It's a lazy Saturday and I'm scrolling through my News Feed, past the people #FeelingTheBern and the latest Pinterest (fail) recipe, when I see a sponsored post that actually catches my eye. Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine is running their annual dog photo contest. The terms are...

26 April, 2016

If your brand is now franchised, then your social media marketing efforts may have just gotten a bit more complex. First of all, let us be quite clear, we have found, through our own extensive experience, that having independent social media handles for each individual...

25 April, 2016

Developing good social content relies on having a strong understanding of your audience. Unfortunately, running an extensive audience analysis to help guide your social strategy can cost big bucks. Luckily, there are some free tools that can help you learn more about your audience and...

22 April, 2016

It’s no secret that social media is moving away from highly produced content, particularly video. These days, people want raw and real – an unfiltered window into the lives of others. Up until now, Periscope and Snapchat, to name a few, have owned this space and...

21 April, 2016

Considering most kids and college students aren’t even done with school yet, talking about Back to School campaigns may seem premature. However, it’ll be here before you know it and if you’re scrambling last minute, your campaign can suffer. Here are three tips to help...

21 April, 2016

Recently, I was sitting next to a woman on a plane and noticed that she was scrolling through her Instagram feed for what must have been 30 minutes straight. (Thank God for in-flight WiFi, am I right?) What took me by surprise is that not...

20 April, 2016

Social media marketing audits. They can sound intimidating. How old is your current social media marketing strategy? When was the last time your brand evaluated performance at a large scale? If it's been a while, let me give you (at least) 22 reasons why you need a social...

20 April, 2016

IGNITE SOCIAL MEDIA ON HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PRESS RELEASES Ignite Social Media has Released this Press Release to tell you about Press Releases in Social Media CARY, April 18, 2016 / Ignite Social Media Blog / -- This just in! Contrary to all those...

19 April, 2016

Here’s a scenario that thousands face every day: you and your brand have a great message to share but you're unsure of with whom and where to share it. To determine that, it's time for a little internal Q&A: Who is my target audience? Where...

18 April, 2016

Way back in 2007,shortly after Ignite Social Media launched, our friends at Forrester Research were busy creating a new acronym for the best way to develop a social media marketing strategy. Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li, as part of their excellent book Groundswell, introduced POST...

14 April, 2016