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Content marketing is changing with every passing second – A discussion

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest Post by Alma Causey. In today’s hi-tech, fast-moving, cluttered digital world, content marketing is one of the most practical, effective and useful marketing strategies to date. It’s an essential aspect of today’s digital marketing landscape. With 70% of internet users saying they’d prefer to learn through content rather than ads (as per Shonaliburke.com), don’t pass off content marketing as just a buzzword just yet.

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Do You Need a Seasonal SEO Strategy?

The Realtime Report

Do You Need a Seasonal SEO Strategy? When you think about Search Engine Optimization, or SEO for short, you probably think it involves simply getting as much traffic to your website as possible. While visitor numbers are certainly important, quality leads beat quantity every time, and ideally, you want people who are at least vaguely considering using your products or services.

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Three Key Takeaways from the Twitter Agency Playbook

Ignite Social Media

Last month, Twitter released a guide to help agencies and advertisers better understand Twitter ads to best help their clients reach their goals. The Twitter Agency Playbook was born out of questions that were frequently asked by agencies so they would have a one stop shop for finding answers they have about Twitter Ads. Below are three key takeaways from the Twitter Agency Playbook. .

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How to Attract More People to Your Facebook Group

agora pulse

A Facebook Group is a fantastic tool for building community—when people are regularly showing up. But what can you do if no one is joining your Facebook Group? Having people join your Facebook Group can be challenging. So, before you start tackling the task of making it grow, you must make sure you’ve got the basics done correctly. First, you’ll need to make sure your group is set up the right way to attract the people you want into your group.

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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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9 Instagram Stories Apps That Will Help Maximize Your Creation Process

Social Media Today

Looking to add Stories into your marketing mix? This listing of tools and tips will help.

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Facebook Lead Forms No Longer Available with Instant Experience

Jon Loomer

Things change quickly. Usually, I have the pleasure of writing about new Facebook Advertising features. Unfortunately, this post is about the removal of a feature. Facebook has deprecated the feature allowing for the combination of Lead Forms paired with Instant Experiences. As part of this, the advertising goals available for Lead Forms have also changed.

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5 Reasons Snackable Content is (Still) Awesome

Visually SM

If you’ve ever heard the expression “big things come in small packages,” you already know a little something about snackable content. This social media content category might be composed of small, easy-to-consume chunks of information—think a tweet, or a Facebook video, or an Instagram meme—but it is nonetheless a mighty force for the good of your brand.

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The Rise of Social Commerce - and What it Means for Your Brand [Infographic]

Social Media Today

With more social platforms looking to integrate direct selling tools, social commerce looks to be the next major retail shift. Here are some tips on how you can prepare your business.

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6 Tips for Enforcing Consistent Messaging Across Your Organization

Meltwater

Communicators today have a tall order. It’s tough enough to develop messaging for brands in a constantly changing market. But when we have to not only craft the message but… Read More >>>.

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Best YouTube Documentaries

SocialFish

Many people love watching documentaries, and if you’re one of them, you’ll be surprised at how many there are on YouTube. YouTube’s documentary rabbit hole hosts a great variety of documentaries that bring incredible value to their watchers. On YouTube, you can find documentaries stretching a wide variety of subjects, and in this article, we’re going to number the best YouTube documentaries and show what are the benefits of watching them.

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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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Social Media in Higher Education: 8 Essential Tips

Hootsuite

Social media in higher education provides an indispensable resource to students and alumni — not to mention the school itself. But it’s not enough to just tweet out events happening at your school. You need to engage your audience. Doing so encourages more people to follow you, and increases your brand awareness. And yes, I mean brand awareness. Remember: Your school — like a business — is a brand.

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TikTok's Turning User-Submitted Content into Ads, Without User Knowledge

Social Media Today

Rising video app TikTok has been found to be turning selected user videos into paid ads, without those users being compensated, or even being aware of such.

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How to Attract More People to Your Facebook Group

agora pulse

A Facebook Group is a fantastic tool for building community—when people are regularly showing up. But what can you do if no one is joining your Facebook Group? Having people join your Facebook Group can be challenging. So, before you start tackling the task of making it grow, you must make sure you’ve got the basics done correctly. First, you’ll need to make sure your group is set up the right way to attract the people you want into your group.

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Best Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office Word

SocialFish

In the world of technology where Microsoft’s products dominate the market, it’s extremely hard to find suitable software to edit text or write compelling papers you can later use for personal and commercial purposes. Many people don’t like the idea behind a monthly subscription to software they might use only to write a couple of lines of text and little to no editing.

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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 Key Elements of a High Converting Facebook Post

Hootsuite

Most brands usually have one of two goals when they post on Facebook: engagement or conversions. Both metrics matter, but depending on what your goals are, one will typically matter more. If your goal is to increase website traffic, a Facebook post with a high like count—while nice—isn’t necessarily helping. When do you want conversions? Basically, whenever you want someone to take a specific action after seeing your Facebook post.

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Twitter Apologizes for Using Email Addresses and Phone Numbers for Ad Targeting

Social Media Today

Twitter has issued an apology for incorrectly using email addresses and phone numbers uploaded for account security purposes within its ad targeting tools.

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Twitter Marketing: Strategies and Tips to Try Now

Sprout Social

With over 313 million monthly active users and a young demographic to boot, Twitter is a great platform for most marketers. Starting up a Twitter page for your company is easy. Anyone can come up with a Twitter handle, upload their profile photo, fill out their bio and send out their first Tweet. What’s not so simple, however, is growing your Twitter account and turning it into an actual tool that generates leads and builds up your brand.

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18 Best Online Streaming Site 2019

SocialFish

Are you considering cutting the cable and moving to a cable-free, contract-free life? Or have you already moved ahead of the pack and just want to make sure you have the best possible deal? Or are you looking for a way to see the big game in your family room without reconnecting the cable? Or have you relied on torrent sites that move all the time because they skirt the law and put up with their slow download speeds because cable was just too expensive?

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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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Everything You Need to Know About Instagram Threads

Hootsuite

Instagram Threads is Instagram’s new standalone messaging app for “close friends.”. Though it only recently launched (October 3, 2019), the hot takes are already rolling in: Threads is a nail in Snapchat’s coffin; Threads is the next step in Facebook’s “ pivot to privacy ” (and their domination of the messenger app market); Threads is pretty; Threads is creepy.

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Facebook to Pay $40 Million in Settlement Over Inflated Video Metrics

Social Media Today

Facebook has reportedly reached a settlement in a case over its inflated video view metrics, the result of a series of errors on Facebook's part.

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5 Tips for Training Social Media Marketers at Your Business

The Realtime Report

5 Tips for Training Social Media Marketers . When implemented correctly, a social media campaign can enhance a company’s reputation and generate a large number of quality leads. And while every business strives to use social media to connect with consumers effectively, the reality is that plenty of companies fall well short of this goal. Indeed, social media marketers make mistakes like everyone else.

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Best YouTube to MP3 Converter

SocialFish

It’s no secret that finding some songs in MP3 format can be an extremely tiring task. There are way too many programs, and you have difficulties finding the right one. Don’t worry, we picked some of the best YouTube to MP3 converters and wrote a thorough review of each one of them. Converting YouTube videos to MP3 formats can sound like extremely difficult task, but it’s not.

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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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LinkedIn Etiquette Fails: 7 Mistakes That Will Make You Look Unprofessional

Hootsuite

Your LinkedIn page and profile is your online billboard. It’s your chance to show and share your personal brand. That is, if you do things right—not wrong. Because too many people make too many mistakes when it comes to self-promoting on LinkedIn. You want to show up as your very best on LinkedIn—the most ‘professional’ of all networks. So you can look like a pro.

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Facebook Adds New Stories Filters and Stickers for Messenger as Part of World Mental Health Day

Social Media Today

Facebook has added a new set of stickers and filters in order to help raise awareness of mental health concerns, as part of World Mental Health Day.

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10 Hacks for Selling on Instagram This Holiday Season

agora pulse

If you want to make online sales this holiday, you should start selling on Instagram. Read how to maximize your chances for a great holiday-selling season. The holiday period is almost here, and I’m excited. I’m ready for pumpkin spiced lattes, warm fuzzy sweaters, and, of course, Santa. But that’s not all. I’m excited about holiday marketing , too.

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Best ExtraTorrent Alternatives

SocialFish

It has been three years since ExtraTorrent shut down. On May 17, 2017, this globally known torrent site halted its activities and presence, much to the disappointment of millions of its followers. To those who don’t know, ExtraTorrent was an online index of digital content, or to be more precise, the biggest metasearch engine website of entertainment media and software.

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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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Social Media Proves Itself To Be The Perfect Tool For Stalkers

Forbes Social Media

This week, Japanese police charged a man with assault, after he used his victim's Instagram selfies–and in particular the reflection in her eyes–to pinpoint her local train station.

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Snapchat Releases Latest Update of Trending Topics on the Platform [Infographic]

Social Media Today

Looking to get a finger on the pulse of what's trending among the youth? Check out Snapchat's latest 'Snap Chatter' trends update.

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10 Quick Tips for Successful Selling on Instagram This Holiday Season

agora pulse

If you want to make online sales this holiday, start selling on Instagram. Read how to maximize your chances for a fabulously successful holiday season. The holiday period is almost here, and I’m excited. I’m ready for pumpkin spiced lattes, warm fuzzy sweaters, and, of course, Santa. But that’s not all. I’m excited about holiday marketing , too. As director of Contentworks Agency , I know that consumer spending increases during the holidays.

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How to Get Started with LinkedIn Ads

Sprout Social

LinkedIn has proven itself to be a powerhouse for over 500 million professionals looking to network and uncover new career opportunities. The platform has also a hub of activity for marketers looking to land talent, build authority and signal themselves as the go-to pro within their niches. For marketers looking to take full advantage of what LinkedIn has to offer, they should look at LinkedIn advertising not as a matter of “when” or “if,” but rather understand “how” to go about it.

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There Are Now 15,000 Deepfake Videos on Social Media. Yes, You Should Worry.

Forbes Social Media

After someone superimposes the face of a president or celebrity onto someone else’s body (often in a pornographic movie), they can upload them to Facebook or any other social media platform.