Today’s businesses are built on social media. Social media sites keep us connected, let companies communicate with their audience in a friendlier, less formal manner, and make sure brands are always up to date on the latest trends. As important as business social media is,...
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Deploying social media as part of your overall digital marketing mix can be an important way to build brand awareness, attract new customers, and sell more products. However, every now and then, a few tweaks might need to be made to the way you are using...
The way that people get their news has changed forever, and you can largely thank social media for that. It’s not just that the “how” of people get their news has changed, it’s also the type of news – the “what” – that has changed. Just...
Amtrak has a new twist on the classic social media influencer strategy. As part of its new #AmtrakTakeMeThere promotion, Amtrak is willing to offer free round-trip travel on any long-distance train route as well as $1,000 in travel cash for fans and followers who can demonstrate that...
Too often, businesses think of social media only in very fuzzy terms, without actually drilling down into the specific reasons why they are using it. But companies at the leading edge of social media are taking things one step further – they are building out...
Becoming a social business doesn’t happen overnight. After all, just launching a new Facebook page or a new Twitter account doesn’t mean that your business is “social.” Being a truly social business means that social media is part of your company’s culture and corporate DNA. It...
In the modern media era of TV and Internet, there has always been a fundamental tension between content and distribution. Is it better to own the content, or is it better to own the platforms and distribution mechanisms to get that content to the customer?...
It’s not an overstatement to say that emojis are all over social media these days. It’s almost guaranteed that any popular Instagram post will have at least one emoji in the caption, and many tweets now include 280 characters and an emoji. So the big...
It’s been a busy 12 months for the social media industry, and the next 12 months look to be just as busy. Here is a brief overview of what we might expect in 2019… Paid social networks gain in popularity As we found out in 2018, if...
Advertising and promoting your products on social media requires an entirely new mindset from advertising on other platforms. If you’re used to advertising in print media, on radio or on TV, be forewarned: social media is a much different animal. For one, advertisers are no longer in...