Users Interests are Evolving, Stay Ahead by Offering Video
User attention and interests are continuing to transmute, with video leading the reason for this. We have seen user interaction alter even more the last few years, where engagement via link click posts, pictures, PDFs, and etc., are starting to take a slight sideline due to the attraction of video. […]
Promoting Through Video on Social Media
For the purpose of online marketing, we know to write out a well structured social media post that would include an eye-popping image in order to grab the attention of our followers/visitors. But a lot of people tend to overlook the current, most popular and engaging way to promote your […]
Twitter “Fleets” Are Coming. What You Need to Know
One of the last major social platforms to join the Stories club, Twitter announced their latest feature, Fleets. Fleets will allow Twitter users to post text, photos, and videos that will disappear after 24 hours. Like Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram Stories, when a Fleet is shared, it will appear at […]
Why Less Can Be More On Your Social Media Accounts
While the 3.2 billion social media users across the world may have enticed your brand to pursue a following on certain platforms, there are many pitfalls that can be a detriment to your brands online presence. With over 68% of U.S adults and over 90% of Millennials using social media, […]
4 Benefits of Social Media for Your Brand
Social media usage is on the rise and is integrating more seamlessly into our daily lives. According to Hootsuite, 3.48 billion people now use social media, or 45 percent of the total world population. This is an increase of 9 percent from 2018. These numbers are significant. But what do […]
A Guide to Building a Social Content Strategy
Now is the time to build a social content strategy that aligns with your goals and breaks down barriers. Although it is important to have a presence – the right strategy is not jumping into creating an account for each social platform. If you really want to maximize your social […]
How to Optimize Your Twitter Schedule
There are over 67 million active Twitter users in the US every month, according to Business of Apps. This can make it complicated when trying to create engagement with your specific target audience due to the huge flow of tweets that come across each user’s screen. To help marketers better […]
5 Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Website Through Social Media Platforms
To get your website the attention it deserves, your social media accounts may need a virtual facelift. Social media is an ever-growing medium that has endless capabilities. Actively engaging with your target audience on social media can help build brand awareness and ultimately drive more traffic to your website. Here […]
Getting Started with Live Streaming: Everything You Need to Know
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube are only a few of the social media sites that are starting to incorporate live streaming as an integral part of their platforms. This is because within the past year, live streaming has turned from an extra feature to a necessary feature for social media […]
Four Tools You Can Use to Analyze Your Twitter Data
Twitter is used by businesses to communicate with their customers, view what’s trending around the world, and identify their audience. Twitter’s analytics provide an easy way to see the activity of your tweets and audience demographics. If your business wants to analyze more specific data about your Twitter, the following […]
Social Media Engagement: What Is It and How Do I Improve It?
Do you ever feel like your social media is a one-sided conversation? Do you feel as if no one is ever responding to your posts on social media? This might be because your social media platforms have low engagement. What is Engagement? In the most simplistic terms, engagement is when […]
4 Social Media Updates You Should Know About
Keeping up with the latest trends and updates in the social media space is harder than keeping up with the crazy Kardashian family. It seems like every week we hear about Instagram copying another Snapchat feature in the on-going battle between the two platforms. Here are four social media updates […]
Twitter Changes to 280 Characters: Pros and Cons
Well, it finally happened. Last week, Twitter changed their character limit from 140 to 280. From what I’ve seen and heard, the reactions are mixed. With the increase comes new creative ways for marketers to get their message across and potentially many long, boring tweets. Pros More Freedom With 140 […]
How To Create and Use Twitter Moments for Business
Twitter has become one of the most influential social media platforms available. It is also a top tool that marketers use to promote marketing material, events and products. If you use Twitter frequently, you’ve probably heard about Twitter Moments. If you haven’t, here are step by step instructions to create […]
MozCon 2017: 8 Paid Promo Tactics That Will Get You to Quit Organic Traffic
The following post is part of WTWH Media Marketing Lab’s ongoing blog series from MozCon 2017. You can find the full presentation here. Kane Jamison, Founder of Content Harmony, spoke at MozCon 2017 about paid promotion tactics that truly work. We’ve all been through the traffic dying on Google Analytics. […]
Aligning Your Social Media Marketing To Your Business Goals
Social media marketing can be an effective component of your overall marketing strategy when properly aligned with your marketing goals. But where do you begin? Here are several steps you can take to integrate social media into your marketing strategy. Establish a Content Marketing Goal When developing a content marketing […]
How to Tailor Your Content for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
There are many things that factor into running a successful social media campaign. Social media marketing is an ever-changing industry. As marketers we know that to run a successful campaign you need compelling and shareable content. We also need to know our audience and their interests. When writing content for […]
Maximize Social Efforts with Twitter Analytics
The marketing sphere is constantly evolving – especially in analytics. Not only are we fortunate enough to have access to many free analytical tools, but social media platforms like Twitter are now offering free analytics tools as well. This is useful because it allows you to freely access rich sets […]
The Hashtag: What is it and How Do I Use it?
A hashtag is a growing marketing tool used on social media allowing for users to sum up a message behind their post and follow along with similar posts of other users. The hashtag originated on Twitter, but has since expanded to other social channels like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and more. Although […]
INBOUND15: How to Effectively Use Twitter to Elevate Your Marketing Strategy
Michael Griffin is a Senior Implementation Specialist at HubSpot. He is named as one of the Next Generation of PR Pros: 24 Young PR Pros to Watch by Arik Hanson. In recent years, Twitter has become crucial to a successful marketing strategy. Twitter not only supports content, but helps engage […]