January, 2024

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Building a Consistent Brand Voice: Social Media Tips for SMBs

The Social Media Hat

Craft a distinct brand voice to deliver unique customer experiences. The post Building a Consistent Brand Voice: Social Media Tips for SMBs appeared first on The Social Media Hat.

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AI Tips for Social Media Marketers

Social Media Today

From testing different backgrounds for visuals or a variety of communication styles for posts, generative AI offers multiple ways to optimize your efforts.

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How Meta Automation Rewrites the Rules for Advertisers

Jon Loomer

Are ad agencies no longer needed? Has Meta advertising become so turnkey that they could easily complete it internally? Or have the roles and responsibilities of an ad agency evolved — and are both companies and advertisers slow to adjust? These are questions we’re beginning to hear in our community , and it’s not surprising. Whether it’s due to the streamlining of Meta ad campaigns through the Advantage+ products or the assistance of AI, these rumblings were inevitable.

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The Complete Guide to TikTok Ads Without an Organic Presence

Ignite Social Media

With over 1 billion monthly active users, TikTok has become a platform that brands simply cannot ignore. The addicting short-form videos keep users highly engaged, and the built-in creative tools make it easy for brands to create viral content. However, many brands are hesitant to create a TikTok account. Either they don’t have the resources to maintain an active presence or they face restrictions from their global offices.

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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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Facebook Profile Suffers Negative Attack

Bill Hartzer

Is it possible to suffer a “negative” attack on a social media account or profile? Sure, it is. My main, Meta Verified personal Facebook profile , which is different than my Facebook Page , is currently suffering a “negative social media attack” over the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, I’ve received reports of at least 81 of my personal Facebook posts be attacked–they have been reported to Facebook.

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Social media personalization: The opportunity and risks to consider

Sprout Social

When you walk into a brick-and-mortar store, you expect a sales associate to greet you and ask how they can help. They’re always available, ready to swoop in and save the day when you want a recommendation, can’t find what you’re looking for, or need help with a return or past order. Consumers expect that same level of service online. According to The Sprout Social Index™ , consumers across age groups agree the most memorable thing a brand can do on social media is respond to customers.

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X May Look to Gate Some Video Content to X Premium Subscribers Only

Social Media Today

X's new 'video first platform' push will likely include new monetization elements aligned with exclusive content.

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Meta’s Removal of Detailed Targeting is a Reminder of What’s to Come

Jon Loomer

Meta announced that more detailed targeting options will be removed on January 15th. It’s the continuation of a trend that began more than three years ago. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you. This is a reminder that you cannot rely heavily on granular targeting. Not only might it go away, but your targeting inputs matter less and less with each new update.

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Social Media Marketing for Beginners: 10 Tips

Hootsuite

Your mind is ready. Your body is ready. It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. And we’re here to say that we couldn’t be more proud of you. More than 4.95 billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. No matter your industry—accounting, consulting, dog-food manufacturing, wig-weaving—this is a captive, active audience that your brand can’t afford to ignore. ( Find more eye-popping stats abou

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Our First Fixathon: How We Squashed 44 Bugs in One Week

Buffer Social

Buffer, as a company, closes the last week of the year every year, and historically, as an engineering team, we’d do a code freeze for the week before we’re closed so nothing broke heading into the holidays. (Pretty smart of us.)  This year, we did something different, and it still worked out. We used the last week of the year as a “fixathon” for our whole engineering team.

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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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LinkedIn hashtags: The complete guide for 2024 [+ trending hashtags]

Sprout Social

LinkedIn is more than just a networking site. It’s a top spot for generating leads and getting your brand seen. One strategy for driving growth and visibility on the platform is using the right hashtags. In this post, we’ll walk you through finding, using and optimizing LinkedIn hashtags to get more eyes on your content. We’ve also rounded up the top 30 most popular hashtags on the network so you can hop on relevant trends and boost your LinkedIn marketing strategy.

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What To Do When Writing Is Hard

The Social Media Hat

and when is writing NOT hard? The post What To Do When Writing Is Hard appeared first on The Social Media Hat.

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X May Look to Gate Some Video Content to Premium Subscribers Only

Social Media Today

X's new 'video first platform' push will likely include new monetization elements aligned with exclusive content.

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A Guide to Standard Events, Custom Events, and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

One of the most critical elements of Meta advertising is the ability to define important actions that happen on your website or your owned properties. Once defined, you can pass that information to Meta for improved attribution, reporting, optimization, and targeting. This is possible with the help of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions.

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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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How Meta Could Improve Ads Optimization

Jon Loomer

We’re entering a new era of ads optimization driven by broad targeting and automation. While this has long-term potential for sales campaigns, there are obvious weaknesses outside of that focus. How does Meta improve optimization to work in all situations? We also want a solution that is in line with Meta’s current philosophy and campaign creation flow.

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Threads Works to Address ‘Borderline’ Content Recommendations In-Stream

Social Media Today

The Threads team is working to reduce instances of controversial, junk recommendations in 'For You' feeds.

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Is There a Valuable Use Case for Generative AI in Social Apps?

Social Media Today

Social apps continue to test out new generative AI options, but are they really adding to the core value of social apps?

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Is Threads Catching On? A Look at How the Most Followed X Profiles Are Engaging in the App

Social Media Today

Looking at the most followed profiles, it's clear that X remains a critical connector for some communities.

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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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Universal Music Will Pull Its Tracks From TikTok

Social Media Today

Tracks from some of the biggest stars in the world will no longer be available in the appstarting Feb. 1.

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Meta’s New Disclosure Requirements for Digitally Altered Ad Content Are Now in Effect

Social Media Today

Meta's looking to get ahead of an expected flood of generative AI content in the U.S. election race.

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Do You Need to Use Hashtags on LinkedIn?

Social Media Today

Are hashtags still important on LinkedIn? We asked the LinkedIn team for the latest advice on this.

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3 Steps for Establishing a Core Marketing Message

Social Media Today

The key to maximizing a social media marketing strategy is to ground the approach in purpose.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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X Looks to Improve Content Moderation After Issues with AI Images and Bot Farms

Social Media Today

AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and Russian bot operations have caused more headaches for Elon and Co.

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Do You Need To Use Hashtags on LinkedIn?

Social Media Today

Are hashtags still important on LinkedIn? We asked the LinkedIn team for the latest advice on this.

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4 Ways Social Platforms Could Look To Integrate Generative AI

Social Media Today

Social platforms are trying to ride the generative AI wave, but are they focused on the right elements?

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4 Ways that Social Platforms Could Look to Integrate Generative AI

Social Media Today

Social platforms are trying to ride the generative AI wave, but are they focused on the right elements?

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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The Upshot for Marketers as Social Media Platforms Evolve in 2024

Social Media Today

How to excel in 2024 on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Pinterest.

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TikTok Outlines its Election Integrity Measures Ahead of Coming Polls

Social Media Today

With various nations headed to the polls in 2024, TikTok is looking to get ahead of the next wave of information tactics.

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Social Media CEOs Face Tough Questions Over Child Protection in US Senate

Social Media Today

In a tense session, Senators pushed their case that social platforms need to do more to protect young users.

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Yaccarino Shares Her Ambitions for Beneficial Free Speech, Which Elon is Countering With His Own Posts

Social Media Today

Yaccarino says that we should “fight hate with kindness and understanding” Somebody should tell her boss.

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Meta Files New Motion to Stop the FTC From Implementing User Data Restrictions

Social Media Today

Meta's fighting the FTC's effort to restrict the company's use of user data, specifically for teen users.

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