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Social media is hyped as a great way to connect with your target audience, but have you ever found meeting your engagement goals on Instagram to be a little more elusive than you’d hoped? Check out these Instagram marketing tips and start making some headway. The Visual Medium The main thing you have to keep […]
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Live video offers a great way to connect with your target audience. And if you’re engaging enough and pose the right questions, you might even help members of your target audience start connecting with one another. Then you’ve built a community, the gold standard for effective social media marketing. What in the world would I […]
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It’s kind of hard to believe Instagram has been around for almost 12 years. What began as a photo-sharing app has blossomed into a major social media marketing tool that reaches millions of consumers. Are you getting as much out of it as you should be? Two years after Instagram launched, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recognized […]
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Monday, March 7 is National Be Heard Day, a celebration of small businesses that encourages owners to get out there and make themselves known. Whether it’s posting your first social media update or making a guest appearance on a podcast, Be Heard Day offers a reminder to get yourself in front of people and talk […]
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With more than 1.2 billion monthly active users, Instagram’s massive following represents a potential opportunity, a gold mine for brands seeking to get their product or service in front of more consumers. Instagram marketing in the U.S. targets close to 140 million domestic users of the app, and those who successfully utilize Instagram have found […]

Have you ever jumped on a social media marketing trend that was projected to be the “next big thing” that would land you more leads and get your brand out in front of the competition? While it’s good to keep your ear to the ground on such topics, some trends and predictions don’t live up […]
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You may be using social media marketing to announce events, share articles or present new products, but is there something more you should be doing? There are some pretty great strategic ways to use social media as a part of your more comprehensive marketing plan. Here are three you should consider: Social Media Marketing as […]
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One of the pitfalls of social media marketing is blindly chasing trends without careful incorporation into your strategy or measuring whether they are effective. A strategy based solely on trend-following would likely miss the mark for your brand. But you still have to be current, and that means choosing the best trends that are a […]
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You’re familiar with the idea that you can make purchases directly on a social media site, without clicking through to a company website. But you may not have tapped into the potential for social commerce yet because you didn’t realize what an opportunity it holds for your brand. Here are three facts you may not […]
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The popularity of TikTok is influencing new trends in video, specifically driving companies in creating videos for social media that are super short. Does that mean you should stop putting effort into longer videos? Not necessarily. Here are a few ways that social media is handling the new trend and why you may want to […]
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