The purpose of social media is to make connections. So naturally, you’d think the more engagement you get on a post, the better. All those likes and follows count as connections, right? Not necessarily. It turns out that one key factor in converting social followers to...

It's no secret that social media is the most widely used channel to drive brand awareness. 91% of B2B marketers use social media networks to achieve top-of-the-funnel goals like reaching their target audience and driving sales.   With the continuously evolving landscape of networks, it's easy to...

Social media marketing is always changing, but one thing is for sure — it's here to stay.  As a startup or as any brand for that matter, ensuring that the wave of change doesn’t pull you under is more crucial for your business. The competition...

It’s hard to believe that we’ve provided social media marketing services for 15 years now. As the original social media agency in the United States, we have seen social media platforms grow from small startups into some of the most influential companies today. As social media...

Instagram Stories are hugely popular, but until recently, only large accounts could drive people to a website link using the “Swipe Up” feature. That’s now changed. Let’s dive into the way things used to be, and then share how to use the new “Link Stickers”...

It can be difficult to evaluate the success of your social media marketing initiatives when social media is just one of the many marketing tactics you oversee. It’s an issue that a majority of marketing executives face, and one that we’re always working to help...

The week of October 4, 2021, Facebook's week went from bad to worse when the company's entire family of apps were inaccessible to users with no warning. The massive outage, which impacted Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus, lasted over 5 hours. Both platform users...

In the last twenty or so years, social media has gone from a vague concept that people used occasionally to a critical part of life, especially for many young people. Social media holds a great deal of power in most people's lives and takes up...

Running A/B tests is one of the most effective ways of optimizing your social media presence. The benefits of social media optimization run deep. From increasing your visibility to boosting engagement and improving your customer service, optimizing your social media presence can bring about rapid...

Social media has been a part of our lives for over 20 years. While the networks are constantly changing and new features rolling out, we're still seeing brands make social media marketing mistakes that are easily avoidable. Our agency has over 14 years of experience managing...

A few weeks ago, Snapchat held its third annual Partner Summit through a webinar, announcing exciting developments within the platform regarding AR, eCommerce, and other ways businesses can grow their brand. The platform also offered the latest insights on app performance and usage: People open Snapchat...

For most of us in countries with widespread advanced technology, no claim on our time has grown as rapidly as our online experience. That was up until about March 2020, when online experiences often emphasized play, social interaction, and information seeking (including shopping). Then, the...

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