While Pinterest embraces its search engine reality, the FTC proves it knows how social networks work and Twitter starts to grow again, all in this week’s edition of Social You Should Know. Pinterest is Officially Embracing Its ‘Discovery Engine’ Status With the launch of their first advertising...
Facebook held their F8 Conference last week which is a live broadcast of all the updates and innovations to their platform. After listening to the announcements and processing what we believe this may mean for marketers like us in the social space, we've distilled it...
The BIG Ignite Mystery Trip has finally come and gone, and I've been tasked to somehow summarize this amazing trip. Where to start? With so many memories behind me, this is something that is not easily achieved. So, as I sit here on the plane...
Summer: Longer days, warmer weather, and busier workdays. Between personal travel and brand initiatives, it can be tough to stay afloat. However, this time of year isn’t one to lose focus. Consumer habits show that warmer weather inspires shopping, especially on food, drink, entertainment, and...
As content creators, it’s natural for us to want more out of the content we create for our client’s. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a definite weight off the shoulders when clients provide you with assets to optimize for their social media channels, but after...
Snapchat and Instagram have recently released new features, while YouTube expands live broadcasting to channels with 1K subscribers. All that and more in this week’s Social You Should Know. Snapchat Snap to Store, New Lenses Snapchat recently released a new feature called Snap to Store. The feature...
Creating “stories” – be it from the original Snapchat or the latest Instagram version, can be a great way for brands to connect with its fans and followers. But many brands tend to stray away from it, from lack of knowledge on how to best...
Losing precious sleep over how you’ll achieve the perfect composition for your next Facebook post? Pulling your hair out trying to capture the most proportionally optimal image for your next tweet? If mastering your next Instagram post is a priority, then you’ve come to the...
As social media has become a bigger player in a brand’s overall marketing mix, more c-suite executives are taking notice. Social media has also created a space where people can build their personal brands. Many executives use these channels to build a following and influence....
Instagram Copies Snapchat (Again) and Facebook Puts a New Twist on Video Metrics. All that and more in this week’s Social You Should Know. Instagram Replicates another Snapchat Feature If you have been keeping tabs on what features Instagram is rolling out to compete...
Not knocking in-house or agency created content, there’s another resource that can be used. Influencers can create content for your brand. Content is king. We hear that all the time, or at least I hear it all the time but I’m fairly certain this a...
The social media industry changes rapidly and if you don’t keep up with the latest trends, you may be left in the dust by your competitors. At the start of the year, we wrote about the four trends social media marketers should expect in 2017....