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Social Media – Best Reads Week of March 25

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: The 5 P’s of Social Media Marketing [Infographic] If you’re looking for a simple method to ensure that your social media marketing strategy covers all the essential bases, the 5 P’s approach is a solid outline. 10 Communications Pros Recommend Their Favorite Social Media Management Tools Forbes Communications Council members share their preferred tech tools for managing social media accounts and why they’re fans of the service. 6 Tips to Ace the Social Media Game For Your Brand If… 

The Most Effective Marketing Strategies

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Is yours a top-3 strategy? What determines your marketing strategy? That “gut feeling”? “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? Jump on all the latest trends without determining if it’s right for your product, service, or audience? CBS Small Business Pulse asked small business owners to rank their three most effective marketing strategies. What if those strategies were matched with research? The result either affirms your strategy or makes you question whether it should continue. 62% say Word-of-Mouth is a top-3 strategy. Smart, as 84% of consumers trust recommendations from friends and family. 34% say Email Marketing is a top-3… 

Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of March 18

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Start by understanding How Email Marketing Helps Your Business Growth 9 valuable reasons to use email marketing to grow your business. Now Understand The Basics Even seasoned marketers need to review the foundational elements of email marketing – acquisition and compliance, onboarding, promotions and transactional emails as well as unsubscribes. Follow These Rules to Improve Your Email Marketing Campaigns Emails are a quick and effective way for businesses to keep in touch with their customers for continuing sales. But customers… 

Social Media – Best Reads Week of March 18

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: 4 Social Media Strategies That Can Help Bring in 23 Percent More Profits A social media strategy educates, engages, and excites your customers and builds brand loyalty. Excited and engaged customers bring in 23 percent more profits. The article above has four areas of social media that all entrepreneurs should know. Which data (#4 above…) 48 Social Media Goals and Metrics to Measure the Success of Your Strategy [Infographic] Are you looking for ways to measure the success of… 

6 Ways To Add Video To Your Marketing

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6 Ways To Add Video To Your Marketing Have you seen the volume of video being consumed? More than 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day! And video is converting viewers to consumers. 90% of customers say videos help them make buying decisions. We have shared video content ideas. 20 ideas here and 22 ideas here. Are you incorporating video into your marketing? Marketers who use video report revenue growth 49% faster than non-video users. Here are six ways to add video to your marketing initiatives: Social Media – of course. Social video generates 1200% more… 

Social Media – Best Reads Week of March 11

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: The hot topic is Facebook with the proclamation that it’s the “beginning of the end” for the social media outlet. Mark Zuckerberg blogging about the company’s newly stated direction and here’s Recode’s take on the comments. NBC reporting Mark Zuckerberg to Shift Facebook Toward a ‘Privacy-focused’ Platform So what’s the future? TikTok. It’s Rewriting the World John Herrman in the NY Times shares what the video app is all about. As far as social media marketing tips… Eight… 

Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of March 4

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Start with the Dos and Don’ts to Improve Your Email Marketing While this is not an exhaustive list, these tips will help you set up your eNewsletter campaigns for success. Here are 13 dos and don’ts for your email newsletters. Don’t #14 – don’t call it a “newsletter.” 7 Principles of Highly Successful Email Marketing 7 principles that will help you make the most of the next email campaign you’ll be working on. 8 Email Design Trends to Guide Your 2019… 

Social Media – Best Reads Week of March 4

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Here’s What You Need to Know About the Google+ Shut Down What does the Google+ shutdown mean for users like you? How will it affect social media marketers and businesses? But most importantly, what do you need to do to prepare for the shutdown? Let’s take a look. 7 Biggest Challenges of Social Media Management (#SMTLive Recap) 65+ social media managers around the world to talk about what it is like managing a brand’s social media presence —… 

Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of February 25

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Start with the Dos and Don’ts For Email Marketing When strategizing for an upcoming email marketing campaign, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. These key concepts can make or break a campaign, so planning to attack them strategically is a crucial part of your success. The 3 Best Copywriting Formulas for Email Marketing Take a look at three tried-and-true copywriting formulas that are optimal for email marketing, in the article above. You can also…