For social media marketers it can be especially frustrating to hear “You make money tweeting? Anyone could do that!” My response is yes, most people know how to post on social media, but not everyone knows how to use it correctly. There are many differences between tweeting about what we ate for breakfast and using […]
Social in 60 Seconds: How to Combat the Facebook Reach Decline
In today’s #SocialIn60 we look at how to combat the Facebook reach decline. Did you know that Facebook’s post reach is as low as 2 percent for large brands? This means you should test a variety of posts, figure out the time your content is most likely to get the most engagement and track your traffic with […]
Social Media 101: Three Easy Ways to Create Better Posts
There are three easy ways to create better posts on Facebook and Twitter. The first is to add more images to posts, with changes to Facebook and Twitter, visually interesting posts are more important than ever. Also, posts that are too long will get overlooked and ignored. While posts should be shorter in length, we […]
#WLW14 Webinar: Secrets to Success on Social Media in 2014
#WLW14: Secrets to Success on Social Media in 2014 I just attended the World’s Largest Webinar hosted by @HubSpot, featuring speakers from @facebook @twitter @LinkedIn. It was a great webinar and #WLW14 was trending right away in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record! Here are just a few of the key takeaways that I think are the […]
Facebook Cracks Down On Content Pretenders In Algorithm Update
Facebook announced a change to their algorithm in a blog post which dings “Like-baiting”, spammy posts, and frequently circulated content, and “Content Pretenders” (pages that try and utilize social media without putting the time and effort into true content creation) have cause to be worried. Facebook’s algorithm change is focused on making sure the end user receives […]
How to Use Facebook Insights To Answer Facebook Marketing Questions
Facebook insights are robust and filled with a lot of great information that can help marketers fine-tune their Facebook marketing efforts. The problem, as with most things that are complex and data-filled, is being to able to sift through that data and find the information that will help you answer questions that you have of […]
Social in 60 Seconds: The Latest on Vine, Pinterest and Facebook
The first #Socialin60 has arrived! For this series I cover the latest changes in social media including Vine, Pinterest and Facebook. Image recognition is one of my biggest pet peeves with Pinterest, the website that allows users to collect photos of their favorite recipes, home décor and exercises, just to name a few. […]
10 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Reach
This past week I attended Social Media Marketing World hosted by Social Media Examiner and left with a wealth of information. For instance, did you know reach is measured more accurate on Facebook than any other social media platform? Mari Smith provided this bit of information in her session,“10 Ways to Improve Facebook Reach”. In part […]
10 Social Media Best Practices for Businesses
Social media has carved out its niche in business, and now that people and companies are there, they’re trying to learn how to properly use it. I’ve compiled a list of ten do’s and don’ts of social media best practices for business. Do’s 1) Use Social Media as a Window Social media gives businesses […]
9 Simple Calculations to Help You Measure Social Media ROI
Determining your social media ROI can be very difficult and frustrating. No one has been able to come up with a one-size-fits-all solution, and I attribute that primarily to the fact that everybody has different goals of what they want from social media. Below, I’ve posted nine simple calculations that can help you in your […]
