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Content Intelligence & Your Content Strategy

Part of your social media strategy is a comprehensive content strategy -- a plan to create, publish and control usable content on social media. It is your plan for providing your audience with consistent, valuable, and educational information in the form of blogs, graphics, videos, podcasts, infographics, social media posts, and more. If you already have a content strategy, great! This blog can help you improve on it and show you how effective content analysis can help you make your [...]

Content Intelligence & Your Content StrategyAmie Detar2019-01-30T09:34:36-05:00

New Year, New Goals, New Social Media Strategy

2019 is looming on the horizon and so is your chance to start the new year with a fresh, updated social media strategy. A lot has changed with social media in 2018. From platform updates that offered new tools for reaching your audience to Facebook’s data scandal and so much more, 2018 was a turbulent year for businesses on social media. Now more than ever, it is important for businesses to stay on top of trends in order to continue [...]

New Year, New Goals, New Social Media StrategyAmie Detar2018-11-30T12:13:35-05:00

How to Use LinkedIn to Showcase Your Business

LinkedIn currently has more than 575 million active registered users and is the perfect platform to showcase your business, engage with leaders and members of your industry, and define your company as a professional and trusted organization. It is not just for job-seekers anymore. Here’s how you can use LinkedIn to grow your business’s reach: Optimize Your Page Profile Your LinkedIn Company Page should both be filled out completely with the following elements: Logo and cover photo Company description Company [...]

How to Use LinkedIn to Showcase Your BusinessTracy Alves2020-05-26T12:53:21-04:00

Using Instagram for Your B2B Marketing Strategy

Vague algorithms, data scandals, and oversaturation have left some B2B social media marketers frustrated by a lack of results, regardless of the quality of content being created. Instagram has come to the rescue with a versatile, image-driven platform that can capture the personality of just about any brand. And, as a bonus, a lot of this can be achieved organically. In the past, Instagram was known for being a millennials-only platform where people shared vacation and food photos. Though this [...]

Using Instagram for Your B2B Marketing StrategyRachel Orn2018-08-23T15:48:42-04:00

The Impact of Timely Posting on Social Media

“When should I post on social media?” An age-old question that has been asked since the beginning of social media marketing. If there was one blanket answer to this question, we wouldn’t need to write this blog! Knowing when your audience is most active will ultimately generate more engagement and traffic. Though there’s no perfect answer, there’s still plenty of information available to help you determine the best times to make sure your content is seen. How to Find the [...]

The Impact of Timely Posting on Social MediaRachel Orn2018-07-31T16:05:52-04:00

4 Content Types You Need For Social Media Success

Having a consistent, engaging, and quality mix of social content is what keeps your fans loyal to your brand. When you produce content that entertains, answers questions, and solves problems for your customers, you are creating value that lasts. Social Content Best Practices A staple of social media content creation best practices is the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule states that 80% of your content should inform, educate, and entertain, while only 20% should directly promote your brand. Most of [...]

4 Content Types You Need For Social Media SuccessRachel Orn2018-05-15T11:42:52-04:00

5 Components to a Winning Campaign Strategy

Social media campaigns are a great way to breathe new life into your brand accounts. They are a chance for you to branch out creatively and potentially do something new and exciting with your business’s social media! […]

5 Components to a Winning Campaign StrategyAmie Detar2018-03-09T10:34:56-05:00

Optimizing Your Instagram Business Profile

Instagram is quickly becoming the go-to and need-to-have social media platform for businesses. While Instagram is a much simpler and cleaner platform than Facebook, many businesses assume Instagram marketing is simple-- but it’s not.That’s solely because of how competitive marketing is on Instagram and how much there is to gain from it. Instagram influencers are changing the trajectory of Instagram’s purpose in social media marketing in several ways. The main reason it’s important for businesses is that it’s an alternative [...]

Optimizing Your Instagram Business ProfileVictoria Wright2018-02-07T00:25:58-05:00

4 Social Media Challenges to Overcome in 2018

One of the most exciting (and challenging) aspects of social media marketing is keeping up with ever-changing features, tools, trends, and best practices. We have identified four key social media challenges that many marketers will face in 2018, and we’ve even conjured up some viable solutions to help you forge ahead into the new year with confidence. The Unstoppable Rise of Video You already know the importance of video in your social strategy, but there is one common mistake many marketers [...]

4 Social Media Challenges to Overcome in 2018Rachel Orn2018-03-05T13:10:50-05:00

The Instagram Alternatives to Facebook’s Ad Saturation

Facebook is having a rough year. The Russia/election debacle being a main focus. Also troubling for the platform is that it hit maximum ad saturation sooner than predicted. Without getting too far into the Russian interference (you can read more about that here), Facebook was forced to completely change its approach to advertising, which has ultimately complicated marketing efforts. Ad saturation is another huge problem that Facebook is battling. Ad saturation refers to the amount of virtual space available for [...]

The Instagram Alternatives to Facebook’s Ad SaturationVictoria Wright2018-03-05T13:13:31-05:00