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Social Media – Top Reads Week of October 2

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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: How Social Media Can Transform Your Business With the percentage of the American population currently using some sort of social media platform on the rise every year, there’s no excuse not to make the first steps toward saturation on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other services to take advantage of those stats. Listening on Social Media: The 5 Biggest Benefits and Risks Social media listening is a discovery and measurement mechanism. Social media listening helps you measure brand awareness, brand health and brand… 

Social Media – Tips, Best Practices (and Mistakes) and KPIs

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Whoa! Wait. You haven’t started? Need to know where to start? Social Media Marketing for Small Business Owners: How to Start From Ground Zero and Do the Minimum This post gives you a clear idea of how to start with social media marketing before you can afford creative campaigns and resources to throw in this area. As you begin, consider what brands have done wrong and what they’ve done right. Hard-Learned Lessons Of Social Media… 

Social Media – What to Post When to Post and 20+ Other Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Next step is developing a social media strategy. How to Create a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy for Your Business The article above offers you the steps you need to create a solid social media marketing strategy in actionable items. What to Post on Each Social Media Platform: The Complete Guide to Optimizing Your Social Content By the end of the post, you’ll know exactly what to share on each of your social media profiles.… 

Social Media – Editing, Time Saving and More Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Make sure you edit very carefully! From accidentally tweeting images of national tragedies to unintentionally making light of domestic violence, the world of social media abounds with cautionary tales of brands reeling as slip-ups on social explode into PR disasters. Here’s 12 Quick Editing Tips for Social Media Managers Spending a LOT of time managing social media? Here’s How to Save 10 Hours Each Week While Still Crushing it on Social Media If you’re running a business, it’s unlikely that… 

Social Media – 19 Questions and Tips To A Strategy

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Have you developed a strategy beyond “just posting”? This article will help – 12 Questions to Answer for Social Media Success Sit down, shut your door and take 30 minutes to outline your answers to the following questions. The information you’ll discover will lead to the development of a solid strategy for social media success. As you get more specific with your strategy, use these 7 Creative Social Media Strategies To Really Get You Noticed The article… 

Social Media – 27 Steps, Tips, Ways and Don’t Dos

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s create a powerful platform, build a following and make meaningful connections! How to Create Powerful Social Network Platform in 8 Steps Creating a social media network can be done quick by following certain unwritten rules and regulations. In the article above, the author compiled a list of 8 steps that you need to follow in the process. How to Build a Huge Social Media Following—From an Adorable Bulldog with 3 Million Followers The owners of… 

Social Media – Strategy Development, Management Tools and 29 Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Have you developed a strategy? How to Brilliantly Craft Your Next Social Media Campaign With some planning and preparation, your next social media campaign can run without any hiccups. 10 Ways to Create an Engaging Social Media Presence To stand out online, companies need to create an engaging social presence. The article above looks at 10 ways to create a compelling social presence online.  Specifically for Facebook, How to Grow Your Facebook Following: A 6-Step Plan… 

Social Media – Past, Present and Strategy

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You’re not completely naive. You know about social media. It’s probably how you found this blog post. But REALLY, What Is Social Media and How Did It Grow So Quickly? James Carson with a well written essay. Now that we know the history of social media, where is it going? The Future of Social Media Is Here: These Are the Trends You Need to Know Hubspot projects five major trends that are defining the next wave of social media. So maximize your social media marketing today and in the next wave with these Social Media Strategy: Best Practices It’s time to… 

Social Media – 19 Tips and Why It’s For Branding, not Revenue

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! What more should you know about social media?   First, get your mind blown by the Conversation Prism 5.0! This infogram shows social is far beyond Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest and YouTube! Alright, to strategy… Know that social media is not about traffic or revenue! Why I Think Social Media Is For Branding and Engagement, Not Traffic or Revenue A wonderful (albeit long) read with strategies about how social media is for branding and…