Also in social media news February 2018: Facebook is developing more sophisticated chatbots, Twitter’s increased character count leads to more tweets, and Instagram introduces a new content publishing beta for businesses. The Olympics aren’t the only thing to keep an eye on this month. The results from the fourth quarter of 2017 show that social
Also in social media news January 2018: SnapChat is considering 3-second unskippable ads; Twitter will now display a video count on all video tweets; and Facebook is rolling out custom audiences for users that linger on ads. The new year has brought lots of new changes, especially to the Facebook community. I’m sure by now
Here are our 10 most-read social media posts of 2017. Today, more than ever, companies are turning to social media to engage with customers and reach new audiences. Brands are using newer technologies to push content marketing to new levels. And it’s working. Looking at this list, I notice the popularity of posts about how
Also in social media news November 2017: Snapchat opens conversation tracking “Snap Pixels,” Facebook links Messenger to your News Feed Ads, and Instagram Stories hits 300 million daily active users. The holidays have everyone thinking about shopping and meal planning, but social media is staying focused on expanding and improving. There’s been a big push
Also in October’s 2017 social media news: Vimeo is getting in the live streaming game, Instagram doubles its ad dollars, and YouTube will be taking over America’s favorite past time. While the fall season has many of us wrapped up in blankets with flavored lattes, social media sites are spicing things up in lots of
Also in September 2017’s social media news: YouTube gets a new look, and LinkedIn adds a native advertising network. With fall officially in swing, social media platforms have turned up the heat. During the month of September, Facebook has launched its original video content tab and begged music executives for the ability to download songs.
When you are posting on social media could be as important as what you’re posting, and this CoSchedule study attempts to determine the best time to post. Timing is everything. And that statement especially holds true when it comes to posting content to social media. There’s no point in putting in the time and effort
In July’s social media news, platforms saw a rise in daily active users and broke records in more than one category. Once thought to be a passing trend, social media is nowhere near slowing down in terms of growth. Next Web reported that India has taken over as the largest audience of Facebook, beating out
In June’s social media news, more social media platforms are making changes to benefit businesses who advertise. June has seen a lot of recent changes in big-name platforms, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, that will directly impact the engagement between businesses and potential customers. The trend is to create apps that work harder for paid
Facebook Lead Ads make it easy for both businesses to gather lead information and for prospective customers to learn more about products and services that interest them. Only 37% of B2B marketers feel Facebook advertising is working for their business. On pace to hit 2 billion users this year, Facebook obviously has reach. So why
In April’s social media news, changes are coming down the pike for Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. April has been an interesting month for social media news. Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram all announced changes to their core products that will affect businesses using these platforms for social engagement and/or advertising. Make sure you’re following
Keep these best practices in mind when determining how often to post to social media. Creating valuable, relevant content in a strategic and consistent manner creates demand for your products and services and drives profitable customer action. But as BuzzFeed’s Jonathan Perelman said, “Content is king, but distribution is queen and she wears the pants.”
