Category Archive for: Social Media

State of Social Twitter

State of Social Q1 2017: Twitter User Growth Takes Off
Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Social Media, Twitter, 01 May, 2017 0

Twitter, the microblogging service that Wall Street loves to hate, has surprised analysts and marketers alike with its Q1 2017 results. Let’s see what took everyone by surprise. Audience Growth Twitter’s audience growth reversed course, showing almost 3% quarter-over-quarter growth. Twitter hasn’t seen this level of user growth in two years: Mobile growth remained at…

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LinkedIn

An Exec’s Guide to LinkedIn: Quick Tips For Boosting Presence
LinkedIn, Social Media, 14 Apr, 2017 0

As a redhead, I hate to use this term … but many people have come to view LinkedIn as the red-headed stepchild of the core social networks. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram dominate daily life on social media for everyday users. But when it comes to business, it’s hard to argue that LinkedIn doesn’t provide value.…

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Social Media Marketing World 2017 Recap
Community, Events, Marketing, Social Media, 27 Mar, 2017 4

I had the pleasure and privilege to speak not once, but twice at Social Media Marketing World 2017 (SMMW17), a fantastic event thrown annually by Social Media Examiner. If you have the resources and time to attend, you should. Michael Stelzner and his crew do an amazing job. Let’s run through what was hot this…

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Optimize Digital Marketing Efforts

Free Tools to Help New Companies Optimize Digital Marketing Efforts
Marketing, Marketing Technology, Social Media, 23 Mar, 2017 0

In today’s digital world, online marketing is crucial to the success of any newly established company. Oftentimes, however, young brands try to offset the steep costs of starting a business by tightening the purse strings for any “excess” activity in their first year. Unfortunately, public relations and marketing are often included on the list of…

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The Right Way to Set Up Snapchat Snapcodes with URLs
Marketing, Metrics, Snapchat, Snapchat, Social Media, 27 Feb, 2017 0

In late January, Snapchat released a new feature to help advertisers and businesses drive more impactful business results via their platform: the URL Snapcode. What is a URL Snapcode? In short, a Snapcode that opens a web page in Snapchat. Here’s an example. To use it, take a picture of it in Snapchat. To generate…

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Should Your Business Leverage Facebook Live?
Facebook, Marketing, Social Media, 10 Feb, 2017 0

The rise of live video is no secret–especially within today’s tense political and social climate. However, if you’re not a politician, renowned craft beer brewer, or reality celebrity, but instead a business owner or marketer, should your brand be going live? Our short answer: your brand should start leveraging Facebook Live. Our long answer: you…

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State of Social Twitter

State of Social Q4 2016: Twitter Sees Negative Revenue Growth
Analytics, Marketing, Metrics, Social Media, Twitter, 09 Feb, 2017 0

Twitter, the social network which still comprises the backbone of most social media metrics, made it through another year. While speculation was rampant about its purchase, it ended the year still an independent entity. Let’s see how it fared. Audience Growth Twitter’s audience growth continued to decline, slipping below 1% quarter over quarter: Mobile growth…

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State of Social

State of Social Q4 2016: The End of LinkedIn
Future of Marketing, LinkedIn, Marketing, Social Media, 07 Feb, 2017 0

We have kept track of LinkedIn as a publicly-traded company almost since its IPO in 2012. As of the end of calendar year 2016, LinkedIn has officially come to an end as a publicly-traded company, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. What this means for our State of Social series is…

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State of Social Facebook

State of Social Q4 2016: Facebook Aims For the TV
Facebook, Marketing, Public Relations, Social Media, 06 Feb, 2017 0

The largest social network in the world – and to some people, the entire Internet – released its Q4 2016 and year end earnings. How is Facebook faring as the current king of the hill? User Growth Facebook’s overall growth remained above 4% quarter-over-quarter in Q4, which is no small feat given its massive size…

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the big game

Superb Owl: Getting Creative with Marketing Budgets
Advertising, Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Uncategorized, 03 Feb, 2017 0

Time for THE BIG GAME (yes, you know the one) It’s that time of year again – The Big Game hits airwaves on Sunday. Want to get your brand in on the action? Pony up, or sit down. Oh, and don’t bother even mentioning the game by name – that’ll cost you as well. As…

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