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Dark social doesn’t refer to some odd meeting of “chosen” social media professionals. It’s the term used to describe social sharing activity that can’t accurately be tracked, as it isn’t picked up by your web analytics platform. For instance, when someone shares links to your site through private messaging apps, email, or a plain old … Read more
Facebook Live has been a hit for many brands. Despite the fact that Facebook Live is only one year old, 20% of videos on Facebook are live. Since it became an option, daily watch time for Facebook Live broadcasts has grown more than 400%. Now, Facebook is making an improvement to the streaming feature, making … Read more
Transparency is part of who we are as human beings – that is, unless you’re a pathological liar. I’m willing to bet most, if not all of you reading this, take pride in your honesty in your day to day lives, right? Transparency is necessary to bring the human quality to social media – to … Read more
Social media has done small business owners everywhere a great service, when you stop and think about it. No matter how small your business is, your business can promote itself on social media to people from around the world. Platforms like Facebook and Instagram have given small businesses owners microphones. Which is great, until small … Read more
Looking for some basic Twitter profile tips to help you create a Twitter profile that stands out? We’ve helped create and optimize Twitter profiles for hundreds of social media marketing campaigns, so we thought we’d share a few Twitter profile tips to help you get started. In this article, you will discover the key ingredients … Read more
LinkedIn is a powerful social network, and not just for those in the B2B space. LinkedIn users are more likely to actually visit your homepage, and have higher conversion rates compared to other social media platforms.If you want to make the most of your time and effort spent connecting with others there, it all starts … Read more
Social media is a beast of its own, and There are so many different types of social media interactions that it’s hard to say exactly where any of these fit into your sales funnel. As such, there are multiple schools of thought about where it fits into your sales funnel. Some will say it fits … Read more
No one is going to sit here and lecture you on how easy it is to develop an engaging social media presence or tell you that implementing a digital media marketing strategy will be easy. Why? Because that would be a bold-faced lie. Digital marketing strategies are tough to create, and even tougher to implement … Read more
Did you know WordPress powers 28% of all the websites online today? Considering there are more than a billion websites online and more are launched every day, that’s a lot. And I’m willing to bet, yours runs on it too. Us marketers are busy people – there’s always something to be done. SO that’s why … Read more
Instagram, a photo and video sharing platform owned by Facebook, has more than 500 million monthly active users. As more businesses join the network because of its marketing potential, we’re starting to see tools to help measure marketing efforts and ROI. If you want to dig deeply into your Instagram audience and activity, take a … Read more
Whether you’ve been advertising on Instagram for a while and you want to explore the option to advertising in the Stories format, or you want to get started with Instagram advertising for the first time, I’ve written this guide for you. Ads in Stories vs. Standard Instagram Ads Instagram Stories ads display between stories … Read more
Businesses have long known they have to be on social media if they want to connect with current and potential customers. Many companies have a dedicated social media person or department, managing all the social content and customer service, yet only a fraction of those businesses have a visible CEO on those same platforms. One … Read more
Pinterest took the internet by storm when it launched in March 2010. Some would say it was the beginning of the end for predominately text-based content, as many other image-centric platforms have since rose to popularity. Just two years after it hit the scene, it was considered the third most popular social network in the … Read more
Failing to thrive on social media is one of the greatest hurdles business owners face. It’s time consuming, and as soon as you get it figured out, the rules change and either you need to learn how to use a new social media platform or, thanks to new features or a new algorithm, you need … Read more
If you’ve decided it’s time to hire a social media manager, not just any person will do. It’s tempting to ask someone who’s already working for you to take over the responsibilities for you, but that isn’t a good idea. You’ll likely overwhelm them with work, especially because social media management is more complex than … Read more
A Timeline of Facebook’s Acquisitions: Facebook’s acquisitions timeline includes notable purchases like Instagram in 2012, enhancing its photo-sharing capabilities, and WhatsApp in 2014, expanding into messaging. Oculus VR in 2014 marked its entry into virtual reality. These acquisitions reflect Facebook’s strategy to diversify services, stay technologically ahead, and maintain dominance in social media and digital … Read more
While most people use social media to chit chat with friends, share funny memes, take quizzes, and kill time, it’s literally your job. And because there are so many clients, and so many platforms – metrics to check, content to curate, comments to respond to, posts to schedule, images to create, and a community to … Read more
Most people know how to search Twitter to find a profile or a hashtag, but thanks to more advanced features, it’s possible to get a great deal more data from the social media platform. In this guide, you’ll learn how to use advanced search features to zero in on information you can use to improve … Read more
Hashtags (#hashtags) are an important part of how people communicate online. They are also a critical part of online marketing, as they allow you to organize content and track discussions across social media based on the hashtag or keywords. The hashtag first beginning with Twitter in 2007 as a way to group tweets. it has … Read more
You should be backing up your social media and blog content on your local machine and somewhere on the cloud. You never know when the server that hosts your content may go down, resulting in the loss of your content, or a temporary delay in the delivery of that content. You also may run into … Read more
Social media is often full of “noise” from brands and personal connections alike. The environment is cluttered simply because everyone wants to be on social media to connect with people. But, as we all know, simply having a profile on a social media network isn’t enough to make the platform work for you – and … Read more
Facebook Messenger is a separate application that allows users, both personal and business, to send messages back and forth without using the original Facebook application. Many businesses are adding it to their marketing strategy simply because more than 1 billion people have adopted the platform as their primary communication channel. It’s not just the people … Read more
A 2013 survey showed 2/3 of customers have used a company’s social media website for customer service purposes. And younger consumers, between the ages of 18 and 29 are more likely to use a brands’ social media presence for service interactions than they are for marketing. Another study revealed 33% of customers would rather go … Read more
Creating and executing a social media marketing (SMM) campaign is complex business – with a number of variants along the way. You have to think about what networks you’re wanting to include, what your end goals are, and how you think current and prospective fans will respond. Nothing really ever guarantees campaign success, but one … Read more
When first starting to build a social media presence for your brand, it’s important to avoid certain activities, while focusing your efforts on attracting followers. Not just any followers will do, however. Without targeted fans, you won’t get the results you’re looking for. But, building a Facebook audience isn’t just about what you post on … Read more