HubSpot guest blogger - Anthony Hayde
Social media is a fantastic and (mostly) free channel to amplify your content, with billions of potential customers available almost 24/7. However, integrating social as part of your content strategy isn’t as simple as using a scattergun approach to hit everyone and anyone, with everything you’ve got.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, Guide to Content Marketing, social media
When emojis first broke onto the scene in 2010, business professionals had one of two reactions. Either they took no notice of the messaging update or they had an instant loathe for the little yellow smileys.
Whatever their reaction, it’s impossible to deny that emojis have now become part of our cultural dialect and their integration into today’s communication practises has been unheralded.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, Online Advice, Technology, Apps, Evolution of Brands, social media, Instagram, customer interaction, twitter
When it comes to building a brand, the traditional approach has been conclusive of expensive advertising campaigns and big-budget corporate enterprise, but in this new era of social interaction, many brands are doing quite the opposite to great effect.
Topics: Business News, Advertising Tips, Evolution of Brands, social media, customer interaction, marketing, human brands
When Instagram announced last year that they would be rolling-out shoppable organic posts for a select number of businesses in the US, few Australian retailers took notice. Now that the facebook-owned image and video app’s shoppable feature has finally hit our shores, it’s time businesses prepped their pages for the social shopper.
Topics: Generating & Nurturing Leads, social media, Instagram, customer interaction, online shopping
With 3 million active accounts in Australia, Twitter has become a great platform for customer engagement. Customers love interacting with brands they like, and really appreciate a response when they complain, with 96% of users being more likely to buy again after a good customer service experience on Twitter.
Topics: Online Advice, social media, customer interaction, twitter, customer service
It’s no secret that social media dictates the way consumers interact with businesses today. Now more than ever, we view a company’s social media page as an online customer service forum, a chance for marketers to build positive relationships and boost awareness.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, Online Advice, Advertising Tips, social media, customer interaction
With over 100 million daily users and over 400 million snaps sent each day, there’s no doubt that Snapchat is taken the social media world by storm, but what does this mean for marketers?
Topics: Apps, Advertising Tips, social media, Reach, snapchat
A Survival Guide
As we have mentioned before, the Facebook Apocalypse is upon us. Another algorithm has been introduced that will prioritise content from friends and family while professional publishes will be pushed to the sidelines.
Your organic reach may begin to decline, but not to worry! Below we have prepared five simple social media marketing strategies to help navigate the End Times.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, social media, Facebook, Reach, Apocalypse
If you are unaware, and if you are you have been missing out, there is a large dog community on Instagram. There are thousands of accounts made by pet owners dedicated to their best friend.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, Entertainment, Social Issues, social media, Instagram
The Political Arena
Marketers tend to avoid mixing politics and business in fear of backlash and alienating certain consumer segments, and that tightrope walk has been made trickier by social media marketing.
Topics: Social Media News & Strategies, Guide to Content Marketing, Digital Marketing Statistics, Social Issues, social media, Facebook, Apocalypse, politics, polarisation, marketing