Along with the New Year comes innovative features and tools across our favorite social networks. I fished around to find some of the most interesting and beneficial ideas that top platforms are currently testing. Although the following features have no official launch dates, you should definitely keep an eye out for them to roll out…
User-generated content (UGC) is everywhere and can be an effective marketing tactic to increase engagement. Brands have begun to realize how beneficial it can be to tell their story using original images, videos and testimonials shared by real customers. It’s a fresh approach to generate buzz and demonstrate the brand’s community participation. Where can you source UGC? The best way to source UGC…
The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Twitter announced its plan to remove the 140-character limit on its direct messaging feature and Pinterest reveals its plan for adding a “buy button”. Learn about Facebook’s newly introduced version Facebook Lite and Facebook’s decision to begin supporting animated GIFs. Find out why you’ll soon start…
Social media offers an amazing platform for customers to engage with brands. When it comes to driving conversion, it often acts in a co-starring role to last click attribution. One supporting act that social media performs to a T is customer education. From building awareness, to differentiating a product and teaching customers how to use…
The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Snapchat made it easier to find and follow users and Instagram added three new filters. IBM announced its marketing partnership with Facebook and Meerkat is now allowing users to watch some live streams without Twitter. Learn about Twitter’s new approach to advertising…
Ever wonder how teens are really using social media? Or, if B2B marketers are using it at all? Do you know the average cost per user companies are spending in social advertising? We’ve answered these questions and more in Social Media By The Numbers. We’ve scoured the internet to source the most credible data through…
The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Instagram’s latest standalone app is taking on the photo collage and Facebook may be trying to take over your phone app. Learn about Facebook’s new feature that allows users to look back at old memories and how Starbucks encouraged its baristas to talk about race with…
By: Anna Lea Crowe Yes, Instagram is primarily a place where users share their foodie pics and visually brag about their latest vacation or new artsy purchase. However, it’s these exact uses of Instagram that make it the perfect platform for brands who provide the types of goods and services that Instagrammers naturally love to share. Beyond…
At the end of 2014, Facebook announced they were once again altering the algorithm for business pages, in an effort to deliver content to fans that is less spammy and more targeted. While many consumers welcome this change, it is yet another challenge companies need to figure out and work with in order to make…
This month’s featured expert is Linda Henry, Chief Editor at NetApp, an enterprise storage and data management provider. Linda has been immersed in the world of online video since it was invented. In 1999 she started a dot com that was an interactive story video series. True to her pioneering spirit, she cut off all…
