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Seven Skills Every Social Media Manager Needs

Webbiquity SMM

Social media managers create innovative, high-quality content to engage followers and grow their company’s social media presence. Agility is a fundamental skill in social media marketing, essential for continuously adapting to the evolving digital landscape. Guest post by Eva Chan.

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6 Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Social Media Manager

Social Media Strategies Summit

For social media managers, being “always on” has long been a challenge of the job. Sprout research found almost two-thirds of social media professionals had experienced burnout in the previous three months , while two-fifths planned to quit working in social media within the next two years.

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How Much to Charge for Social Media Management

Social Media Strategies Summit

It’s practically impossible for a business to operate in today’s market without a social media presence. Despite this fact, many business owners and marketing teams are missing the experience or resources to internally manage their social media presence in a strategic way. Source: The CMO Survey.

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What to expect from social media management in 2028

Sprout Social

Thinking back on what social media management meant a decade ago, the word that comes to mind is tactical. When brands first started using social media, it was mainly for publishing content and light community engagement. What does that mean for the next generation of social media management solutions?

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10 Questions You Should Ask Your Social Media Manager

Ignite Social Media

It can be difficult to evaluate the success of your social media marketing initiatives when social media is just one of the many marketing tactics you oversee. It’s an issue that a majority of marketing executives face, and one that we’re always working to help our clients with. Glad you asked.

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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity SMM

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. Social media managers are actually (slightly) happier working in the office rather than hybrid or remote. How are goals and strategies for content marketing changing? Budgets are growing.

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3 analog skills every social media manager needs, from one who’s been in the field 12+ years

Sprout Social

I wasn’t always a social media manager. I started my career as a TV reporter, then worked for a company’s in-house public affairs department, before managing social media professionally. You will find yourself having the same conversations over and over again as a social media manager.