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3 Steps to Creating a Winning Instagram Marketing Strategy

Convince & Convert

Those two are common questions business owners are asking when considering Instagram marketing. While the answer to the first question is complicated (and I’ll elaborate on it below), the answer to the second question is “Instagram marketing is almost always a good idea”. But how to create an effective Instagram marketing strategy?

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The 8 best URL shorteners for engagement and tracking in 2022

Sprout Social

Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have been one of the primary methods for jumping from one webpage to another. Unfortunately, URLs become long and complex as subdomains, subdirectories and tracking codes are added. As social media grew in popularity, lengthy URLs began to present a problem.

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10 Steps to Build Your Social Customer Care Strategy

Social Media Strategies Summit

And when one in three consumers prefers to contact brands via spoocial platforms, it’s clear that social media should play a key role in your customer care strategy. As your strategy evolves, consider adopting separate rules for different platforms based on how customers interact with you on those platforms.

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10 metrics to track influencer marketing success in 2024

Sprout Social

Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment. It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy.

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How the University of Newcastle uses Sprout to power their full funnel marketing strategy

Sprout Social

And though some may view social as little more than an awareness play, the reality is social can support higher education institutions at all stages of their marketing funnel. In this article, we’ll break down what the university marketing funnel looks like and how your social strategy supports each stage of the funnel.

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Claim a Vanity URL for Your Social Media Profiles

yMarketingMatters

A vanity URL is a short, unique user name. Vanity URLs are easy to remember, read, share and use in marketing documents, on company websites, and business cards. Instead of having the long default Facebook URL that ends in random numbers that no one can remember, you can choose a short name, suited to your brand and business.

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Top 10 Marketing Strategies on Instagram for a Small Business in 2021

BeingOptimist

Instagram has become one of the high potential platforms for marketers to promote their business. Not only for large enterprises, but small business owners can also have tremendous benefits from Instagram with proper plans and strategies. Best Instagram Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses In 2021.