The Power of Personal Branding in Enhancing Company Brands
In today’s interconnected world, the lines between personal and corporate branding are becoming increasingly blurred. Consumers are seeking authentic connections and transparency more and more. This means the personal brands of company leaders and employees has begun to play an increasing role in public perception of the company brand. Personal […]
4 Steps to Find the Perfect Social Media Management Tool
Social media has the opportunity to connect with current and potential customers, expand an audience, increase ROI, and more. With the number of social media apps steadily increasing, organic posting has become an uphill battle for brands with multiple platforms. Many professionals use a social media management tool like Hootsuite, […]
Effective B2B Social Media Listening
Social media marketing is more than just delivering engaging content to your audience, it’s also about making connections and building a community around your brand. Through social media, you have the opportunity to engage with potential clients, address their needs, and convert interactions into valuable leads. An effective strategy for […]
What is LinkedIn’s Social Selling Index and Why is it Important?
As the leader in B2B networking and social selling, LinkedIn is constantly improving how professionals connect, establish their personal brand, and promote their company’s products and services. Now, everyone has the ability to measure the effectiveness of their networking and marketing efforts on the platform with the Social Selling Index […]
How Multimedia Pieces Can Take Your Online Content Up a Notch
As a marketer, it can be overwhelming to keep up with trends and stay relevant when it comes to content marketing. How can you make sure your online content stands out against your competitors? Go beyond text and showcase all that your brand has to offer in other creative ways! […]
Ways to Effectively Cover B2B Events Through Social Media
B2B event marketing promotes a product, brand, or service through interactions with the ultimate goal of actualized business values, such as customer retention, increased event revenue, sales promotion, business relationship, and brand awareness. Although we had the technology to have webinars, video calls, and podcasts beginning in the 1990s, these […]
4 Must-Have Types of Content To Include In Your Social Strategy
Having a social media presence can have a big impact on how users perceive your brand, but navigating what content to post can be difficult. Littering your feed with only images, memes, or gifs could be more detrimental than helpful. Follow along this post to read about the four key […]
3 Lessons I Took From Sprout Sessions Digital 2020
Digital events are increasingly becoming popular due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions. Sprout Social hosted its Sprout Sessions Digital event May 13th and 14th. The live event had a collection of speakers spanning across B2B and B2C platforms. The event sought out to engage with attendees seeking new ways to […]
How Content Calendars Can Elevate Your Social Media
Tackling a new brand’s social platforms and developing a strategy can seem daunting. It’s best to stay organized and strategic in posting content. The best way to achieve these two goals is to develop a content calendar. These six steps can help create an effective calendar that you will want […]
Turning Conversations into Content
It is hard to believe that there are 7.53 billion people in this world. And to dig a little deeper, each of those 7.53 billion all have their own unique buyer’s journey. But how does this relate to your marketing strategy? Enter: conversational marketing Customers want to be heard and […]
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, […]
3 Ways to Increase Organic Traffic on Social Media
In recent years, social platforms have engaged more of a “pay to play” strategy for brands and businesses to reach their audiences. Social platforms, like Facebook, are prioritizing friends and family posts over company updates in the newsfeed. As marketers with budgets to adhere to, we strive to improve the […]
Tools to Help Spice Up Your Social Media Presence
When you’re scrolling through social media, you come across hundreds, if not thousands of posts. Many people don’t stop to read every single one. That means a lot of posts are not being seen. How do you solve this problem? Make attention-grabbing posts that include images, GIFs, and videos to […]
What Every Marketer Needs to Know About Customer Engagement
A new customer reality equals a new marketing reality. Engaging with customers on a digital front is crucial. I recently recorded a webinar on some best practices to help engage audiences on both a digital landscape and a more traditional targeting format. Here’s an overview of what I reviewed: What […]
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 […]
A Beginners Guide on Facebook Stories
Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook fourteen years ago. ‘Thefacebook’ was originally only available at Harvard, but gained popularity quickly. Ever since the beginning, Facebook has been adding new features that help enhance the users’ experience. These updates and features have made Facebook one of the largest and most widely used social […]
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 […]