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How to Find Your Audience on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

You spend time planning and creating content for multiple social media platforms. When HubSpot asked social media marketers about their biggest challenges, “ reaching our target audience ” came in second place, only behind “ creating engaging content.” This is a massive issue for many brands.

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How to do competitive analysis on social media: case study

Awario

We break social media competitor analysis into 5 simple steps by comparing Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play Music in an exciting social listening case study.

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When Awareness Isn’t Enough: Government Social Media Campaigns That Create Action

Social Media Strategies Summit

In this article, we’ll pull out key points from a presentation given by Adam Durfee , Social Media Campaign Director at government and non-profit marketing agency Boncom , who uses case studies featuring two real-world public awareness campaigns to demonstrate how marketers can inspire change in audiences.

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Three Reasons We Can’t Disconnect from Social Media

Webbiquity SMM

The term “social media” implies connecting with others, socializing and sharing. While this is a reason one may engage with social media, from its earliest days other motives have driven users to partake. Image credit: fauxels on Pexels There are four core motivations for engaging with social platforms.

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Study Suggests 30-Percent of Facebook Interests Are Inaccurate or Irrelevant

Jon Loomer

According to a recent North Carolina State University study , Facebook doesn’t account for context when assigning a user an interest that is used for ad targeting. The researchers conducted a couple of studies to come to the conclusion that this was happening. The researchers performed another study. That’s a lot!

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A Social Media Retail Case Study – Driving Direct Results from Social Media

Ignite Social Media

It’s natural for retail brands to want to learn how to drive direct results via social media, whether in sales or leads. In past years, this has been a challenge, but improvements in social platforms’ ad buying options are making it easier than ever.

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Social Media Marketing for Beginners: 10 Tips

Hootsuite

It’s time to take your first steps into social media marketing. billion people are social media users. Worldwide, social users spend almost two and a half hours on social platforms each day. Find more eye-popping stats about social media here !) Your mind is ready. Your body is ready.