherrilynne Starkie

What is this decade’s fastest growing social media platform? Instagram! If you’ve not added it to your marketing and communications mix, what are you waiting for? Already 71 per cent of marketers are increasing their investment in this channel. Key facts: Instagram is growing much faster than SnapChat and Pinterest in monthy users. It’s pace of growth is outstripping that of more mature channels such as Facebook and YouTube.

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Facebook Takes Action in Myanmar, Raising Questions About Platform Regulation

Social Media Today

Facebook has taken action to block access to Myanmar military officials - but has The Social Network taken too long to act?

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The Top 25 Instagram Apps to Produce Killer Content in 2018

Sprout Social

Nothing stays the same on Instagram for long. Especially for marketers. The platform grew by a staggering 200 million users in 2017 alone. This growth combined with the company’s decision to go all-in on Instagram Stories signals the platform’s status as the prime place to promote visual content. But with increased competition comes the challenge of standing out.

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