2018 was a year of lasting impacts on the social media industry. The year began with a post from Mark Zuckerberg announcing the biggest algorithm update Facebook had ever seen. Then, news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke and the GDPR went into effect. There were positive changes for marketers as well. With the expansion…
Influencer marketing has proven to be a very effective strategy for building communities and reaching new potential customers. Last year, 92% of marketers found their influencer strategy effective and 39% of those marketers plan to further increase their influencer marketing budgets in the coming year. Why Influencer Marketing The effectiveness of influencer marketing is not…
For years, marketers have debated the benefits of social media versus email marketing. However, in today’s multichannel and omnichannel environment, the reality is that brands must use both to engage and retain their audiences. According to the Marketing Rule of 7, consumers need to “hear” a message at least 7 times before taking the desired…
Whether you fill up your social media calendar months in advance or post content on the fly, you are going to need to have a steady source of content to post on social media. This becomes a challenge for many social media marketers. Not only are we seeing an increase in the number of businesses…
We have put together a list of 8 awesome female executives that will be joining us on stage at the Social Media Strategies Summit, NYC this year. Nilukshi De Silva, Global Brand Marketing and Digital Media Director at Urban Decay Cosmetics (L’Oréal Luxe Division). Nilukshi is an integrated marketing and digital media strategist with a…
In the last few years, there has been a remarkable rise of influencer marketing. It is quickly becoming a go-to option for companies aiming to reach customers in a more authentic way at scale. Many marketers swear by influencer marketing, assuming you partner with the right influencers. In fact, a study suggested that 94% of…
A decade ago, the job “social media strategist” didn’t even exist. Today, close to 80 percent of all businesses use social media, and a lot more opportunities exist within the 20 percent that are slowly adapting to the new internet order. A social media strategist is in charge of a company’s social media accounts. They…
Social media has become one of the most influential platforms that brands all over the world are using to reach their audiences. It can be a powerful tool that reaches a virtually endless demographic, enabling brands to market themselves with relative ease and superior efficiency. One wrong step could land your company in hot water…
