One thing that has become obvious about the social media industry is change. Buzzwords, new trends and even big surveys that measure the next thing big business is focusing on in social are a never-ending stream of change. Content, influence marketing, analytics, engagement, branding, ROI and lead generation are just a few of the described "priorities" … Continue reading Social Media Marketing – Data And Results Matter
One of the things I think marketers forget about social media is that trust is a key factor in establishing, building and maintaining trust. It is the on AND offline foundation that all relationships are built from, yet so many do not consciously take this into account. What is Trust? Trust is the reliance on … Continue reading Relationships Are Built On A Foundation Of Trust
We often see a lot written and taught about social media strategy and the importance it plays in the success of integrated, digital marketing today. Unfortunately, there are substantial differences between the two elements of strategy that are frequently overlooked. Many consider strategy as something that you only do prior to or while you are … Continue reading The Two Sides Of Social Media Strategy Are Very Different Things
Interest and discussions surrounding the 76 million millennials and their impact on social media, marketing and social commerce are seemingly increasing every week. Brands and marketers are seeking data to bolster their digital marketing efforts around this group, their interests and online patterns and rightly so. Millennials are unique in that they are not influenced by traditional … Continue reading Millennials and Social Commerce By The Data [Infographic]
In business, marketing and social media, time is money and results are important. With so many tools to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to spend time, effort and money in order to realize real, measurable results. Knowing that 75% of Social Media Marketers Want Better Tools and 88% Better Results [Report] it is … Continue reading Social Media Content Curation, Marketing Messages and Results
This last week we had a BundlePost user state that they wanted their social media marketing on "autopilot" and thought that's what we did or advocated. Nothing could be further from the truth. Marketing automation and the term autopilot have no relation to one another in social media marketing. One is a carefully thought out … Continue reading The Significant Difference Between Autopilot and Marketing Automation
There are several things to be said about effective social media marketing. One of them is that social media is not static. If you're being effective with a social media program it is often because you are doing many things right, not the least of which is continually making adjustments. The famous quote from Albert Einstein … Continue reading Adjusting Social Media Inputs To Realize Desired Output
It seems that almost daily we come across social media marketers, enthusiasts and brands that still seem to have limited understanding of social media best practices. Often the social media "consultant" is even missing key factors in their own social presence that hinders their community, reach and growth. You'd think we would be beyond this … Continue reading The 3 Most Important Factors For Growing Your Social Media Community
Let start off with a question: Why would you share the most popular content from high traffic content sites that most people are already reading and sharing? Recently we found a new study released by eMarketer that details the curation sharing from top content sites across the social graph. In one example, Nearly all Upworthy articles go on … Continue reading Why You Should Stop Curating From Top Content Sites
After many years in the industry, first as a social media agency, and now as a social media marketing software application, we have observed many cycles. As with most industries, there are cycles and flows that appear over time and social media is no different. Though not all social media accounts, brands or industry niches will experience the … Continue reading The Social Media Connection Cycle Explained [Infographic]
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