Creating a thorough social media strategy is an important part of your overall marketing strategy. It should have information defining your social media objectives & KPIs, paid media plan, which channels are right for you, how often you should publish on each network, community engagement guidelines and best practices, and every...
Social media moves quickly and changes from one minute to the next. It’s important to stay up-to-date on all the goings on to keep your social strategy fresh and effective. Here are five ways to stay ahead of the game: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and Snapchat...
In an effort to combat bots sharing the same message en masse, Twitter has rolled out some changes which may have an impact on real accounts, including influencers. Take a look at what those changes are, and how they may have an impact on your...
April Fool’s Day has become a day when audiences expect brands to pull clever and hilarious pranks. Since they are less of a surprise, brands are having to get crafty with their April Fool’s shenanigans. In the past years, we’ve rounded up the best in...
One billion monthly users are now using Facebook Groups for many different reasons. Below are a few key strategies and quick steps you can implement to take advantage of Facebook Groups that will ultimately strengthen your social media marketing strategy. Connect People are always connecting on Facebook...
March Madness is officially upon us – and with the first ever 16 seed/1 seed upset, it’s been crazy as ever. This is especially true for the world of social media, which blows up with every upset and great play. As people heads for their...
Last month, YouTube officially rolled out its new Partner Program monetization policy, sparking a large debate across social media. The new policy states that YouTube influencers must accumulate 4,000 hours of watch time over the course of 12 months and reach 1,000 subscribers to join...
Watch out, YouTube, Facebook is pulling no punches! Facebook is not only expanding their video platform, Facebook Watch, they are also dominating in the branded video space. Facebook Watch In 2017, Facebook launched a video platform called ‘Facebook Watch’ which is a hub for longer-form video...
It's so easy to get caught up in your to-do list. You have requests from your internal team on what you should be showcasing in social, and, if you're not careful, that ends up dictating your social media strategy. But are you giving your audience...
In 2017, eMarketer predicted decreases in Facebook users in the under 25 age range. Recently, new information was released showing that the decline was much greater than they had initially projected. Shockingly, they reported, “for the first time, less than half of US internet users ages...
Many marketers are now looking beyond millennials and at the next generation of up and coming buyers. There has been a lot of coverage about how younger generations are leaving Facebook and spending time elsewhere. As a social media agency, we spend a lot of...
Social media marketers have been battling against the downward trend of organic reach since 2013 when Facebook began limiting the visibility of content in the news feed. These days, you are lucky if you get above 3% reach on your organic content. Additionally, recent algorithm...