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 organic reach of our social […]
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 platforms to have. Live streaming […]
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 tools will help you do […]
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 characters, there were only so […]
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 and use them. What Are […]
3 Social Media Marketing Updates You Should Already Know About
The hardest part about working in social media marketing? The platforms are constantly updating… So what are the latest updates every social media marketing professional should already know about? Twitter Creates Personas to Help Advertisers Better Target Customers Twitter already offers ways to advertise to select audiences but now advertisers can select a demographic by choosing a persona […]
Social Media Basics: How to Create the Perfect Tweet
It might sound crazy but there really is a formula to create the perfect tweet, luckily it’s not actually a top secret formula. Keep the following tips in mind to create the perfect tweet and increase engagement! Includes a Shortened URL: The most important part of a tweet is the URL; this will enable customers to […]
SMMW15: How to Sell with Twitter: Techniques that Work
How to Sell With Twitter: Techniques that Work Kim Garst: Kim is author of the forthcoming new book Will the Real You Please Stand Up: Show Up, Be Authentic and Prosper in Social Media, as well as The Quick and Easy Guide to Branding Your Business and Creating Massive Sales with Pinterest. Kim is a […]
#SMMW15: The Power of Twitter: 140 Characters Can Make or Break Your Brand
Joel Comm: Joel is the co-author of Twitter Power 3.0: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time. A pioneer of the world wide web since 1995, Joel’s knack for spotting the next big thing has made him a leader in social media, online video, iPhone apps, software development, internet marketing, podcasting, content creation, […]
Twitter Best Practices
Having a Social Media Marketing Plan for Twitter is important for all companies/brands. Here are some of the best practices to engage your audience more successfully: Listen and observe – Learn what other businesses are doing on Twitter and develop a content marketing strategy based on your company/brands. You can find competitors and view conversations using search.twitter.com. […]
