Category Archives: Hashtag

Tag management systems and DMPs — a match made in heaven?

Brand marketers these days demand tools that can build a holistic customer profile. Contributor Erik Bratt argues that combining data management platforms (DMPs) with tag management is the key to achieving that goal. L. Erik Bratt on April 6, 2016   If you’ve been in marketing long enough, you’re probably familiar with John Wanamaker’s famous … Continue reading Tag management systems and DMPs — a match made in heaven?

Hashtags: A How-To on Social Media’s Most Popular Character

by Navneet Pandher March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 It’s everywhere; Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Google +, YouTube. It was even named “Word of the Year” in 2012 by the American Dialect Society and added to the Scrabble Dictionary in 2014. Hashtags have revolutionized how we discuss, engage with brands, and discover on social media. Originally created … Continue reading Hashtags: A How-To on Social Media’s Most Popular Character

How to Use Hashtags Effectively for Social Media Growth

by Dhariana Lozano January 28, 2016 Follow @DhariLoJanuary 28, 2016 Hashtags are a little misunderstood in social media (from a marketing perspective). Since virtually any word can become a hashtag, knowing how to use hashtags in your social media marketing effectively can get a bit confusing. In this post you’ll learn to use hashtags for … Continue reading How to Use Hashtags Effectively for Social Media Growth

7 Reasons Why Your Competitors Wish You Wouldn’t Track Hashtags in 2016

by Ciaran Blumenfeld January 14, 2016 Follow @momfluentialJanuary 14, 2016 Your competitors wishes you wouldn’t take their hashtags, or yours too seriously. Why would they want you to catch on? Hashtags contains a goldmine of information. But you have to track tags to unlock the Hashtag Secrets. So go ahead, nod, and be sure to … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Your Competitors Wish You Wouldn’t Track Hashtags in 2016

5 Cringe-Worthy Brand Hashtag Fails, and How to Avoid Them

by Giovana Zanellato January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 Hashtag fails have seemed ever-present in recent years, from dissatisfied tweeters co-opting McDonald’s branded message to epidemics of bad spelling on Instagram to very awkward abbreviations. In the former case, we can specify these trip-ups as hashtag hijacking, which happens when a hashtag pertaining to a grassroots … Continue reading 5 Cringe-Worthy Brand Hashtag Fails, and How to Avoid Them