Social media marketing has become an integral part of digital marketing today. Social media plays a key role when it comes to increasing brand awareness and expanding the customer base. Moreover, luckily for business owners today, there exists a massive range of...
OnlyFans’ switch to generic: A social media cautionary tale
Early this year, we wrote about OnlyFans and how its popularity represented a new path for social platforms, one grounded in creator control and against censorship. In the last few weeks, however, the company has thrown this narrative out the window. They announced...
Following market trends: New Reddit feature puts videos in front of wider audiences
When users of the Reddit app recently opened the platform, they could notice a new button next to their search bar. This button is a brand new feature that the company introduced for its users, which allows them to see a video feed that pools various content from...
How comms pros can incorporate TikTok features for marketing purposes
The algorithm-driven, video-based app TikTok—where users can create, edit, and share their own videos—has skyrocketed in popularity over the last year, largely due to the pandemic. Users can follow other people to get a curated feed with content they’ll enjoy, or they...
Innovations in streaming ads—and opportunities for marketers
Like most other livestreaming services, Twitch also offers its users advertising options where brands and corporations can promote their products or services. Twitch has traditional ad placements for the platform, such as banners and pre-roll videos, and companies can...
How social media can help executives hit a brand storytelling home run
If you build it, they will come. A succinct yet powerful statement that’s been prominently referenced for nearly four decades, since we all heard the hauntingly inspiring whispers in 1989’s “Field of Dreams.” But unlike a magical baseball diamond in Iowa where the...
Social media videos—10 things you have to know
This post originally appeared on the Breadnbeyond blog; reprinted with permission. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have evolved a lot in the last couple of years. They have become a great place for online marketing where users can promote...
Do’s and don’ts of social media marketing
Social media marketing can raise the popularity of a brand significantly. It is important to utilize the power of social media to a brand’s fullest advantage. Some businesses have done remarkably well in growing customer awareness and translating that to leads. At...
5 social media tactics to improve brand loyalty
Social media is one of the most important tools for marketers. Some might even argue that it's the most important of all. It allows brands not only to attract new customers and followers, but to form a relationship with those people. Brand loyalty is the endpoint for...
Tips for generating social media impressions and increasing reach
In any public relations and marketing program, when companies are looking at their social media metrics there are two very important terms they should be looking at—their impressions and their reach. Impressions is the total number of times a user on that platform has...
Your complete guide to setting up a social media marketing funnel
Many businesses use social media as their primary marketing channel. Today, it's a given that your ideal consumer is somewhere on social media, waiting for you to find them. You want to reach out to this audience, engage with them, and persuade them to buy or test...
6 important marketing theories—and how to apply them in social media campaigns
A successful social media campaign requires more than just whipping up posts daily. Even with increased social media awareness, 47 percent of marketers find it hard to develop successful social marketing strategies. Why? That’s probably because of a lack of...