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Social Media – 37 Hacks and Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But are you doing it right? This week we share more than 35 hacks, tips, suggestions and how tos: 20+ Social Media Hacks and Tips From the Pros In this article you’ll discover 25 ways to improve your marketing and save time. Tips for Creating Impactful Videos for Social Media #SproutChat dove into key tactics and tips for successful videos for social media. Here are a few pointers to get you started. 8 Ways Social Media Can Help Launch New Products How you can leverage social media in your product launch?… 

Five Things You Should Be Doing on Social Media… But Aren’t

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Social media… the marketing world never paid attention to it in the late 90s when GeoCities and SixDegrees were starting.  We didn’t engage with MySpace in the early 2000s.  But then Facebook happened.  It hit 200 million users.  Then 400 million.  (Now 1.59 billion.)  YouTube became the second largest search engine.  Twitter reports 2 billion tweets per year.  Okay, you’ve got marketer’s attention! Conferences began offering breakout sessions on social media.  Then keynote speakers.  Now full conferences. Books, consultants, reporting standards, even it’s own awards. Marketing departments and DMOs are hiring New Media Managers.  We’re cutting out print ’cause we can post… 

Social Media – The Essential Guide and 33 Other Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But are you doing it right? This week we share the Essential Guide to Social Media and 33 other tips and best practices: The Essential Guide to Social Media Marketing (Hootsuite has) created (a) guide as a first step for any new social media marketers, and to help seasoned pros get back to basics. Five Ways To Repurpose Your Content for Social Media Distribution You’ve heard and read more times than you can count how crucial content is to creating and maintaining a successful brand. When you’re short on… 

Social Media – Lessons from FLOTUS and 29 Other Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But are you doing it right? This week @FLOTUS, Michelle Obama, tutors us on social media along with 29 other tips and best practices: 7 Things You Could Learn About Social Media from Michelle Obama The Verge caught up with Michelle Obama and her team to talk about her social media success. The 7 Components of Every Social Media Budget Every social media budget should incorporate the following seven essential components. 6 Tips for a Great Social Media Marketing Campaign Treat social media marketing with the same discipline… 

Social Media – 28 Tips and Tools in 7 Reads

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But are you doing is right? This week more than 2 dozen tips and tools but Huffington Post first asks Is Social Media Marketing Still Relevant? Social media marketing is still relevant, but navigating the terrain can be difficult, and in some cases, even violate your instincts as a business owner. If you need a boost, here are six ways to improve your social media performance. 10 Checklist Points Before Engaging in Social Media Marketing Find your way to the end of these ten points and see whether… 

Social Media – Setting Social Media Goals, 28 Stats and 27 Tips

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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? What goals have you set? The first read this week provides a how-to in creating achievable social media goals. Also 28 social media stats and 3 big changes every marketer should know, 7 ways to integrate social media with email marketing, and 17 ways to run a contest on Facebook. How to Create Achievable Social Media Goals With all of the resources available that allow you to measure your campaigns, you have the ability to see exactly what’s working and how much… 

7 Ways to Integrate Social Media and Email Marketing

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Social media has seen a meteoric rise in use. Marketing professionals have noticed and have shifted focus to the outlets – and they should – the numbers are staggering. (1) But don’t forget about email. Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (3) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (4) How would one go about blending these two powerful marketing approaches? How might one take… 

Social Media – Can One Truly See ROI, Adding Video and More

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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…