If you are in charge of social media customer service, the first thing that you need to know is that people who use social networks for customer service expect a lot more than they would from a company's main website. This means that your response to any customer...
Why TikTok is a top platform for elevating your customer experience
From feta pasta recipes to #SilhouetteChallenge videos, TikTok has introduced plenty of trends into the world. It’s become a place for people to share content and join communities, where it’s easy to bond over topics as silly as buffering videos or as serious as...
8 in 10 Gen Z consumers use social media to find new brands, citing better authenticity
New research from marketing-focused social advertising automation platform Smartly.io examines the role social media plays in how consumers connect and engage with brands and how the Gen Z mindset differs from the generations before it when it comes to interacting...
A daily checklist for your business’s social platforms
On a daily basis, companies need to be focused on sharing, monitoring, and engaging on social media and public relations platforms. Although there are some optimizations and reviews that can happen on a daily basis, it's best to focus on identifying patterns on a...
How PR professionals can use social listening to improve their communication
Although it may be a truism, knowing your audience and their preferences is the number one rule in PR and marketing. The importance of establishing a target audience and ways you can build your brand awareness by reaching out to them has, in recent years, become a...
Successful Pinterest strategies—3 brands that are doing it right
Companies can get a high return on investment when utilizing the right strategies for promotion on Pinterest. In fact, plenty of brands have generated a lot of positive results through Pinterest by using very specific strategies. Primally Pure The natural beauty brand...
What could Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover mean for PR professionals?
By now, we have all heard that multi-billionaire and viral entrepreneur, Elon Musk, Tesla’s owner with over $273.6bn to his name, has hit the headlines once again after securing a $44bn deal to buy Twitter from its current CEO Parag Agrawal. The third most popular...
Why many small businesses value social media over all other digital marketing channels
Twenty-five percent of small businesses consider social media their most successful digital marketing tool in 2022—and though it remains the top choice, this is a notable decrease from 2021's findings where 73 percent of the participants found social media to be their...
6 ways to drive sales using social media
In 2020, over 3.6 billion people used social media worldwide. That number is expected to soar over 4.4 billion in just three years. Using social media to build an effective sales funnel is emerging as the go-to sales solution for companies in all industries. Here are...
Using social media as a tool in times of war
Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the social landscape has dramatically shifted, especially for those of us in Europe. Many are now mobilizing to offer aid, using the structures and resources already available to them, and unsurprisingly, one the...
4 social media mistakes not to make at your business
If you own a business, you know that an online or social media presence is necessary, even if you do not actually sell any goods or services online. However, not using your social media accounts to their fullest potential can drive future customers away from your...
70% of small businesses will invest in social media advertising in 2022—where, and how much?
Compared to other mediums or channels, social media is relatively new in the advertising space, and small businesses see invaluable merit in investing in popular platforms. As social media attention grows, 70 percent of small businesses will focus and invest in social...