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The Power of Positive (and Negative) Reviews

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When introduced to a new company or product, one of the first things that people do now is go to look up reviews. Does the product really work? Is this company reputable? What is the quality of the work? The list goes on and on. There is no better endorsement than real world experiences. One of the most valuable things you can do for further growth of your business is to ask existing and previous customers for reviews. 

Hootsuite Announces Collaboration with Adobe

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It’s a social media marketer’s dream.  Hootsuite, already the leading social media marketing platform, is now joining forces with Adobe to offer marketers so much more. Hootsuite, Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Stock are a match made in heaven.  Now that content is king, we can use management tools like these to help our social media marketing campaigns climb to new heights. The new features offered through Adobe are only going to help your brand to be even more successful.


Posting Job Openings on LinkedIn

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Considering it is a social network full of professionals across countless fields –LinkedIn seems like the perfect place to post any job openings your company may have. Whether your company is simply looking for extra talent or a main goal of your social media strategy is to attract specific employees, posting a job listing to LinkedIn is a great way to receive new applicants.

Social Media Marketing: Handling Trolls and Negativity

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Breanne Bannon 0 2562 Article rating: 4.5
Keeping a troll free community for your business and brand online can be difficult. People, sometimes with zero correlation to your business and nothing but free time, find amusement in posting negative comments and damaging statements. This negativity has a very far reach. It can impact your brand and your brand’s reputation. So, is there a best way to handle trolls and negativity in your social media marketing strategy?

Marketing with Different Types of LinkedIn Ads

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Breanne Bannon 0 2870 Article rating: No rating
Is your business on LinkedIn? Are you utilizing paid advertising? Many people that are using social media marketing to skyrocket their business are also doing some sort of paid advertising on one or more platforms. Facebook is one of the most popular ad platforms –not everyone considers LinkedIn. They are obviously very different ad platforms, with very different audiences and options, but they share the same essential principles. If an ad is working well on LinkedIn, it will probably work well on Facebook and vice versa.

Social Media Marketing: Defining Success

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Breanne Bannon 0 3058 Article rating: 2.0
People want results –it’s natural. For those pouring money and resources into a social media marketing and content marketing campaign, they want to see the fruits of that labor. How do you measure success in an avenue that’s not exactly clearly paved? What may count as successful for one business on social media may not be considered successful to another. So, how do you define success?

Using Social Media to Hire Employees

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Breanne Bannon 0 2912 Article rating: No rating
Recently, I heard a news story relaying how McDonald’s plans to fill 250,000 job openings in the US over the next few months. Good news, but what really caught my attention was the fact that the fast food chain is hoping to fill these jobs with Snapchat’s help. McDonald’s is using Snapchat to hire millenials.

Using Pinterest to Promote Blog Articles

Breanne Bannon 2 2618 Article rating: No rating
Pinterest is a great place to promote a variety of content. Most would consider Pinterest to primarily be a place to share products. Those who are writing blog articles may not consider this platform first to promote content. If you aren’t using Pinterest to share your articles, you may be missing out on an entirely new reader base.

5 Free Ways to Boost Your Social Media Marketing

Breanne Bannon 0 2782 Article rating: No rating
If your social media marketing budget is nonexistent, but you’re still trying to succeed online, you’ll have to get creative. There are a million options across all of the networks when it comes to paid advertising, paying for views and paying for followers. This doesn’t mean that you can’t still be successful. It just means that you need to consider the things that will help your business stand out and then focus your time and energy on them. These things will go a long way to putting you ahead of your competition and helping you to be visible to customers.

Prepare for Google’s Mobile First Index

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Smartphone use for internet search has exploded over the last few years. Previously, Google has analyzed content for ranking of search results primarily from the desktop version of a website vs a mobile version. More and more people are using mobile devices every day to search and navigate the internet. Because of this, Google has decided to change everything around and start prioritizing the mobile versions of websites. This new index will be rolled out over the next few months. It means that there will be big changes for marketers and website owners to prepare for.
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