Freelance Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We’ve created a short how-to guide on using Google+ pages for destination marketing. We hope that convention and visitors bureaus, cities, and others in the tourism industry will find it useful. You can download the guide here: Google+ for tourism, CVBs, and cities . This content from: Freelance Social Media.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

The quicker the response, the happier the complainer and the more impressed the social media listeners are. Give them a private way to stay in touch (so they can voice their concerns to their new friend on the inside as opposed to using social media). What’s your social currency? But not really.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

With the competition for attention within social media at an all-time high, the struggle to keep “fans” and “followers” engaged with your company’s social outposts is real, and ongoing. How do people qualify to enter your social media contest? Where will this contest take place?

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

With the competition for attention within social media at an all-time high, the struggle to keep “fans” and “followers” engaged with your company’s social outposts is real, and ongoing. How do people qualify to enter your social media contest? Where will this contest take place?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2019

The sky’s the limit when it comes to creativity in the travel and tourism industry! Back in August 2018, we had three incredible industry guests, who shared how they uniquely measure PR and marketing. JD Lasica is an author, entrepreneur, public speaker and new media pioneer. Time flew by and before we knew it, time was up!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 26, 2025

Are you struggling to make an impact with your Australian social media strategy and wondering when the best time to post is? Start a free Sprout Social trial With 78% of the Australian population using social media, the opportunity for your brand to engage its target market is vast. Tuesday : 48 p.m.

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The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. million soccer fans back in 2010.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Every day, the average social media user is inundated with a ton of posts. Considering each link posted to social media enjoys a half-life of around three hours , brands must search constantly for novel ways to promote their posts to keep them relevant for longer. Image via Unsplash. highlight to tweet).

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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Akamai Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Case For Active Users as Social Media Community Managers. I’m an advisor at Pacific New Media for a social media certificate program they are launching. They’ve had social media classes for several semesters and I’ve taught several classes. Its more nuanced than that.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It isnt uncommon for companies to receive hundreds of brand pitches in their social inbox from influencers and creators. Sprouts Influencer Marketing Report found that 93% of influencers say the quality of a brands existing content impacts whether they agree to collaborate. But what separates a perfect brand pitch from a bad one?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Freelance Social Media

JUNE 15, 2010

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe This Is Canada’s QR Codes by Justin on June 15, 2010 An article in the Sunday paper spoke about bar and QR codes and the creative uses being seen today. Then I stumbled upon “This is Canada&#.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 23, 2012

Content marketing is about more than just blogging. According to Jeremy Williams , social media director for the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (and my boss when I do travel writing for IOTD), blog posts with photos get more traffic than blog posts without.

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Social Media Today

JANUARY 19, 2020

Older travelers are a key tourism market, and newer trends are facilitating evolving motivations, and potential outreach options.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 24, 2011

THEN, I’m going to tell you why its relevant to social media. How does Kaizen relate to social media? have when beginning a social media program. If we’re honest with ourselves, the only reason businesses today don’t employ social media already is because they are afraid.

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Hootsuite

JULY 8, 2020

Developing a clear understanding of your social media target audience may be the most important thing you do as a social media marketer. Your target audience informs all elements of your social media strategy. All of this can lead to higher conversion rates and better social media ROI.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Alice had lots of marketing avenues to explore, and one day, while Alice was pondering her next marketing move, she saw a White Rabbit. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how social media compares to Alice in Wonderland. Be prepared to test the market, and don’t be afraid to fail.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: The BrandBuilder Edition November 3rd, 2010 Tweet If you work in the PR/marketing world(s) (are they one now? shouldn’t they always have been? Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Think beyond the marketing team. What’s your social currency? Or someone said you should so your considering it.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 29, 2012

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. It contains significant quantities of solid thinking, and provides a useful framework of six primary ways to measure social media effectiveness. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare).

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

If you thought that 2010 was a big year for digital marketing, you were right. The report is quite detailed and as you consider your marketing strategies for 2011 (provided you haven’t already done so), the report is full of tidbits that can help you make decisions. Let your customers make friends with one another too.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Take this example: Let’s say you’ve created a tool that helps non-profits with social media, and you are sending out a news release as part of your launch. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# In Google you get: Let’s face it. Have any questions? She lives in Takoma Park, Md.,

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Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, finding the time to distill social data is also an ongoing challenge for marketers. Our Sprout Social Index: Above and Beyond found that only 56% of marketers are using social data to understand their audience, despite the fact that many of their key goals can be informed by social data.

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agora pulse

APRIL 28, 2020

Learn from these gifted and experienced social media managers about what it takes to be successful in the social media industry. Are you hoping to become a social media manager, either for your own business or as a consultant to others? What is one thing every new social media manager should know?

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Social media hit historical highs in the CMO budget this year. In fact, spending on social media marketing spiked by 74% to reach 23% of marketing budgets according to The CMO Survey , and marketers anticipate spending will remain close to this new high level as we enter the new year.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 19, 2020

Social media campaigns are the rocket fuel of your marketing efforts: a concentrated burst of energy that pays off in a major boost to your brand reputation, awareness or sales. It can be limited to a single network, or take place across multiple social media platforms. Hello BC’s #ExploreBCLater.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Your currency is your social media VALUE.

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agora pulse

MAY 4, 2016

If you are looking to incorporate social media into your event , you’ll need to consider including a branded hashtag in your event strategy. I’ve been involved in digital conferences like SEJ Summit and Social Tools Summit — and monitoring hashtag activity during and after the events was crucial.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

One of the most challenging aspects of social media marketing is consistently creating high-quality, engaging content over an extended period. This is backed up by data, with research from Visual Objects ranking consistent content creation as one of the top five social media challenges for marketers.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 16, 2018

What’s in store for the social media industry in 2018? The way consumers use social media channels is constantly evolving and as marketers and entrepreneurs, we need to adapt to these changes. The report shows us how marketers, from businesses of all sizes, are approaching social media marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

So, for this week’s weekly roundup, I thought it would be interesting to share some of the most thought-provoking posts I’ve come across over time (they’re not all new) on how non-profit organizations and cause marketing have been rethinking color. The cause marketing genius of the pink ribbon , from Cause Marketing.

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Socialmedia.biz

JUNE 24, 2019

Creating a presence on social media is not as easy as it looks. Here’s how traveling can make you more visible on social media: New connections. A social media post about traveling is different from a travel website. Social media is much more personal, which is why people identify with it so readily.

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Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2023

With the right LinkedIn marketing strategy , combined with these optimal posting times, you could see improved engagement. Learn how to identify your best times to post globally on LinkedIn a free trial of Sprout Social and test our ViralPost® feature. However, social media for healthcare is more than navigating healthcare crises.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 30, 2009

Social media has reached the masses. Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person.

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