When people think of social networks, they often first think of places where people go to kill downtime by looking at fun pictures or checking up on the latest gossip. While that definitely describes one way that people use social networks, it's just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how social influences online behavior.
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Although hashtags started out as something that only applied to Twitter, as a result of their ongoing popularity among social media users, they’ve become part of other sites like Instagram and Facebook. Hashtags have become so ubiquitous that even if someone doesn’t know what this term means because they’re not an active social media user, chances are they're at least one ad that included a term or phrase with a pound sign in front of it. Read the rest of this entry →
If you've been thinking about starting social media marketing courses, let's take a look at exactly what you'll get out of completing this type of education:
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More people than ever are using mobile devices on a daily basis. This type of behavior presents a significant opportunity for businesses. Thanks to the type of marketing that can be done via mobile, it’s possible for businesses to interact with prospects and customers at the perfect time.
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When businesses first start with social media, they generally do everything manually. Since there’s a lot that goes into understanding a target audience and what they like, this manual approach is usually a good learning opportunity. But at some point, a business will start to feel the strain of manually managing all of their social media efforts. This is often a time when a business starts to fall off track with its social efforts and loses momentum.
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Although online video is nothing new, the amount of video being watched has absolutely exploded over the last year. According to Google, the amount of time spent watching YouTube videos has increased 60% in the last twelve months. And with both Facebook and Snapchat aggressively rolling out new initiatives related to video, it’s safe to say this is a trend that will only continue to grow.
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In the latter part of 2019, some marketers and business owners began to notice that their Facebook posts didn't seem to be reaching as many people. Although there wasn't anything conclusive evidence at first, it's now been confirmed that Facebook has taken steps to reduce the exposure of posts made by businesses. The main exception to that reduction is the changes Facebook has made in terms of encouraging paid distribution.
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Because social media has become so ingrained in most people's daily lives, any company that wants to get grow should be utilizing the appropriate social media channels. Not only does social media provide a way to get in front of new potential customers, but it also provides a way to increase engagement with existing customers.
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Why should Pinterest be part of your social media marketing strategy? Of all the potential answers to that question, the most compelling is the ability of Pinterest to drive traffic. Just as with SEO, not only can Pinterest drive traffic to your website, but it can send the type of targeted and quality traffic that's most likely to convert into actual customers.
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Most businesses are aware of the fact that they need to have a presence on Facebook. However, simply putting up a page isn't enough to get results from Facebook. An important part of Facebook training for business is knowing how to not only get attention for your page, but how to get traffic from Facebook to your business website.
If you know that Facebook can do a lot for your business but you have no idea how to get started, don't feel stressed. Instead, all you need to do is keep reading so that you can learn exactly how to utilize Facebook for business by driving traffic directly to your website: Read the rest of this entry →
