Social Media
Learn the latest news and trends on the most popular social networks and how to reach and engage your audience with social media marketing best practices.
A Marketer’s Guide to Facebook Messenger Bots
Facebook may say to the world “All your bots are belong to us” but a good marketer knows how to get in on the action....
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Twitter Is The Most Used Social Share Button [DATA]
Getting more social shares for your content can lead to growth more engagement. But among all the social media platforms out there, which one can...
New on Pinterest: Autoplay Videos, Tried It Pins
Pinterest is testing a new type of Promoted Video that begins playing as soon as Pinterest users discover it. The company has also unveiled “tried...
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Does Facebook Live Increase Engagement and Website Traffic? [STUDY]
Here are some stats on our initiatives for Facebook Live and if they drove traffic and engagement or not.
Twitter Lets Users Block Keywords, Hashtags, Conversations
Twitter has updated its mute feature to allow users stop getting notifications for tweets that contain certain words, usernames, hashtags, and even emojis.
Fake News Sites Banned From Facebook Ad Network
Facebook has updated its advertising guidelines in order to prevent fake news sites from generating revenue from the Facebook Audience Network.
5 Keys to Being Successful on Instagram
Here are some Instagram winning strategies to connect to 48 million millennials.
New in Instagram Stories: Boomerang, Mentions & Links
Instagram is adding three new features to Stories – a mini-video format called Boomerang, the ability to mention other users, and links.
Memorialized Account Bug is “Killing” People on Facebook
There was quite a shock Friday afternoon as many people checked their Facebook profiles, only to see that their profile had been memorialized.
Snapchat Adds World Lenses
Snapchat’s newest update for iOS and Android includes several new features, including augmented reality lenses for the world around you.
Two Social Media Marketing Experts Discuss Facebook Live & Snapchat
These 2016 Pubcon interviews reveal ways you can make the most out of Facebook Live and Snapchat to amp up your social media engagement and...
The Latest Social Media News from October 2016
October was a relatively mellow month in terms of social media updates, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t any noteworthy announcements. #RIPVine
Instagram Makes it Easier for Users to Shop & Buy
Instagram is about to roll out a pair of new shopping features to make it easier for its 500 million users to shop without leaving...
6 YouTube Tools to Clean Up Your Comments Section
YouTube is rolling out some new features that are designed to improve engagement in your comments section and also filter out the comment trolls.
Facebook’s Q3 Results: 5 Things You Need to Know
Facebook continues to grow its advertising revenue and attract new users. Here are five things marketers need to know about Facebook’s Q3 2016 results.
How to Use Content Curation Effectively in Social Media & Email Marketing
Content curation is one of the easiest ways to cut down the time you spend on social media and email marketing. By effectively applying it...
Twitter Introduces Welcome Messages, Quick Replies
Twitter now lets brands use chatbots to help provide better customer service more quickly with a pair of new features: Welcome Screens and Quick Replies.
How Social Media Nurturing Gets You More Results
Social media nurturing has to be a requirement for all businesses. Businesses have turned social media automation into something that seems to resemble broadcast radio...
Twitter Cuts Off Vine
Twitter has announced that Vine, which is known for its looping 6-second videos, will be discontinued in the “coming months.”
Interest Targeting Coming to Reddit Ads & Spoiler Tags
Reddit Ads is adding Interest Targeting, which will allow advertisers to target audiences based on a handful of predefined interests.
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What’s The Best Time to Post Ads and Content on Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Know your social media audience, and follow their social media lifestyle in this infographic by AddPeople.
YouTube End Screens Feature Now Available to All
YouTube has added a new feature, End Screens, that lets you add a thumbnail overlay to promote your videos and playlists, encourage subscriptions, and more.
8 Best Practices For Your Google Plus Page
Let’s have a look at the eight strategies that should be in place for every local business’ SEO in order to boost the organic visibility...
7 Ways to Easily Increase Your Reach on Facebook
Increasing your Facebook reach shouldn’t be a huge problem. Knowing the right audience reach settings can make a difference when targeting your audience.
SEJ Live: Aleh Barysevich & Christina Baldassarre on SEO, Social Media
This week #SEJLive was joined by Aleh Barysevich & Christina Baldassarre to discuss SEO metrics and social media tips.
Facebook Page Call-to-Action Buttons Get Big Update
Some big changes are coming to the way call-to-action buttons work on Facebook Pages. Facebook is also rolling out a new business recommendation feature.
How Many Users Pinterest Has Now: 150 Million
Pinterest has reached a new milestone. The social bookmarking site has revealed that it now has 150 million monthly active users globally.
Pinterest Adds Pin Engagement & Website Retargeting
Pinterest has given advertisers new retargeting options. You can now create audiences based on actions users take with your pins and on your website.
10 Social Media Updates from September 2016
Twitter’s character count expansion was extremely noteworthy, as were Facebook’s numerous updates for businesses. Here’s the scoop on these changes and more in this month’s...
Google Wants to Help YouTube Creators and Brands Make More Money Together
Google has acquired a company called FameBit in an effort to bring in more revenue to the online video community.