As we say goodbye to what could be one of the most eventful years in social media, we also look forward to what trends will dominate the space in the coming year. It can be hard to guess which tactics and approaches will dominate in the ever-evolving landscape of social media, but we wanted to share our take on Forbes‘ predications of the 7 social media marketing movements that professionals will see in 2017. Continue reading 2017 Social Media Trends: Twitter, Snap & Facebook Live
Is Social Media Informing The Issues or Amplifying the Problem?
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This year, no one can argue that social media marketing – primarily Twitter and Facebook – has played a significant role in this year’s Presidential Election. According to the Pew Research Center, the level of social media activity by 2016 candidates is higher than during the 2012 presidential campaign. This could be due to the millennial generation, known for their social media savvy, making up 35 percent of the voting population. Continue reading Is Social Media Informing The Issues or Amplifying the Problem?
Eos Lip Balm: A Cautionary Tale About Social Marketing
Just a few years ago, you were sure to see every Millennial toting around the orb shaped, brightly colored Eos lip balm. From celebrity endorsements to creative social media messaging, this brand was on top of the world. But just as quickly, it became a social brand pariah. Continue reading Eos Lip Balm: A Cautionary Tale About Social Marketing
The FTC is Changing Influencer Marketing As We Know It
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Transparency is key these days when it comes to walking the line between what is genuine and what is sponsored. Continue reading The FTC is Changing Influencer Marketing As We Know It
7 Social Media Best Practices to Guide Your Brand
In today’s world, social media is an integral part of any successful marketing strategy. The ultimate goal of social media is to drive relevant traffic to a website, increase brand visibility and boost your bottom line. Continue reading 7 Social Media Best Practices to Guide Your Brand
Tips on How to Write Faster and Boost SEO
Want to write more content that is both effective and SEO boosting? The answer could be to re-evaluate your writing preparation and style. To better organize yourself for your next writing project, we outlined a few guidelines from KoMarketing that will get you spending less time writing and more time driving your SEO. Continue reading Tips on How to Write Faster and Boost SEO
4 Questions to Ask About Your Twitter Content
Gary Vaynerchuk, founder and CEO of Vayner Media, is a social media rock star and passionate proponent of native content creation. He is also a respected author and penned a guide to successful native-storytelling, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. The book was so well received that Forbes published 13 of its most memorable quotes. Continue reading 4 Questions to Ask About Your Twitter Content
3 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You on Social Media
In marketing, we spend a lot of time focused on unique selling points (USPs) that make brands different. Too often, we put so much importance on differentiation; we don’t take the time to study what our competition is doing well and then replicate it. Here are three simple things your competitors can teach you on social media: Continue reading 3 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You on Social Media
Gary Vaynerchuk’s 8 Questions to Ask When Creating Facebook Content
Gary Vaynerchuk is one of the most respected social media thought leaders out there. Founder and CEO of Vayner Media, Vaynerchuk has also written some compelling books including Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, a book so good, Forbes published 13 of its most memorable quotes. In the book, Vaynerchuk gives a lot of great insight about the comparisons between boxing and business and helps lay out the foundation of a successful social media strategy across today’s most popular platforms. For each social network, Vaynerchuk gives readers a set of questions to ask when critiquing native content. Here are his 8 questions to ask when creating Facebook content (reposted to this blog with a few, minor tweaks):
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7 Ways Jurassic World Executed Exceptional Social Media Marketing
Love it or hate it, Jurassic World owned the box office this past weekend and shattered opening weekend records domestically and globally. The fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise debuted 22 years after the original film and 14 years after the most recent movie. Universal Studios turned to digital marketing to help bridge the large gap in time, and reinvigorate it’s original fan-base. These seven exceptional social media marketing tactics were employed with strategic precision and overwhelming success: Continue reading 7 Ways Jurassic World Executed Exceptional Social Media Marketing