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Ultimate Social Media Image Sizing Guide for 2017 + Adobe Photoshop Templates

Pam Moore

Are you tired of your Facebook cover image, Facebook advertising images, Facebook Group image, Twitter cover images, Pinterest board covers and LinkedIn images not looking as beautiful as the cool social media kids (aka visual savvy social marketers)? If you are ready to take your visual marketing (and images) to the next level of quality, impact and business results then you have definitely landed on the right blog post today!

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Why Business Is About to Boom for Social Media Agencies

Convince & Convert

For years, social media was primarily a text-based circumstance, and social media directors were often people with a background in writing. (Our 2014 report on the employment histories of guests on my Social Pros podcast found more than 50% of that unscientific sample had degrees in PR/journalism/English). In those years, nearly all social media content was written (with a side order of UGC photography).

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Entrepreneurs: On Theft, Piracy and Buying from Thieves and Pirates

Jon Loomer

[NOTE: This post continues a series exploring the topic of entrepreneurship. While my focus has and will continue to be on Facebook ads, I have plenty to share about what I’ve learned while building my business.]. The first time it happened was around four years ago. I launched a new training course about Power Editor. I was feeling good about myself because it was doing better than I had expected.

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Should You Hide Comments on Your Facebook Page?

agora pulse

We’ve all had it happen: a negative comment on Facebook Page post that glares at you from the screen. Our first instinct (or at least mine) is to hide it or somehow bury it so that it won’t hurt the post or my business, especially in the age where social media reputation weighs so heavily. We do, after all, have the option to hide comments on Facebook.

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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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Update on Social Media ‘Buy Buttons’

Ignite Social Media

It has been awhile since we have heard much about ‘buy buttons’, even though almost all of the social channels have their own version. Buy buttons started coming on to the scene in 2014 in response to marketers trying to better tie social media interactions to purchases. To be honest, they haven’t really taken off due to a variety of reasons which we will dive in to deeper in this post.

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The BEST Way to Post to Facebook Without Using Facebook

The Social Media Hat

Yes, there IS a BEST way to share posts to Facebook, and you do not have to be on your Facebook Page to do it.

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New Report Links Social Media Engagement to Consumer Spending

Devumi

Now that many businesses have made the transition to social media to interact with their audience in a more personal way, a new study has come up which proves how engagement in social media affects consumer spending. According to research made by the University of Buffalo School of Management, customers were more likely to spend […]. The post New Report Links Social Media Engagement to Consumer Spending appeared first on Devumi.

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Snapchat, will it decrease in 2017? Has Instagram won over Snapchat?

Ignite Social Media

The battle lines were drawn last August between Instagram and Snapchat the day Instagram Stories was released. Eerily similar to Snapchat, when Stories first arrived on the scene, a lot of us laughed. We laughed because we all saw it for what it was: a blatant copy of Snapchat’s efforts. Instagram Stories was nothing more than an after-thought. Or was it?

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[VIDEO] Minute Masterclass: What industry developments should marketers pay attention to?

Audiense

Welcome to the latest Audiense ‘Minute Masterclass’: the second in a series of videos that’s shorter than the patience of a Come Dine With Me contestant on their last night of a particularly arduous week. This week: we swiftly discuss three developments across the social media industry that all marketers need to be paying attention to, with Harry Taylor from The Marketing Store , Ellie Hernaman from Truffle Social , and Audiense’s own Carlos Serra.

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Use Hashtags to Master PR Messages

Meltwater

You are likely familiar with what hashtags look like (e.g. #Meltwater), but like most people… Read More.

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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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Business Travelers Increasingly Vulnerable To Data Theft

The Realtime Report

Business Travelers Increasingly Vulnerable To Data Theft. As reports of corporate information theft continue to rise and cybercrime is predicted to cost businesses between $2.1 trillion in 2019 to $6 trillion by 2021, one area of particular concern is information security while traveling on business. Whether in-transit, or at their destination location, business travelers, and by extension their corporate networks, are potentially more vulnerable to malicious cyber and physical information secur

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Organic Reach Shows Signs of Life | Social You Should Know

Ignite Social Media

Although we all thought Facebook organic reach to be near dead, we’re starting to see the first signs of improvement in years. Additionally, Pinterest is once again putting pressure on Google when it comes to discoverability and search, and in case you think all Live video is the same across every social platform, we have created a live video guide to clear up confusion – all in this week’s edition of Social You Should Know.

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How to Do an Instagram Audit in 60 Minutes or Less

Sprout Social

Does your Instagram account need a boost? Have you gone months or even years without ever analyzing what’s working and what’s not? You’re not alone. An Instagram audit might not sound like the most fun and exciting thing in the world, but it can help you out tremendously and uncover some interesting bits of information. The problem most brands run into is figuring out where to start.

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How To Protect Your Social Brand In 2017

Meltwater

Social media is increasingly how we receive news and communicate with each other. In this… Read More.

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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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Social Media for Nonprofits: Boost your Followers and Donations

Devumi

For nonprofit organizations, finding new ways to spread and get support for their causes have always been an important endeavor. The birth of social media in the early 2000s has given them a new avenue for that purpose. Using social media for nonprofits can be a challenge to use effectively. Read on to learn how […]. The post Social Media for Nonprofits: Boost your Followers and Donations appeared first on Devumi.

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Proven Instagram Stories Strategies from the Experts at Bustle – Hannah Caldwell [SSM030]

Buffer Social

Instagram Stories is quickly becoming one of the go-to marketing channels for some of the world’s top brands. Take Bustle , for example, with more than 1.4 million followers on Instagram alone, they are seeing incredible results from investing in a consistent and thoughtful Instagram Stories strategy. In fact, they’re seeing so much success that they’ve dedicated an entire position to creating beautiful Stories 5-6 times per week.

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Integrating Verification Tools Into Online Business

The Realtime Report

Integrating Verification Tools Into Online Business. If a business isn’t operating online today, then it’s likely reaching a very niche market and missing out on attracting a large customer base. The growing demand for online products and services, not to mention the convenience on offer for businesses, means that many companies have realized the benefits of having an online presence.

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4 Ways Brands Should Use Native Advertising In 2017

Meltwater

With customers and online users opting for ad-blocking whenever they can, native advertising takes on… Read More.

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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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The Future of Twitter

Proactive Report

The one thing you can rely on in Social Media is that there will be change. Each year new networks pop up and some go away. The major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) have been fairly stable for the past five or six years. That might be about to change -Twitter just reported a dismal Q4 for 2016: 16 cents per share on revenue of $717 million.

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Social Media Tips From HUG17

Jenn's Trends

For as much as I love speaking at social media conferences, I love attending them just as much.

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On time management and your investment in social media

Janet Fouts

Some tips to take a mindful approach to how you are using social media, saving time, sanity and raising your productivity level.

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Why is Reputation Important?

Meltwater

You may have heard it as a child, or had it fall on deaf ears… Read More.

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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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[VIDEO] Minute Masterclass: What should you look for when buying a marketing tool?

Audiense

Welcome to the latest Audiense ‘Minute Masterclass’: the third in a series of videos that stick around about as long as a date would if they ever saw our old MySpace profiles. (I could’ve sworn that hair looked GREAT at the time.). This week: we take a look at what marketers need to take into consideration when shopping around for a marketing tool, with Ellie Hernaman from Truffle Social , Harry Taylor from The Marketing Store , and Audiense’s own Dan Wilde.

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How to Write a Successful Social Media Proposal: Free Template Included

Sprout Social

For freelancers and agencies who provide social media services, having a proposal ready for your client should be an essential part of your workflow. We’ll walk through the important components of a social media proposal, aided by tips from people who write proposals on a daily basis. Hopefully by the end of this article, you’ll be able to write your own or make tweaks to an existing template.

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A guide on best times to post on social media

Social Selling Masters

Using social media as a professional may seem like a daunting task. How much do you post, what should you be posting…the list goes on and on.

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How to Create Ridiculously Compelling Content in 5 Easy Steps

Meltwater

Have you ever wondered what makes for a great blog? What’s the secret? What makes… Read More.

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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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How to Set up a Twitter Account, and Start Tweeting!

Devumi

Ever since its launch in 2006, Twitter has become an important marketing platform for companies as well as their brands. Today, businesses that haven’t already done so are advised to get onboard and start tweeting as early as they can. To make the most out of Twitter you need to start with a well-built account. […]. The post How to Set up a Twitter Account, and Start Tweeting!

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An Open Letter To Brands: Be Mobile-First. Now.

Twist Image

Dear Brand Leaders, The time has come. I've been patient. Your consumers have been patient. Enough is enough. The discrepancy between what I see when I engage with a brand "out in the wild" (meaning, when I shop, search and try to inform myself) verses what I see when brand leaders get up on stage to talk up the marvellous marketing initiatives that they are engaged with during an industry event, could not be further apart.

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7 Ways to Improve the Online Shopping Experience

Pixlee

Retail is a $5 trillion industry in North America alone and a force that has only continued to show exceptional growth over the years with the advent of online shopping. As a consumer, step into a store and you’re transported into a world full of branded displays, service, and face-to-face interaction with products of interest. Go to a store’s website and (for those brands with a developed understanding of the former) consumers can come to expect much of that same experience translated into a di

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Sidekick 3/12-3/18: Social Holidays, Themes, and Noteworthy Events

Meltwater

Et tu, Sidekick? Don't worry, we won't betray you (or Rome)—Sidekick is coming hot with… Read More.

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#SproutChat Recap: Creating Compelling Video Content

Sprout Social

Video needs to be an essential component of your social media strategy. So why aren’t more brands embracing social media video content? When it comes to video and social there are definitely challenges ranging from quality to consistency. This week at #SproutChat , we discussed common challenges for creating video and community members shared solutions for producing more effective video content.

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