Ignite Social Media

MARCH 23, 2020

One week ago today, we wrote a blog post on how to think about social media marketing during the COVID-19 outbreak around the globe. Social Media Use, Engagement and Paid Efficiency are Way Up. Having said that, it does seem to be a buyer’s market right now. Right behind Zoom is TikTok on the charts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

Influence by definition means the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Which makes sense given that influencers bridge communications with your publics and help define the public’s attitude and behavior toward your organization’s mission and purpose.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

Social media networks, and the way users interact with them, evolve quickly. This year, plan for more changing audience preferences and deeper social media fragmentation. Every pot has a lid Today’s social media ecosystem is made up of many networks with unique algorithms, content formats and audiences.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Influencer Summit team had the chance to sit down with Jim Tobin, president and founder of Carusele , the leading influencer marketing company for consumer brands and retailers. How did you end up in marketing? What draws you to it, and specifically, Influencer marketing? Why do you love it?

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 8, 2016

When social media shakes up the fashion industry , what do you do? Fashion brands with high levels of engagement on social channels like Instagram, are seeing growth in online sales. Not to mention, social media serves as an interactive magazine. Social Media Customer Service. Using Influencers.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Throughout 2021, influencers have shaped how people shop and how they use social media to make buying decisions. Research has found 87% of shoppers rely on social media to inform their purchases and 49% rely on influencers they find on social media for product recommendations.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Affiliate marketing is one of the oldest models for earning money online. Online referral marketing predates modern social media by more than a decade and a half. But social media affiliate marketing takes this old concept to a new level. What is affiliate marketing? If you’re one of the 20.4%

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Social media is a fun and dynamic place where nothing remains constant. One day everyone is obsessed with a silly social media challenge and the next day everyone forgets about it and moves on to something else. In this post, you will learn about 9 of the biggest social media trends to watch out for in 2021.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 30, 2020

Please see prior posts: Social Media Marketing in the Midst of COVID-19 (Mar 16); and Social Media Marketing During COVID-19: March 23 Update. Like most things in social media, the answer is, “It depends.” on Social Media Right? Should I Partner with Influencers Right Now?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The holidays are upon us, and while 2020 has brought many changes to the way we live our lives, retailers and consumers alike are still eagerly looking forward to this traditional shopping season. They expect to see revenue increases of anywhere from 1-3.5% ( Retail Dive ). Remind Followers About Alternatives to Shipping.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 13, 2021

Social media is meant to be one thing and one thing only – and that’s social, right? This may not be surprising if you work in social media since this trend with needing customer service on social has been growing very quickly, especially over the past year.

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Social Media Brands Startup Loyalty 210

Akamai Marketing

JANUARY 1, 2015

Listen: They had previously done an influencer campaign which produced a short burst, but didn’t create anything sustainable and they couldn’t figure out why. Think: After hearing about their previous experience, Akamai determined the influencer campaign fell flat because the influencers weren’t neighborhood influencers.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What was the ROI of your influencer campaign? How does one topic perform on social compared to another? In social media, the most important questions are often the most difficult to answer or quantify. London-based retailer River Island uses Tags to make this reporting process easier. Let’s dive in.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. 1 Hubspot is a Resource for Marketing Decision Makers. Source: Hubspot Facebook.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2019

We are excited to announce that we have been selected as Shorty Awards Finalist in two categories: Retail & E-Commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Awards Finalist for Retail & E-Commerce. We partnered with our client, Altar’d State, for the Retail & E-commerce category.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2020

2020 has been quite the year for social media. From political and social movements to the Covid-19 pandemic , people have had more reason to get involved and voice their opinions on social media. This clearly shows how important it is to start utilizing video content to stay relevant in the social media domain.”.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are many reasons to use social media to promote your business. But the tl;dr of all of them is: people are on social media. Research shows that interaction — even briefly — with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Gen Z popularized TikTok, but the app has become a multi-generational channel where even senior influencers have entered the space. And with consumer preferences leaning towards short-form video, the demand for agencies who specialize in TikTok marketing remains high. 5 top TikTok marketing agencies (with case studies).

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2023

And the world of marketing is going through a tremendous change right now. Artificial intelligence (AI) marketing is taking on a bigger role with the advent of intelligent marketing tools and generative AI like ChatGPT, creating an abundance of opportunities for marketing teams to do more of what they already do best.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 6, 2020

I’ve been working on nothing but social media marketing for brands since 2007 and one thing hasn’t changed. Brands are still typically in search of digital marketing ROI. Many brands want to know that if they invest, for example, $20,000 in a marketing program, they are going to drive more than $20,000 in sales.

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ROI Marketing CPC Retail 154

Likeable

APRIL 2, 2019

Last month, Likeable held a one-day client summit focused on digital innovation to share best practices and insights around how retail brands should be preparing for the future of social media. No matter how much social media evolves, one thing will always be true: great content wins. Find your tribe.

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 15, 2021

billion people use social media globally, and it is only predicted to increase to a massive 4.41 When examining brands that advertise, social media advertising was seen used by about 83% of marketers and ranked second in success behind SEO marketing. billion in 2025? Trends to Watch in 2022.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 29, 2018

This week’s top five social media must-know news sees Instagram and Google working to raise standards, shows how podcasting continues to grow and new innovations from Facebook. And, we see how women are leading the world of content marketing. Top 5 Content Marketing Influencers and Experts are women.

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Sprout Social

JULY 22, 2021

Social media usage is on the up and up. Our Sprout Social Index™ 2021: UK & Ireland Edition report found 76% of consumers have used social media more in the past year, and 63% have bought from it. Brands caught on to this upward trend and are engaging social media users to drive awareness, clicks and sales.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2019

Ignite Social Media received the Audience Honor at the Shorty Awards for both of the categories we applied for: Retail & E-commerce and Large Media Buying Strategy. Shorty Award Audience Honor: Retail & E-commerce. Our Retail & E-commerce Audience Honor was for the work we did with Altar’d State.

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The Realtime Report

JUNE 18, 2014

Influicity is set to unveil a “first-to-market” platform that allows marketers to efficiently search and connect with YouTube influencers. Once selected, marketers can collaborate with influencers using the platform’s campaign management and analysis tools to bring a video campaign to life.

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Likeable

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

One of the fastest growing verticals within social media this year is e-commerce. Online shopping and social media scrolling used to be two totally separate activities, but now 52 percent of socially engaged shoppers have made a purchase through a social platform. Product Collections & Social Catalogs.

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Pixlee

JUNE 16, 2021

Retail and ecommerce faced significant shifts in the past year, driven by store closures, no-contact shopping and myriad other challenges. Take a close look at these statistics to get a better idea of what’s happening in ecommerce and retail in 2021 and how it might affect your business in the near future. pic.twitter.com/3Ifjcmg6qQ.

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Pixlee

JUNE 24, 2020

We now live in a world where FOMO (fear of missing out) has taken over retail. A marketing report from SocialPubli.com showed that 93% of marketers are using influencer marketing. Once thought of as only a trend, influencer marketing is becoming a very profitable marketing tactic. .

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Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Today, Chanel’s social media strategy seamlessly combines the decadent luxury of their elite roots and the more youthful allure and vibe of the 21st century. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at how Chanel has designed and executed its social media strategy for maximum impact and pull.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The 15 most-read posts on our social media marketing blog in 2015! IS IT TIME TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS FROM YOUR WEBSITE? Those little social media icons—they may stand alone or be adorned with a message like “Let’s get social”—are found on almost every website these days. Here they are.

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Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And if you visit their social media accounts, you’ll see just how fierce Fenty’s marketing strategy is, considering the active posting and millions of followers. In this blog, we’ll dive into Fenty’s social media strategy. And Fenty’s content marketing strategy is a beauty to behold, pun intended.

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Social Media Strategy YouTube Trends 52

Socialmedia.biz

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In 2011, 60% of consumers with purchasing intent were using various social media platforms for researching products, learning more about a specific retailer and reading product reviews. According to Sean Jackson , CFO of Copyblogger Media – “Social media marketing is never going to produce an ROI.

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Forbes Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Alix Earle spent her early college days posting “Get Ready With Me” videos, where she applied makeup and talked about her social life. Earle’s real talk has attracted more than 8 million followers who rush to buy out any beauty product she features,

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Harp Interactive

MARCH 16, 2011

The New Rules of Social Engagement. With social media now mainstream, we’re experiencing a surge of consumer influence from “social shopping”, consumer reviews and online word-of mouth-marketing. Below is a presentation on the power of social shopping and word of mouth marketing.

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Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And if you visit their social media accounts, you’ll see just how fierce Fenty’s marketing strategy is, considering the active posting and millions of followers. In this blog, we’ll dive into Fenty’s social media strategy. And Fenty’s content marketing strategy is a beauty to behold, pun intended.

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Social Media Strategy YouTube Trends 52