Madalyn Sklar has run Twitter chats for more than five years, using them to help grow into a marketing thought leader.
A coach and consultant for businesses looking to strengthen their presences on social media, she’s lectured at schools and spoken at events such as South by Southwest (SXSW) and Social Media Marketing World (SMMW).
As social media managers deal with a range of Facebook metrics, it’s easy to lose focus on improving numbers that play clear roles in brand and business growth.
To reach and capitalize on target markets in a sea of 1.6 billion monthly active users, it often helps to create strategies that concentrate on a small group of analytics.
He started his digital agency as a home business and, in five years, evolved it into a staffed marketing firm that has a collection of partners with annual revenues of at least £1 million.
The managing director of Midas Media, Ed Leake has a clear goal when working with these companies: Ensuring they too see rapid growth.
Twitter’s trends list catches the eyes of most users, making many social media marketers think: “How can I use these trending hashtags to my advantage?”
They generally require fast action, but there are audience-building strategies you can use when new or relevant trends pop up.
The typical digital marketer knows how to engage audiences and drive website traffic through popular social media platforms, but using them to influence search engine ranking is far less clear.
Moz’s oft-cited ranking factor study finds a positive correlation between social metrics, such as shares, and SEO (search engine optimization) growth.
But correlation isn’t the same as causation. So, although there’s a relationship between SEO and social media, its nature is questionable.
Arming your brand with a social CRM strategy can help address complaints and other issues, preventing the risk of escalation while capitalizing on chances to build brand image.
As of 2013, 67% of online consumers have used a company’s social site for service updates and inquiries, according to a JD Power study. As more consumers view social platforms as outlets to ask questions and raise issues, the need for a comprehensive strategy grows.
Quickly submitting a detailed social media proposal can be a deciding factor in whether a potential client signs with you or a competitor.
Using proposal templates is common for agencies and freelancers, but many are designed solely with a fast turnaround in mind.
Download our free social media proposal template to help develop a thorough, goal-oriented plan with more ease and speed.
Companies that aren’t seeing results on Twitter — or are new and struggling with the platform — shouldn’t give up on it. Instead, they may need to focus more on business-oriented Twitter uses.
Social media can be a persistent workplace distraction, hindering productivity as employees easily access networks through both desktops and mobile devices.
Worse still, people — regardless of social savvy — can make mistakes that potentially hurt company reputation. Take Domino’s Pizza as an example. Cooks filmed themselves tampering with ingredients and shared the video.
After more than 14 years in international education, Keri Jaehnig took her passions for communication and relationship building to the digital sphere.
The CMO and founder of Idea Girl Media in Ohio, she’s launched social media campaigns ranging from local to international levels. While Business Insider has quoted her, Forbes and Search Engine People feature her work.