Tag Archives: Social

Why every multi-store brand needs a ‘localized social marketing’ strategy

70% of social brand engagement on Facebook is happening on local Pages. Greg Sterling on December 19, 2018 at 3:41 pm Most commerce happens offline. Beyond the roughly 90 percent of retail spending that occurs in stores, offline commerce includes trillions in services which represent the bulk of the U.S. GDP. In parallel, the majority … Continue reading Why every multi-store brand needs a ‘localized social marketing’ strategy

9 Ways a Candidate Could Fail a Social Media Background Check

Brett McIntyre — December 13, 2018 Follow @216Marketing — December 13, 2018 Social Media is almost unavoidable these days and almost everyone is on it. Someone’s great grandma Jean probably did a Facebook live video of her raking in the bingo winnings last Tuesday or someone’s 11-year-old niece probably snapchatted her burnt pizza at lunch … Continue reading 9 Ways a Candidate Could Fail a Social Media Background Check

How to Create Engaging Social Media Visuals: 5 Free Tools

Tiffany Fowell — December 13, 2018 — December 13, 2018 CyberRabbit / Pixabay Social media visuals matter for more than just aesthetic reasons—93% of consumers say a product’s visual appearance plays a key role in their purchasing decisions. Since a customer’s perception of a brand is often informed by more than a single touchpoint, social … Continue reading How to Create Engaging Social Media Visuals: 5 Free Tools

Marketers say Time Well Spent movement isn’t influencing social media plans

Marketing Land polled marketers about whether or not the Time Well Spent movement plays into their social media plans. Here’s what we learned. Amy Gesenhues on December 11, 2018   Social media apps and mobile device operating systems introduced a number of features this year to help people be more mindful of their digital usage. … Continue reading Marketers say Time Well Spent movement isn’t influencing social media plans

5 Actionable Steps to Create an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy [Infographic]

Jomer Gregorio — December 10, 2018 Follow @JomerGregorio — December 10, 2018 For the past recent years, the rapid increase of mobile users and massive advances in data connectivity technology has solidified social media as the new platform for marketing. While traditional platforms remain vital for some business, social media does not just enable companies … Continue reading 5 Actionable Steps to Create an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy [Infographic]

Back to basics: Measuring your social media efforts with unique acquisition channels

Segregating paid, organic and social activity in analytics clarifies the activity that drives which type of conversion. Alan K’necht on December 4, 2018   Most organizations are spending a considerable amount of money and resources on their social media marketing efforts. These efforts generally take the form of three types of effort – organic, paid … Continue reading Back to basics: Measuring your social media efforts with unique acquisition channels

What Is Social Listening and Why Is It Important?

Brooke Bayer — November 30, 2018 — November 30, 2018 Let’s start with the definition, as defined by SproutSocial: Social listening is the process of tracking conversations around specific topics, keywords, phrases, brands or industries, and leveraging your insights to discover opportunities or create content for those audiences. So, why is social listening an important … Continue reading What Is Social Listening and Why Is It Important?