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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

Hootsuite

You share an amazing Hootsuite blog article to your work Slack (hint!). Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication.

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How to Test Content Marketing and Digital Campaigns with Social Media

Pam Moore

Thanks to social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, marketers can obtain real-time customer insight within seconds and begin using such data to optimize their digital and social marketing programs for the highest success and ROI possible. It's there for the taking.

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Top 10 Social Media Time Saving Tips for the Busy Blogger

Kikolani

If you’re looking for quick growth on a new social network, then you should funnel fans from an existing channel. For example, you could: Borrow some of your website traffic Run a promotion with larger, established partners Send an update to your large email list Cross-promote from another social network.

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How to Conduct a Social Media Sentiment Analysis (Tools + Free Template)

Hootsuite

That means you need to understand how your audience feels about your brand, your social posts, and your campaigns, not just how much they mention you. Back in the Mad Men era, marketers brought in focus groups to understand how people might respond to a new advertising campaign or slogan.

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What is Social Commerce and Why Should Your Brand Care?

Hootsuite

Read on for social commerce 101. Bonus: Download a free guide that teaches you how to turn Facebook traffic into sales in four simple steps using Hootsuite. What is social commerce? Social commerce is the process of selling products directly on social media. Social commerce offers an instant focus group.

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Social media: the ultimate skills cheat sheet

Sherrilynne Starkie

Video Production Social networks are increasingly optimised for video content. Conduct stakeholder/key informant interviews and focus groups, interpret survey and poll data, document reviews. Interpret social media data and web analytics, identify thought leadership content, identify influencers, search engine research.

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