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Life and Career Lessons from Two Very Different Wonder Women

Waxing UnLyrical

Wonder Woman showed up in my life in no uncertain way twice this past week. And she made me wonder (sic): How much effort do we really put into becoming who we say we want to be? The first time WW showed up was at the Takoma Park, Md., 4th of July parade (please don’t take this as a political statement from me, it’s not). I totally ♥ this woman.

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Content Marketing in a Nutshell – How to Use for Real Business Results

Pam Moore

Content. It's everywhere. Conversations, Facebook posts, Facebook messenger bots, Tweets, Instagram images, Snachat snaps, Facebook Stories, Instagram Stories, Facebook live video, Periscope live video, iTunes podcasts, and the list goes on. The reality is that content is the core of not only the social and digital web but of humans. Communication has and always will be foundational to relationships and success in life or business.

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How to Use Instagram Stories to Increase Reach

agora pulse

Subscribe to The 6 Minute Social Media podcast via iTunes | Stitcher. When Instagram stories rolled out, I didn’t really get it. And as a marketer, it had the biggest flaw I saw with Snapchat marketing : the content disappeared after 24 hours, meaning that its reach was fleeting and the hard-earned content was impermanent. I was apparently the only person who thought this.

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3 Essential Ways to Evaluate Your PR Job Candidates

Meltwater

As a hiring manager, you’re not only looking to fill your PR job requisition. You’re… Read More.

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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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Three Steps to Planning and Creating Top Notch Social Content

Ignite Social Media

Creating content sounds simple enough on paper, right? But it’s anything but simple when you’re looking at a content deadline on your calendar and don’t know where to go from there. To keep your sanity, and to keep your clients happy, there’s a process that should be followed to ensure you’re checking all the boxes when it comes to content creation.

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Twitter for Business – How to Develop Your Strategy, Plan, and Persona That Delivers Results

Pam Moore

Twitter is one of the most powerful social networks to help business and marketing leaders increase brand awareness, establish thought leadership, ignite personal brands and nurture relationships that bring great benefit in both business and life. Unfortunately Twitter is also one of the most difficult platforms for many to understand and master. However, the results can be amazing for those who invest time to learn and understand how Twitter can fit in within their overall marketing and busines

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How to Track Links Shared on Social Media

Razor Social

When you share a link on social media channels, are you able to properly attribute your website traffic to a specific link? Google Analytics can help you understand and analyze referral traffic coming from different social media channels. However, unless the URLs you share are tagged, your standard GA reports won’t tell you which specific social media links drove the traffic to your website.

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Top Tips For Creating A Stellar Brand Identity Video

The Realtime Report

Top Tips For Creating A Stellar Brand Identity Video. It’s becoming more important than ever for businesses to have a brand identity that makes it easier to encourage customers to connect and engage with them. There are many ways to do this, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that video plays a large role in brand identity for many businesses.

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10 Social Video Statistics That Will Make You Rethink Video

Socially Sorted

According to Facebook, we are living in a “video first” world, where Social Video will soon be at the heart of everything. If you are a marketer wanting to reach consumers with video then listen up! In this post I share 10 statistics that will have you thinking. // Read More. The post 10 Social Video Statistics That Will Make You Rethink Video appeared first on Socially Sorted.

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Spider-Man’s release spins a web around Twitter: Let’s explore the audience

Audiense

The first Spider-Man movie produced by the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a result of an agreement between Sony Pictures, Marvel Studios and Disney was recently premiered and released throughout the world. Here at Audiense we knew we had to do what we do best and analyse the #SpiderManHomecoming audience* in effort to disclose and deliver consumer insights to the entertainment sector.

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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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Go Livestream Challenge

Lucy Hall

I’ve had a baby I’m super fat I have no time I’ve got nothing to say I’m anxious I’m scared Why would anyone want to hear what I have to say? … Here are just a few reasons people give as to why they can’t livestream or start to livestream on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The truth is these are just excuses because you know you have something to say, perhaps you blog already or you have a thriving business but wish to let other know how you can help.

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The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media

Rebekah Radice

Do you struggle with gaining traction on social media for your business? Are you eager to build a powerful online presence, but don’t know where to start? I’m excited to announce that today – those days are over! I’ve officially launched my new online course, “ The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.” This course is for you if you want to create a powerful social media strategy for your business without implementing tactics that waste precious, t

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Awareness to Sales: Building a Social Media PRISM Funnel That Converts – Ian Cleary [SSM051]

Buffer Social

Is social media best used for sales or for brand awareness and engagement? The age-old question that marketers have been debating even before Mark Zuckerberg started TheFacebook in his tiny Harvard dorm room back in 2004. So what’s the right answer? Is there one? Many marketers lean towards the side of brand awareness and engagement, while others can’t quite see the point of social media unless it’s eventually leading to sales.

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How To Market Your Small Business On A Tight Budget

The Realtime Report

How To Market Your Small Business On A Tight Budget. If you’re worried about how to find the funds to market your small business, you’re not alone. So many business owners and entrepreneurs struggle to get the money to make a dent in their industry. With so many big players around, you might think that marketing budgets need to be huge in order to do the job properly.

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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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5 Ways to Maintain Brand Consistency As You Grow Your Business

Meltwater

If you’re like many leaders, the early stages of your business required a lot of… Read More.

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Starting a Vlog for Your Business: Use Videos to Promote Your Business

Devumi

Vlogging, short for “video blogging,” has always been popular amongst online creators. Many businesses are discovering the usefulness of the format for marketing purposes. Read on to learn how starting a vlog can promote your business, and best practices for doing so. What vlogs can do for your business Combining the power of videos and blogs, vlogging […].

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Wacky Holidays & The Brands That Interact With Them

Ignite Social Media

We’ve previously discussed how and when brands should engage with certain holidays through their social media presences. Although, while we’ve offered guidance for social engagement on more conventional holidays , there remains a wide and varied range of wacky, bizarre, and utterly unique holidays out there that some brands don’t even know exist, but some do.

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The Benefits of Owning A Franchise

The Realtime Report

The Benefits of Owning A Franchise. Becoming your own boss is a difficult task. Doing it on your own isn’t always feasible or realistic. That’s why there are other chances for you to still do what you love, but in a slightly different format. Franchising is a proven business model that allows everyday people to start and grow a business. There are many reasons why it could be the solution for you.

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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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Linkedin adds video stories to their mobile app.

Koka Sexton

Today it was confirmed after a brief set of rumors online that Linkedin was, in fact, releasing a video app. The post Linkedin adds video stories to their mobile app. appeared first on Koka Sexton.

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9 Awesome Chrome Extensions That Every Marketer Will Love (and Use)

Oktopost

Using Google Chrome without extensions is like having a smartphone without apps. It’s like eating fish without chips.

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E3 2017 on Social Media – How Did Brands Interact with Gamers?

Ignite Social Media

As many of my coworkers will tell you, video games are an area that is very near and dear to my heart. Being a passionate video gamer, the most exciting time of the year for me is the Electronic Entertainment Expo , better known as E3. This huge convention runs for several days during the summer and allows game developers, publishers, and big companies (like Microsoft and Sony) to show off what they have in store for the gaming industry in the upcoming year.

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Livestream Topic Ideas – Livestream Challenge

Lucy Hall

I have listed some livestream topic ideas below for your upcoming streams… before we get into the good stuff though, you may or may not know that i’ve created a challenge to get people livestreaming! (The 14 Day Go Livestream Challenge) Including yours truly. Day one was about just jumping in and giving it a go (you can find out more about that one here) but for day 2’s challenge I wanted to get people thinking about topics, I asked people taking the challenge to think of 5 top

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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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Reasons To Invest In Real Estate

The Realtime Report

Reasons To Invest In Real Estate. There are many ways that you can choose to invest the money you’ve made. Some investment opportunities carry a greater amount of risk than others. You need to be very careful about how you invest your money. Some people make the mistake of rushing into investments without thinking them through. This usually results in people losing a substantial amount of the cash they invested.

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Social Media for Artists: Draw People to You with Social Media

Devumi

Social media for artists is about more than just looking popular. It’s about finding new work opportunities. Using social media effectively can help you get jobs. Stop using social media for fun and start using it to build your artistic career. Social media for artists: Twitter Twitter loves images, and you are all about images. […]. The post Social Media for Artists: Draw People to You with Social Media appeared first on Devumi.

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#168: The Easy Start Guide to Live Video with Luria Petrucci

Amy Porterfield

Video is where it’s at, folks. That’s why this latest episode is coming from my brand new studio—which, by the way, has taken me FAR outside of my comfort zone. But I wanted to take my video content to a higher level this year and that’s exactly what I’m doing, with help from my good […]. The post #168: The Easy Start Guide to Live Video with Luria Petrucci appeared first on Amy Porterfield | Online Marketing Expert.

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E3 2017 on Social Media – How Did Brands Interact with Gamers?

Ignite Social Media

As many of my coworkers will tell you, video games are an area that is very near and dear to my heart. Being a passionate video gamer, the most exciting time of the year for me is the Electronic Entertainment Expo , better known as E3. This huge convention runs for several days during the summer and allows game developers, publishers, and big companies (like Microsoft and Sony) to show off what they have in store for the gaming industry in the upcoming year.

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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 Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media

Rebekah Radice

Do you struggle with gaining traction on social media for your business? Are you eager to build a powerful online presence, but don’t know where to start? I’m excited to announce that today – those days are over! I’ve officially launched my new online course, “ The Smart Guide to Marketing Your Business on Social Media.” This course is for you if you want to create a powerful social media strategy for your business without implementing tactics that waste precious, t

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5 Things We Learned From the Annual Digital News Report 2017

Devumi

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University recently released their 6th annual Digital News Report. This highly respected journal looks at the global data for news consumption trends. Social media marketers the world over look forward to this report as it tells them what they should be focusing on. Don’t read […].

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Livestream Topic Ideas - Livestream Challenge

Lucy Hall

I have listed some livestream topic ideas below for your upcoming streams. before we get into the good stuff though, you may or may not know that i've created a challenge to get people livestreaming! ( The 14 Day Go Livestream Challenge ) Including yours truly. Day one was about just jumping in and giving it a go ( you can find out more about that one here ) but for day 2's challenge I wanted to get people thinking about topics, I asked people taking the challenge to think of 5 topic ideas for t

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Three Steps to Planning and Creating Top Notch Social Content

Ignite Social Media

Creating content sounds simple enough on paper, right? But it’s anything but simple when you’re looking at a content deadline on your calendar and don’t know where to go from there. To keep your sanity, and to keep your clients happy, there’s a process that should be followed to ensure you’re checking all the boxes when it comes to content creation.

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You Can Do Your Own Public Relations—Here’s How

Meltwater

I read with interest the post of fellow contributor and PR expert Robert Wynne on… Read More.

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