Wed.Sep 25, 2019

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5 Examples of How AI Chatbots Can Boost Your Marketing Power

Social Media Strategies Summit

Although the idea of chatbots has been around for quite some time (see: A Visual History of Chatbots ), it has only been over the past several years that they have really come into the mainstream. Businesses like Pizza Hut, Sephora, Starbucks, and many others have used chatbots to streamline their customer service, reinforce brand awareness and personalize the customer experience.

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5 Key Tips for Managing Criticism and Negative Comments Online

Social Media Today

As a social media manager, you're going to deal with your fair share of complaints, criticism and online trolls. Here are some tips to help manage these difficult situations.

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3 Things You Need to Know Before the Facebook Campaign Budget Optimization Migration

Ignite Social Media

Facebook is giving time back to media buyers by migrating all ad accounts to Campaign Budget Optimization (CBO) starting early next year. That’s when media budget will be set at the campaign level instead of the ad set level. For those not familiar with CBO, this setting, which is currently optional, automates campaign optimization by letting the system allocate more funds to top-performing ad sets to get you the most results possible.

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Facebook Takes Next Steps into Mind Control with Acquisition CTRL-Labs

Social Media Today

Facebook has acquired CTRL Labs, which is developing software that would enable people to control a digital avatar using only their thoughts.

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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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A Look At Top Career Options for Those Wanting a New Position

The Realtime Report

A Look At Top Career Options for Those Wanting a New Position. After being screamed at by a customer for the fifth time today, you’ve decided that maybe a career in customer service isn’t for you. You like the people you work with and your boss is alright, but the work is overly stressful, and it doesn’t feel rewarding. There’s also not a lot of room for advancement.

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Twitter Releases New Playbook on Effective Brand Tweeting Strategies

Social Media Today

Twitter has provided a new overview of some effective, strategic tweet approaches, based on previous campaigns and initiatives.

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Google Announces New 'Dark Mode' Option for Gmail

Social Media Today

Google is adding a new 'dark mode' option for Gmail on both Android and iOS.

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YMCA Advocates Jane Lynch, Andrew Zimmern Connect With Youths For YouTube Spotlight Series

Forbes Social Media

As one of the nation's most ubiquitous nonprofits, the YMCA has given tens of millions of Americans a story to share. Now, the organization is using YouTube to boost the stories of some of its most recognizable supporters.

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Snapchat Expands Ad Length Limits, Announces New Ad Formats

Social Media Today

Snapchat has announced some new changes to its ad options at Ad Week in NYC.

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Match.com Sued by FTC For Fake Ads, Months After Dating Site Touted Its Fight Against Scams

Forbes Social Media

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it’s suing Match Group, the parent company of leading online dating sites such as Match.com, OKCupid, and Tinder, for allegedly using fake accounts to get more people to sign up for paid subscriptions.

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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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How to Build an Amazing IGTV Strategy (According to Instagram!)

Later

Want to build an amazing IGTV strategy for your business? Video is the future of Instagram and a ton of brands are now creating long-form video content for IGTV to drive real business results — so you’ll want to jump on board the trend! IGTV is super-immersive, and (recently) really well connected to Instagram — so it’s easy to align your pre-existing Instagram audience with your IGTV content.

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17 Companies That Will Actually Pay You To Travel

Forbes Social Media

Want to get paid to see the world? Check out these companies that will pay you to go on vacation.

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Massive TikTok growth

Sherrilynne Starkie

TikTok has half a billion users, according to VP Blake Chandlee speaking at AdvertisingWeek in New York earlier this week. He said the video sharing platform is growing quickly in India and other parts of Asia. And although it’s owned by the Chinese internet firm ByteDance , it does not operate in China. Vaynerchuk urges marketers to think about the attention opportunity on TikTok if they want to gain huge audiences and engagement really fast.

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Instagram Testing New Battery-Saving Smartphone Feature

Forbes Social Media

Instagram is testing a new Interface design that should bring a welcome boost in battery life for owners of many high-end smartphones.

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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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25 of the Best, Free Keyword Research Tools (2019 Edition)

Social Media Today

Ensure your SEO efforts are on the right track with these keyword research tools and tips.

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Influencer Marketing Fraud -Solutions But No Hero

Forbes Social Media

Takeaways from Mat Zucker at the Influencer Fraudnomics Summit.

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5 Best Influencer Marketing Platforms to Grow your Brand Awareness

Social Media Marketing

By working with a person who has developed a strong reputation and has a blast of followers on social media, influencer marketing is a viable method to get the word out about a brand and help private companies focus on a particular audience. Influencer marketing platforms give an immediate method to organisations to work with influencers, assisting brands to manufacture active campaigns.

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Your Content Recipe for YouTube Videos Your Audience Will Love

agora pulse

Before you create a YouTube video, make sure you have the right structure, so you hit your goal and capture your audience’s attention. YouTube marketing requires a lot of creativity and organization. Many brands are great at writing in their distinct voice, but they lack organization. So, their content feels a little disjointed. Does your YouTube content feel scattered, too?

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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20 Amazing Facts About Facebook [Infographic]

Social Media Today

How much do you know about the world's largest social platform? Check out this collection of Facebook facts.

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Follow This Recipe for YouTube Videos Your Audience Will Love

agora pulse

Before you create a YouTube video, make sure you have the right structure, so you hit your goal and capture your audience’s attention. YouTube marketing requires a lot of creativity and organization. Many brands are great at writing in their distinct voice, but they lack organization. So, their content feels a little disjointed. Does your YouTube content feel scattered, too?

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7 Bullet-Proof Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Blog Posts Using Video

Razor Social

This is a guest post from our friends over at Wave.video who know a thing or two about creating video!!!! When it comes to content marketing, you should spend at least as much time promoting your content as you spend on its creation. The numbers might vary (some say the rule should really be 20/80 ) but the bottom line is the same: without promotion, your content won’t get as stellar a result as it might.

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