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How to use LinkedIn hashtag analytics to boost content reach

Sprout Social

With over a billion members in 200+ countries and territories worldwide, LinkedIn is one of the most popular social networks for brands looking to reach a professional audience. Hashtags may be the answer. Table of Contents What are LinkedIn hashtag analytics? This is where LinkedIn hashtag analytics come into play.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a crucial platform for businesses.

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Social Media Hashtags in a Nutshell

Pam Moore

For years many social media savvy marketers have tapped into the power of hashtags to grow their brand, community and even generate leads and sales. Hashtags are a big part of social networks such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hashtag, hash brown… they sound somewhat the same. Episode Highlights.

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Social Media Hashtags in a Nutshell

Pam Moore

For years many social media savvy marketers have tapped into the power of hashtags to grow their brand, community and even generate leads and sales. Hashtags are a big part of social networks such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hashtag, hash brown… they sound somewhat the same. Episode Highlights.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

Step #1: Identify Your Social Media Competitors Google might seem like an odd place to start a social media audit. For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. What hashtags do they use? Do they have a branded hashtag?

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Improve Your Marketing With Hashtags

yMarketingMatters

Hashtags are such a prominent part of online culture today that it’s rare to find anyone who doesn’t know what they are. Yet even as most people have come to know what they are, many people still don’t understand how to use hashtags to improve marketing for their business. The proliferation of hashtags is truly incredible.

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Why Hashtags are Spam #hashtags

Bill Hartzer

Hashtags are spam that need to go away. According to reports that have hit the mainstream media lately, Facebook has just (finally) gotten #hashtags. So, why are hashtags spam? Hashtags turn into legitimate Tweets and Posts on social media sites because the user decides which #hashtags to use in their post or tweet.

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