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Social Media – Building a Strategy and Getting Employees Active

February 23, 2016
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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But is there a strategy behind it? First two reads this week provide basic elements or steps to creating a social media strategy. One strategy is getting your employees more active on social media. Daniel Kushner provides 8 tips on doing just that below. 4 Basic Elements Of Successful Social Media Strategies It’s a scary time, with new “grams” and “chats” popping up every month. There are no constants, and change is going to come more rapidly than ever in the coming years. But where does one start? Which platforms…

February 17, 2016
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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But is it paying off? Are you seeing a return on either your time or financial investment or both? We start with three techniques to test and see if you can truly see a financial return. Also included, how to add video to your marketing, how you can be as big as celebrities on social media, and finally, arguably our favorite article this week – 3 reasons your social media should be outsourced. What eHarmony Can Teach You About Testing Social Media to Prove ROI We’ll share three techniques…

February 9, 2016
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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But now you need a plan. This week’s compilation of articles starts with a 6 step plan. We include how to do an promotion on Instagram, more social media trends – 15 of them!, and 5 ways to simplify your social media marketing. 6 Steps to Create a Bare Bones and Profitable Social Media Plan You want to take action only after you have a solid initial plan to act on; otherwise, you’ll end up doing things that don’t produce any results and only waste your time. Instagram…

February 3, 2016
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Video should be a part of your marketing strategy. Not a fully-produced, multi-location, actors hired, 4 minute mini-movie. A 60-second “selfie” will suffice. Read more below plus key performance indicators (KPIs) to help gauge the work you’re putting into social media. And finally how to do research through social media. Is Video Your Next Social Media Step? Why video as the next social media step? And why YouTube? Sue Kirchner says there are some very good reasons. The Top 26 Social Media KPIs Marketers Can’t Ignore How do you measure social? This is where KPIs, or “key performance indicators,” come…

January 25, 2016
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A month into 2016 and we’re still getting projections as to the top trends in social media for businesses to optimize. Here’s two of those articles plus tips on using Periscope and Snapchat. Out favorite this week is article #5 – 10 questions to ask before you ever utilize those trends, Periscope or Snapchat. 5 social media trends to watch in 2016 We spoke with industry thought leaders about the shifts and changes 2016 might have in store for social media and those trying to leverage it for business. Virtual Reality Takes Off and 4 Other Social Media Trends in…

January 18, 2016
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Back To You Marketing is a marketing agency assisting small businesses with their marketing through social media. Admittedly we were taken aback when we read the first headline below. Read it and be prepared to have your entire though related to social media change… Social Media Is No Longer A Marketing Channel, It’s A Customer Experience Channel I talk about how brands will increasingly recognize that social media is no longer an isolated marketing channel used primarily to sell their product or service. What once served primarily as a platform to increase sales is now a meeting space, and…

January 11, 2016
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Social media is ever changing and marketing professionals are always looking to keep up with those changes and the trends in the various platforms. Here’s 20 social media trends and tools for 2016: 5 Key Social Media Marketing Trends to Watch in 2016 While we all expect certain platforms to introduce certain updates, it’s arguably more important to understand the wider context behind such changes, the implications of those specific updates in a wider sense. Social Media Trends 2016 We expect to see improvements when it comes to the accuracy of measurement capabilities, the integration of tracking paid performance, and refining…

January 5, 2016
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Before any of us get too far into 2016, let’s review five of the most read articles in 2015 on social media. The tips can’t be bad just because we changed calendars right? 4 Ways to Rock Social – Regardless of Network There’s a way to simplify your social media presence. By embodying these four universal rules of social media, you can skillfully and swiftly move from one network to the next. How to Get (and Keep) Customers With An 8-Second Attention Span In this age of ever-shrinking attention spans, the question for marketers and advertisers becomes: How can we…

December 29, 2015
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We are always looking to improve our social media marketing. Here’s three great reads and a dozen tips to do just that. The first spawned from a discussion I had with a client. The discussion was whether or not to boost posts on Facebook… Good Advertisers Do Not Boost Posts I think boosting posts (on Facebook) is stupid. Here’s why: it’s a cheap way to get people to advertise without going into the ads manager and having them do all the “complicated” targeting. It’s basically taking advantage of those people who don’t fully know what they are doing. 6 Questions…

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