December, 2020

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2020: The Year Data Saved The World

Waxing UnLyrical

How you think 2020 will be remembered? I think it will be as The Year Data Saved The World. Image: HCFM Communicate via Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 4.0. On the one hand, it’s quite obvious that 2020 will always be known as the year the modern world was brought to its knees by an invisible, infinitesimal, virus. With a global pandemic shutting literally everything down, “life as we know it” changed forever in what has been quite an extraordinary confluence of circumstances.

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Friday Morning Mindfulness

Janet Fouts

Have you meant to make mindfulness and/or meditation part of your self-care routine, but just not managed to keep it up? A regular practice can help create a habit that lasts and does wonders for your health and wellbeing. I offer a free 30-minute mindfulness meditation each Friday from 9 to 9:30 AM PT. This is an opportunity to learn some new tools and take time for yourself at the end of the week.

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Best PHP Frameworks For Website Development

The Realtime Report

Best PHP Frameworks. For Website Development. Laravel, Symfony, and Yii are the best frameworks, and they are most used for PHP development. There are many others, of course. We will share with you what we’ve tested and tried for years to advise our clients and you. Laravel. Choose Laravel if you need accelerated development. From authorization to e-mail sending, it contains all functions necessary to fulfill the basic needs of your website, building a strong base of well-performing functionalit

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Facebook Shares Insights into Key Topics of Discussion Across Facebook and Instagram in 2020

Social Media Today

Facebook has released its 'Topics and Trends' report for 2021, which outlines the key topics that saw increased discussion across Facebook and Instagram in 2020.

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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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2021 Social Media Predictions

Ignite Social Media

In a year where 90% of social media plans were thrown out the window, we’re still trying to predict what major occurrences will happen in the months ahead. Some things might still surprise us (like the FTC lawsuit against Facebook that was issued last week), but there are some things in the social space that we can plan for based on key trends we saw unveil themselves this past year.

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Developing a Niche Marketing Strategy Using Social Media

Audiense

One of the biggest challenges of a business is standing out in a sea of competitors. For that, you need something that sets your business apart from everyone else. Whether it’s offering a better deal or addressing a unique pain point, a niche marketing strategy can help you identify how you can differentiate your brand.

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Influencer marketing 2021: 5 tools and many tips

Awario

We gathered the most up-to-date influencer marketing tips to show what you should and shouldn't do in 2021. These tips are based on influencer marketing trends that we could observe in 2020. So let's refresh your influencer marketing strategy with these ultimate 2021 influencer marketing tips.

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5 Ways to Prevent Business Downtime in 2021

The Realtime Report

5 Ways to. Prevent Business Downtime in 2021. It has been reported that an unexpected downtime can cost a business an average of $10,000 per hour. As both large and small organizations will depend on technologies to run their operations, companies must look for ways to stop a temporary power outage, software failure, or network issue. Image by Megan Rexazin from Pixabay.

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TikTok Remains Available in US as Latest Deadline for its Forced Sale Passes

Social Media Today

The latest deadline for the sale of TikTok to a US company has passed, yet the app remains fully available. Here's the latest on the TikTok takeover saga.

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How We Can Always Remember Our Lost Loves

Socialmedia.biz

Global Pandemic: the words on everyone’s lips at the moment. This insidious virus that made its appearance in 2019 and has proceeded to turn lives upside down all over the globe. . People the world over are struggling with loss: financial loss , job losses and death. We are traumatized by daily statistics. Life must go on for those left behind, but how do we go on?

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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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Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021! Our journey this year through the eyes of our CEO

Audiense

Let’s be honest this year has been a s**t show, right? But we all know it could have been much worse! As the ever optimist I’ll skip complaining about 2020 and focus on what could make an amazing 2021! Here are a few trends to look out for.

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What Are the Best Times to Post on Social Media?

agora pulse

Bonus Materials: FREE Social Media Content Calendar. What are the best times to post on social media? The answer can vary. Here’s a look at why that is and how to find the best time to post your social content. The right time to publish depends on several factors, including: Your brand’s industry. Your audience. The regions you target. The social channels you use.

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How Coca-Cola rules Christmas marketing: campaigns analysis

Awario

In this article, I analyze four years of Coca-Cola's Christmas marketing campaigns and attempt to figure out what makes them so successful and what marketers can learn from them.

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Inside the Mind of a Master Social Media Strategist

Oktopost

Social media is at the forefront of marketing and has changed the way we do business as a result. Master social media strategist Christie Le joins me on our Radically Transparent podcast to disclose her employee advocacy secret sauce when it comes to launching and maintaining a successful program. She shares tips and tricks from her own experience at Burwood Group to keep colleagues engaged and grow reach.

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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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LinkedIn Adds New 'Products' Tab on Company Pages to Highlight Specific Products

Social Media Today

LinkedIn is adding new product showcase pages to your LinkedIn Company Page options, providing a new way to share information about your key products.

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10 ways the Sprout Social mobile app lets you manage social from anywhere

Sprout Social

There are few professions that require people to always be on the way social media marketing does. Between publishing content, providing customer care, reporting on social data and the many other responsibilities of social media marketers, there’s a lot to juggle every day. Not to mention, social media doesn’t slow down for your busy schedule, vacation plans, appointments or even a pandemic.

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Why virtual influencers go hand in hand with audience intelligence

Audiense

Dudley Nevill-Spencer , the head of strategy at Live & Breathe and founder of Virtual Influencer Agency , was interviewed by Nathaniel Schooler for the podcast series The Secrets of Audience Intelligence , co-organised by Audiense.

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The Top Social Media Apps Of 2020

Forbes Social Media

2020 was probably the year with the most screen time ever. According to data from Apptopia, TikTok and Zoom were among the most downloaded social media apps.

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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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5 secrets to drive conversions with Facebook retargeting ads

Awario

You don't want to drive your customers crazy — but you can ensure the ads they see are personalized for their actions through Facebook's retargeting ads. These ads allow you to target users who have taken specific actions — such as looking at your contact page or viewing a blog post.

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Driving Teams to Exceptional Levels of Performance

Oktopost

Top-down or bottom-up? Which management approach drives exceptional levels of performance? Colin Day, Global B2B marketing powerhouse, joins me on this episode to get radically transparent about effective leadership, the importance of mentorship, social media, building buyer personas using social data and so much more! He shares an immense amount of value and vision into the world of B2B marketing along with disclosing some of the less talked about aspects of being a marketing leader.

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Facebook Shares New Insights into the Impacts of COVID-19 on SMBs

Social Media Today

Facebook has published the latest version of its State of Small Business report, which tracks the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses around the world.

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Haven’t made your New Year’s Resolutions? No worries—you’re not alone

Sprout Social

If you’re thinking about giving New Year’s resolutions a hard pass, you’re not the only one. Social chatter around New Year’s resolutions has been, to be honest, slow to get off the ground in 2020. We used Sprout Social Advanced Listening to learn what was causing this muted response and found only 27,208 messages across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit from November 14-December 14.

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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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Our 2020 Social Media Wish List

Likeable

Dear Social Media Santa, 2020 has been wild! With everything that happened in the world this year, we’re grateful that you were still able to give us some great platform updates such as TikTok analytics tools, Instagram Reels, Snapchat Spotlight, and so many shopping features. Oh, and how could we forget removing the 20% rule for ads on Facebook?! We’re sure you have a lot of lists to read and wishes to fulfill—but if you have time, we’d love for you to take a look at ours. . 1.

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Hip-Hop Helps Cash App Disrupt The $450 Billion Charity Space

Forbes Social Media

Giveaways have always been in Cash App’s DNA, with about 200 hip-hop artists name-checking the platform in their lyrics. Being culturally attuned, paired with a spirit of giving has helped Cash App disrupt what the Giving USA Foundation reports is a $450 billion charity sector.

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7 Tips for Taking a Vacation as a Social Media Manager

Later

When social media is a part of your job, it can be hard to disconnect and actually take a vacation. It’s just the nature of the job — whether you’re a team of one or 15! But it’s that very same “always on” mentality that makes taking a vacation especially important for your mental health. You need time to unwind and most importantly, unplug, so you can come back to work refreshed and re-inspired — even if you just take a “staycation”. .

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#350: Perfecting Your Pitch: 5-Steps To Sell With Ease with David Meltzer

Amy Porterfield

Ready to perfect your pitch and *finally* sell with ease? What if I told you that you could statistically increase your chances of selling your product or service, even if you’re just starting out or have struggled with selling in the past? Well, I have 5 proven steps to help you do just that. This […]. The post #350: Perfecting Your Pitch: 5-Steps To Sell With Ease with David Meltzer appeared first on Amy Porterfield | Online Marketing Expert.

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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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Twitter Updates its Efforts to Tackle COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

Social Media Today

As COVID-19 vaccinations begin around the world, Twitter is updating its approach to combating vaccine misinformation to help ensure optimal take-up.

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Exploring video length best practices for social media

Sprout Social

It’s impossible to open up a major social platform now and not see a video post. Videos range from short promotional videos on Instagram to quick trailers on Twitter to longer livestreams on Facebook. Videos encompass a wide range of topics and are consumed by many people around the world. Between 2013 and 2018, video consumption online has increased at an average of 32% per year.

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8 Ways to Strengthen Remote Company Culture

Likeable

At Likeable, we’ve always been flexible in allowing our team members to work from home when they needed to. Even before the pandemic, we had multiple employees who were completely remote—but for the past 8.5 months, we’ve all been WFA (working from anywhere!). While most of us are still in or nearby the Big Apple, a number of Likeable employees embarked on new adventures in places like Upstate New York, Washington D.C., and even New Orleans!

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Smart VCs Recognize That Black Female Founders May Lead The Next Unicorns

Forbes Social Media

A new social network is coming to town. It’s not from a white male techie but a Black woman influenced by the music scene and hair fashion industry. Big names are betting it will be a breakout success.

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How to analyze results from Google PageSpeed Insights

Razor Social

Wondering if your website is fast enough? You ran Google Page Speed Insights test and you got a low score but the stats displayed are a bit confusing? Then this article is for you. It will help you understand how to use the PageSpeed test and how to interpret the results. Why is website page speed important? Google wants to provide the best possible user experience to users.

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