Sat.May 01, 2021 - Fri.May 07, 2021

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Twitter Acquires News Content Subscription Platform Scroll to Advance its Creator Revenue Tools

Social Media Today

Twitter has acquired news content subscription platform Scroll, which includes Twitter analysis platform Nuzzel, as it continues to develop its new subscription tools.

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What is the Future of LinkedIn Marketing?

Ignite Social Media

Many social media platforms are making changes since they’re becoming a critical channel for marketing efforts given the global pandemic, so it’s no surprise that LinkedIn marketing is already in the works with several changes to compete with other platforms. Will their changes be worth it and help leverage them into being a top-performing platform that marketers should use in their social media strategies – many signs point to yes, but we’ll let you be the judge.

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[SURVEY] 3 ways marketers can use buyer personas to amplify their strategy

Audiense

Looking across industries, marketers are working harder than ever to create campaigns that resonate. Reaching new audiences and engaging existing customers are key to increasing long-term profits, but to target them effectively, we need to understand them on a deeper level.

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Why Taking a Break From Social Media Can Be Good For You

Socialmedia.biz

Social media is a massive part of everyday life, and that can be helpful because it keeps us connected to others. Unfortunately, social media can become a slippery slope of negativity and quickly lead to depression or anxiety. The key is finding a healthy balance and knowing when enough social media is enough. The Trouble with Social Media. One of the biggest problems with social platforms is.

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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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Snapchat Shares New Insights into Shopping Trends Around the Return to School

Social Media Today

Snapchat has shared some new insights into the growing excitement around the return to physical school, and what that means for shopping trends.

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The Language of Mindfulness #MindfulSocial with Brett Hill

Janet Fouts

My guest on the podcast this week is Brett Hill. Brett has such a delightful approach to teaching mindfulness and meditation. His degree in interpersonal communication and a fascination for technology lead to a career as a technical story-teller, author , blogger , and speaker for companies like Microsoft, Adobe and others. It was great fun chatting with Brett and I think you’re going to love listening too.

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Channeling the Chaos of Social Media via Tools

Socialmedia.biz

Social media is chaos. Whether you’re the casual user arguing with somebody’s uncle about politics or you’re a social media manager dealing with customer service complaints. Chaos. Businesses working to drive online sales or increase their brand awareness have no choice but to wade in these stormy waters. There are a wide variety of strategies behind success in social media marketing.

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Facebook Updates iOS 14.5 Prompt to Encourage Users to Keep Data Tracking On

Social Media Today

Facebook has added a new element to its iOS 14.5 prompts, which employ a form of scare tactic to encourage users not to switch off data tracking.

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Chris O’Connell on Embracing Artificial Intelligence

Oktopost

Listen to the Podcast: Or Catch Us on YouTube: For more mind-blowing conversations on artificial intelligence and to keep up with the show everyone is talking about this year, subscribe to B2B Marketing Now for free wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or follow Oktopost on LinkedIn. Episode Summary. Across B2B organizations, forward-looking marketers are embracing artificial intelligence as an opportunity to become more efficient and effective at harnessing th

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Cheers! 4 pint-sized takeaways from the alcohol sector

Audiense

Charge your glasses, this week we’re toasting some of most innovative campaigns in the alcohol sector as part of the Contagious spotlight series. It’s been a challenging period for the industry, with YouGov reporting a 42% decline in on-trade beer sales across Europe, plus a shift in consumer behaviour that has seen a quarter of Brits who increased their alcohol consumption drinking alone.

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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 Leverage Influencer Marketing Strategy to Drive More Conversions

Socialmedia.biz

Andrea had been struggling to find an eyeliner and mascara set for a long time. Relentless searching on ecommerce sites and Google confused her even more. It was then that her sister suggested that she follow Jkissa and check out her e.l.f. x Jkissa collection. Image via Instagram After browsing through JKissa’s Instagram profile and checking out her exclusive collection, Andrea made up her mind.

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Facebook Adds New Messaging Features, Including Chat Themes and Read Receipts on Instagram

Social Media Today

Facebook has unveiled a raft of new messaging features across its apps, including new chat themes and read receipts on Instagram.

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How To Make An Email Marketing Campaign Successful

The Realtime Report

How To Make An. Email Marketing Campaign. Successful. Any business looking to find and maintain success needs to market itself. The opportunities for this are plentiful, whether you opt to go digital or explore a more traditional route. One tactic that a lot of businesses find to be particularly beneficial is to use email marketing. It allows you to target thousands of customers on a personal level, thereby increasing credibility, brand recognition, and sales.

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How to Use UTM Parameters to Track Social Media Success

Hootsuite

UTM parameters are a simple, straightforward, and reliable way to track traffic online. They’re not affected by changes to third-party cookies or the Facebook pixel. And they work with Google Analytics. If you’re sending any traffic at all to your web properties from your social accounts, UTM codes should be a critical part of your marketing toolkit.

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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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iOS 14 Update and Facebook Ads: How to Adjust Your Strategy

Socialmedia.biz

Apple’s iOS 14 updates include features that could significantly alter how effective social media advertising will be at reaching your organization’s target audience. The main change, in accordance with Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency Framework, centers around requiring apps listed on the app store to get permission from users via an opt-in prompt to track certain personal data.

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Facebook Launches New Mother's Day Promotion for its Portal Smart Speaker Device

Social Media Today

Facebook has launched a new promotional push for its Portal smart speaker device, which has seen a big increase in sales of late.

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[PODCAST] Being brave and taking leaps of faith more often

Audiense

Data Stories: Leaders at Work is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Rahul Jerome , founder of insight-intelligence.com and The Insight Network , co-organised by Audiense. The series captures personal anecdotes and career highlights from some of the most talented and brightest minds in the research and insights industry.

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Social commerce: How it works and why you should care in 2021

Sprout Social

Online shopping is going social. Social commerce features are emerging across a number of platforms, creating new opportunities for brands big and small. The COVID-19 pandemic put further strain on brick and mortar businesses. Now executives are all in on digital transformation. . How can you strategically take advantage of this new revenue opportunity?

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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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6 Things Your Nonprofit Can Do To Step Up Its Social Media Game

Socialmedia.biz

There are more than 3.6 billion people on social media as of 2020. By 2025, experts say that number will rocket even higher, to around 4.41 billion. So, what does that mean for your non-profit organization? It might be time to start leveraging social media content to your advantage. Through channels like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, non-profits can engage their followers, build a community.

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TikTok Launches New Promotion and Ad Tools to Help SMBs Maximize their On-Platform Efforts

Social Media Today

TikTok has launched a new SMB push, and new ad tools and insights, to coincide with National Small Business Week.

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Top 7 Best YouTube SEO Tools for B2B Marketers

Oktopost

For most B2B marketers in 2021, content is changing. Video content on YouTube has become more essential to successful marketing campaigns than ever before. YouTube is the most popular video site on the web and a premier search engine. Many people don’t realize that it is one of the highest searched websites overall. Ranking higher on YouTube spells more leads for marketers and makes your content production efforts worth it. .

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The marketer’s guide to Instagram Reels

Sprout Social

Social media platforms are always changing, evolving and adding new ways to create and share content, and the latest addition every marketer needs to learn about is Instagram Reels. While Instagram’s platform already offers its regular feed, Instagram Stories and IGTV , it has now introduced yet another facet of its app. To learn more about what Instagram Reels are and how your brand can take advantage of this new feature, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide.

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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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Social Media Giants Battle it Out in an Increasingly Crowded Playground

Socialmedia.biz

The end of the snowy season has social media platforms whipped up into a feeding frenzy. Following the success of Clubhouse — the popular invite-only audio social app, which quickly gained steam throughout the winter and recently celebrated more than 13 million downloads — all three social media giants are piloting their own audio-only features.

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Twitter Opens Audio Spaces to All Users with Over 600 Followers, Announces New Spaces Features

Social Media Today

Twitter has announced a big expansion of Twitter Spaces, marking the next stage of its audio social push.

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Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Record Cards Are A Growing Problem, Says FBI

Forbes Social Media

Templates and instructions to make such cards are appearing online. The FBI is warning that such activity could be breaking the law.

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Amplify and uplift: How brands can acknowledge Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on social

Sprout Social

As an Asian American woman working in marketing, I’m conflicted about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). While I like the idea celebrating the Asian and Pacific Islander community, it’s hard not to feel like APAHM is another box for organizations to tick on their laundry list of diversity milestones. That is, if they remember to acknowledge it at all.

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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 Create An Effective Link Building Strategy For Your Next Social Media Campaign

Socialmedia.biz

Social media has long been one of the most effective business marketing tools to increase growth, improve customer retention and drive sales. However, marketers are now integrating their social media accounts with expert link building strategies – and with great success. Therefore, if you haven’t been using social media as part of your link building strategy, this article will help you get started.

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Twitter Launches 'I Wish I Knew' Podcast to Provide Insight into How it Utilizes Audience Research

Social Media Today

Twitter is launching a new podcast which will provide insights into how it utilizes audience insight.

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Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens’ Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems

Forbes Social Media

The findings challenge long-held assumptions used to craft policy and legislation governing teen tech use.

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Sales enablement and marketing: How to support your reps with data

Sprout Social

As a marketer, you know getting customers’ attention can be tough, but actually closing those customers is just as much of a struggle for sales reps in your org. That’s because the average sales process is more complex than ever. With so many opportunities for leads today to lose interest or potentially bounce to a competitor, reps need all the help they can get to make meaningful impressions on their customers.

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1 In 5 Data Breaches Caused by Misconfigured Clouds

The Realtime Report

1 In 5 Data Breaches. Caused by Misconfigured Clouds. Over half of IT organizations. experience challenges with securing cloud data. To accommodate remote work and improve efficiency, 85% of IT organizations are considering or already using the public cloud. However, with some of their most crucial data still located within the corporate perimeter, NetOps must come up with new ways to achieve seamless integration.

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