The world of social media marketing is never a dull one, and as the networks continue to evolve and roll out new changes, your paid media strategy must also be adjusted. This has particularly come into play this year with the iOS.14 update. Facebook has...
As our teams dove into Q4 research at the beginning of the year, we notice that our data partner, GWI (formerly known as GlobalWebIndex), recently moved YouTube out of the 'social media network' category and into the 'streaming service' category. We asked one of our representatives...
2020 will forever be known as the year that everything changed. A global pandemic, a Presidential election, numerous social justice movements, and more led to a slew of changes to how Americans live their everyday lives… including our social media behaviors. About one month into nationwide...
How much value do you currently place on your organic content strategy? What was once the sole focus of social media marketing has nearly become an afterthought as businesses allocate more and more of their budgets into social media advertising. And who can blame them when...
Since November of 2020, the new social-audio app Clubhouse has been gaining more and more attention from audiences. Not only has the network garnered over 10M weekly active users and over 1.5M average monthly searches on Google (as of February), competitors have begun taking notice...
Diversity. Inclusion. Equality. Unconscious bias. Equity. The spring of 2020 challenged marketers to publicly identify where their brands stood on these words and the issue of social justice. 2020’s social unrest made it abundantly clear that consumers want to know, or rather demand to know, that...
This past year many marketers were forced to reallocate budgets and pause marketing campaigns due to the coronavirus pandemic. And as we get ready for 2021, there are still many uncertainties that have us questioning the effectiveness of different marketing tactics and wondering where to...
On October 6, 2020, Kraft Mac & Cheese launched matching national campaigns in the U.S. and Canada encouraging audiences to "send noods" as part of a giveaway. Participants were able to send a free box of mac and cheese to a friend, ostensibly to encourage...
The time has come to begin planning your brands' annual back-to-school marketing strategy, but with the unpredictability of 2020, where do you begin? At Ignite Social Media, it's our job to plan ahead and build our client's social media strategies with safeguards that make it easy...
As a social media agency, we’ve been on a different kind of frontlines during COVID-19: helping our clients navigate and communicate individual business plans on their social channels. In the early weeks, we helped develop and adjust editorial calendars, content, and social media messaging that took...
As we draw closer to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, we wanted to provide an update on ad spending on Facebook and Instagram. We’ll share some trends we’re seeing and recommendations for social ad placements during election time. Trends on Facebook/Instagram As of 8/27, Facebook is reporting...
Bad news: There is no one thing I can tell you that will optimize your social media content. Good news: There are several things I can tell you to consider and ask yourself throughout the entire content creation process that will make optimizing your social...