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What’s your social media marketing budget?

Sherrilynne Starkie

What should be your social media marketing budget? In the not-too-distant past, marketers used three per cent of turnover as the marketing budget ‘rule of thumb’. Start by pinning down exactly what you want social media marketing to do for your organization. The post What’s your social media marketing budget?

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How I Created a Bestselling Product While Spending $0 On Marketing

Buffer Social

The problem is we can get stuck in our own heads and end up developing products and services that we think are brilliant, only to put them on the market and find that nobody wants them. I’m not even talking about a sample box at this point: We kept things really simple to start by creating a digital prototype.

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Social Media Marketing During COVID-19: March 23 Update

Ignite Social Media

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. We did a sample of activity across brand pages and, unsurprisingly, saw big spikes in key industries such as grocery stores and utilities. Having said that, it does seem to be a buyer’s market right now.

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The Old-School Marketing Approach I Swear By for Growing My Business

Buffer Social

Every early stage founder like myself dreams of the day when we have the ability to activate high performing targeted online ads, a dedicated social media team, and other tried-and-true marketing techniques that would put us on the same playing field as long-standing heritage brands. Is it the most efficient way to market?

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6 Email marketing templates that drive results

Sprout Social

And while it’s an effective tool for marketers to engage their subscribers—most will agree it’s a time-consuming task. Or at least, this was true until email marketing templates came along. Let’s explore how you can use templates to make your email marketing more efficient. Simply put—because it works.

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What Types of Digital Marketing are Right for You?

The Realtime Report

What Types of Digital Marketing are Right for You? Digital marketing becomes the best—and often only—way to reach them. That makes digital marketing a thriving industry even in uncertain times. Maybe you want a career in marketing, but you’re not sure where to start. Search Engine-Based Marketing.

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The Complete Guide to Instagram Stories for Brand Marketers

Ignite Social Media

It’s no question that Instagram Stories have become a major component of every brand’s social media marketing strategy. So whether you’re revisiting your Instagram Stories strategy or starting from scratch, we’ve compiled the following insights and best practices to help elevate your brand marketing efforts.

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