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How to Approach Meta Ads Targeting Now

Jon Loomer

Meta advertising is nothing like it once was. The role of the advertiser has changed. New tools and features have emerged. The strategies have evolved. And if you approach targeting now like it’s 2018, you’re going to struggle. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what we see. Some advertisers have embraced this brave new world. Others are resistant to it and insist on forcing their old strategies like a square peg in a round hole.

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Words have power: How influencer marketing can revitalize your B2B marketing strategy

Audiense

Influencers are all the rage in B2C marketing. Supermodels selling underwear, TikTok stars pushing their favourite coffee brands, bloggers of all kinds promoting skincare, make-up and water bottles. If you’re a B2B brand, sometimes it can feel like you’re missing out on the hottest party of the century.

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Majority of Arab Youth Express Concerns About the Impact of Social Media Addiction on Mental Well-being

Bill Hartzer

Three-quarters of Arab youth say they struggle to disconnect from social media In a region known for its high per capita adoption of social media networks, a significant proportion of Arab youth are grappling with social media addiction, which is taking a toll on their mental health, according to findings from the 15th annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, a comprehensive study of the Arab world’s largest demographic conducted by ASDA’A BCW, MENA’s leading communications c

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How To Get Internal Buy-in For Strategic Partnership Success w/ Daniela Garcia

The Social Media Hat

Partnership Unpacked, Episode 42, with Daniela Garcia The post How To Get Internal Buy-in For Strategic Partnership Success w/ Daniela Garcia appeared first on The Social Media Hat.

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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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Reservation Buying Type Replaces Reach and Frequency

Jon Loomer

Meta is rolling out a change to buying types, replacing Reach and Frequency with Reservation. In this post, we’ll cover the basic impact of this change and an overview of how the Reservation buying type works. What Are Buying Types? When you create a new campaign, one of the first things you’ll do is select a buying type to determine how you will pay for your ads.

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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

Remember when Cinnabon posted that insane tribute to Carrie Fisher ? Or when Burger King UK tweeted, “ Women belong in the kitchen ”? The internet is littered with examples of brands receiving backlash after failing to read the room. But for every high-profile failure, there are countless instances where brands got it exactly right when hopping on social media trends.

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EU Calls on Meta to Take More Action to Address Misinformation Around Israel Conflict

Social Media Today

The EU has called on Meta to provide more assurances on its actions to counter misinformation in its apps.

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Generative AI Features for Ads

Jon Loomer

Meta has started rolling out generative AI features for ads. We first heard about these features back in May, and the global rollout will complete by next year. The three features include: 1. Background Generation 2. Image Expansion 3. Text Variations. Background Generation was added to Advantage+ Creative and will automatically generate multiple background variations for some of your images.

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Fearing Hamas Execution Videos, Schools Urge Families To Delete TikTok And Instagram

Forbes Social Media

Schools are encouraging parents to have their kids delete social media, anticipating Hamas will use the apps to broadcast the terrorists' gruesome killing of hostages.

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4 Ways to Nurture Prospect Relationships and Close More Deals

Oktopost

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. To achieve these goals, nurturing strong relationships with your prospects will make all the difference in growing your pipelines and increasing your sales win rate.

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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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The Ultimate Checklist for Social Media Success [Infographic]

Social Media Today

A handy checklist to keep your social media marketing process on the right track.

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Three Metrics for Call Ads

Jon Loomer

You need to use these three metrics if you run call ads… You can create ads to get people to call your business. A CTA button will initiate a call to the number you provide. You can also provide an option for the person to request a callback via Messenger. The challenge with call ads is measurement. The default result will be Calls Placed since that’s your optimization event.

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7 Viral Tweets About The Israel-Gaza Conflict That Are Actually Fake

Forbes Social Media

X has been an important tool for learning about the violence unfolding in Israel and Gaza, but some of the viral images coming out of the region are fake.

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7 examples of influencer marketing campaigns

Sprout Social

Social marketers rate influencer marketing as having a significant impact on their brand’s marketing efforts including customer loyalty (87%), awareness (89%) and reputation (87%), according to our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States. But influencer marketing isn’t as simple as picking any creator, creating one-off content and reaping the benefits of their loyal following—our report found 81% of social marketers describe influencer marketing as an essential part of

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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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TikTok Announces New Partnership with Disney, Which Includes a Range of In-App Activations

Social Media Today

The partnership will see Disney launch a range of interactive activations in the app.

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Reservation Buying Type

Jon Loomer

An alternative to Auction as a method to pay for your ads, Reservation replaced Reach and Frequency. It allows advertisers to lock in a fixed cost for greater predictability. Some related reading: Reservation Buying Type Replaces Reach and Frequency The post Reservation Buying Type appeared first on Jon Loomer Digital.

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Crowdfunding Campaign For Mary Lou Retton Raises Over $100,000 As Olympic Star Fights For Life

Forbes Social Media

Mary Lou Retton doesn’t have health insurance, which has prompted her daughter to start a crowdfunding campaign which has already surpassed its original goal of $50,000.

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How to Manage Social Media in 18 Minutes a Day

Hootsuite

Wondering how to manage social media for your business when you don’t have the bandwidth or budget? Many small business owners struggle to balance social media with other responsibilities. Payroll, product development, and customer service often take precedence over managing multiple social media accounts. Yet, research shows that more than 40% of digital shoppers research new brands and products using social media.

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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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Google Adds Generative AI Image Creation into Search

Social Media Today

Google continues to iterate on generative AI, as it works to stay in touch with evolving search trends.

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Advantage+ Shopping Placement Controls

Jon Loomer

We now have Advantage+ Shopping placement controls. When you create an Advantage+ Shopping campaign, you have no control over placements. Advantage+ Placements is locked in. Meta has now provided some back-end control over this. In your Ad Account Settings, you’ll see Account Controls at the top. Click “Placement Controls.” Toggle on “My business can only advertise on specific placements.

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Social Media Paid Subscriptions Are Coming. How Much Would You Pay?

Forbes Social Media

One report at Engadget theorized that the social media app formerly known as Twitter (now called X) might offer three different subscription "tiers" for those who hate.

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How to Become a LinkedIn Top Voice or Community Top Voice

Buffer Social

Many social media platforms are rethinking the way they reward their top creators.  A blue tick or badge on social media used to mean you were someone to watch — whether that meant a creator with a growing following or a recognized public figure. But with Meta’s new verification subscription and X Premium , getting the social stamp of approval requires a lot less by way of expertise (if you’re willing to spend a bit of money every month, that is).

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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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The Ultimate Checklist for Social Media Success [Infographic]

Social Media Today

A handy checklist to keep your social media marketing process on the right track.

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Campaign Objectives for Conversions

Jon Loomer

Slow down. Keep it simple… Advertisers often obsess unnecessarily over campaign objectives. When promoting a conversion event, you could technically use one of three objectives: 1. Sales 2. Leads 3. Engagement In each case, there’s a website conversion location and the ability to select your pixel and conversion event. Which should you use? Understand that the objective has no impact on how your ads are delivered beyond how it impacts options in the ad set.

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How To Set Ad Targets for Your Social Media Ad Campaigns: A Tutorial

Ignite Social Media

Are you looking to launch social media ad campaigns on platforms like Meta, TikTok and Snapchat, but aren’t sure where to start with targeting your ads? Setting the right targets is crucial for reaching your ideal audience and getting the most out of your ad spend. Below, we’ve created a detailed tutorial in which experienced social media ad buyers Victoria Rogers and Toiia Duncan walk you, step-by-step through the process.

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How I Designed a LinkedIn Thought Leadership Content Creation System

Buffer Social

I am a professional writer, took LinkedIn personal branding courses, and joined their official creators’ program – and yet, I struggled to consistently post my entrepreneurial journey of building Merrative. At Merrative, we help brands and creators publish thought leadership content formats like interview-based blogs, narratives, non-fiction books, webinars, and data stories – and LinkedIn was working for our growth.

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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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X is Testing Variable Upload Quality Options for Video Creators

Social Media Today

Variable upload quality would enable you to get your videos up faster in the app.

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Custom Events vs. Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

Do you know the difference? Custom events and custom conversions confuse too many advertisers. They either mistake one for the other or they use the two interchangeably. Both require the pixel or conversions API and help you define conversions that are used for reporting and optimization. But the similarities stop there. Custom events require code and allow you to freely define actions beyond standard events using custom triggers.

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AI in marketing examples: How CMOs are leading teams into a new frontier

Sprout Social

There are a few universal questions that keep CMOs up during the quiet hours of the night: How do we do more with fewer resources? And how do we make a greater impact without burning out our teams? When Lisa Cole, Chief Marketing Officer at Cellebrite, stepped into her role last year, these were the questions constantly on her mind. She wanted to illustrate the marketing department’s ability to drive results and improve work-life balance for employees.

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EU Gives Musk Ultimatum Over Israel-Hamas Disinformation On X

Forbes Social Media

The EU has warned Elon Musk in no uncertain terms that he needs to deal with alleged disinformation on X about the Hamas attack on Israel.

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Threads Looks to Add Trending Topics, GIFs, Voice Posts and More

Social Media Today

Threads continues its rapid development as it looks to capitalize on its opportunity.

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