Developing good social content relies on having a strong understanding of your audience. Unfortunately, running an extensive audience analysis to help guide your social strategy can cost big bucks. Luckily, there are some free tools that can help you learn more about your audience and...

22 April, 2016

It’s no secret that social media is moving away from highly produced content, particularly video. These days, people want raw and real – an unfiltered window into the lives of others. Up until now, Periscope and Snapchat, to name a few, have owned this space and...

21 April, 2016

IGNITE SOCIAL MEDIA ON HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PRESS RELEASES Ignite Social Media has Released this Press Release to tell you about Press Releases in Social Media CARY, April 18, 2016 / Ignite Social Media Blog / -- This just in! Contrary to all those...

19 April, 2016

Remember getting your first bicycle or hearing your favorite song for the first time? These specific moments were so significant to you at that moment that they echo on throughout your life, with ripples of meaning and importance in their wake. This phenomenon is called...

13 April, 2016

When I try to explain my job to people outside of the industry, the most common reaction I get is something along the lines of “So you do Facebook…and numbers?” As a social media analyst, I do spend a great deal of time in Facebook,...

31 March, 2016

Snapchat Geofilters, the location-based graphic you place over your photo, is taking the social media world by storm. Thousands of geofilters have been created for specific locations and events all over the world, and are used by millions of Snapchat users on a daily basis. Snapchat...

30 March, 2016

Meerkat makes an exit from livestreaming, Snapchat continues to endure growing pains and Facebook introduces point-of-sale data. That and more in this week's Social You Should Know.   Meerkat Makes Exit from Livestreaming Twitter and Facebook proved to be too fierce a rival for Meerkat, one of the first...

14 March, 2016

The many paths to achieving strong social media game are unique for every client. When we’re onboarding new clients, one of the most important questions we ask them is how they are structured and what their approval process is. This gives us valuable insight into...

29 February, 2016

What were you doing over the holidays? Although many trimmed the tree and got into the holiday spirit, millions of people decided to immerse themselves in Netflix’s most recent binge-worthy phenomenon – the 10-part documentary series Making a Murderer. The show follows the controversial case...

20 January, 2016

Every day, millions of people share their thoughts, experiences, and feelings associated with the brands that they encounter across the social web. These blog posts, forums, reviews, and social posts can be extremely valuable to brands, helping them to better understand their customers. Social media listening...

25 November, 2015

Targeting all one billion Facebook users may seem like the right way to get your brand out there, but you’d be wasting your money by reaching people who may not be interested in your message. Not only are you reaching users who are less likely...

20 November, 2015
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