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How to avoid social media burnout

Social media is a 24/7 proposition and creativity….isn’t. It’s easy to get burned out when you’re trying to come up with new content every day—or even more often. There are several things you can do, however, to produce good content even when your social media muse is quiet. Get our staff involved. When in doubt, farm it... Read More

Top 5 social media business trends for 2017

The social media industry can be difficult to predict, year in and year out. New platforms come and old platforms go–and the ones that stick around are almost constantly changing. Last year saw an increase in the use of video, the rise in the importance of telling stories and creating mobile content and the decline... Read More

How to organize your content calendar

Creating and keeping track of social media posts can be a daunting exercise for any business owner. It’s easy to let the needed tasks of running a business push this necessary task to the back of the line, leaving you (or your staff) to post content without a lot of thought behind it. It’s not... Read More

How long is a web surfer’s attention span?

  How long do you think you have to grab someone’s attention? In the fast-scrolling world of social media, it is not long, at all. What started out as the five second rule for websites has deteriorated even more for social media channels like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and more. It’s more like a case of ‘blink... Read More

Five ways to improve sales with social media

It’s difficult to walk the fine line between advertising and social media. On one hand, you want your business pages to be fresh and fun, but on the other hand you still want them to reflect your business and, ultimately, bring customers to your doors. With the right approach, you can use your social media channels... Read More

5 quick ways to boost your local reach–for free!

If you’re looking to build up your local Facebook audience for your business, you don’t necessarily have to promote content, boost posts or buy a Facebook ad. Yes, those tools will help—they are, probably, the quickest way to do it—but there are a few ways you can build your audience organically, using tools or tactics that are... Read More

Facebook plans an even deeper ‘Canvas’

Facebook’s most visual form of advertisement is about to get even easier to create. The social media giant announced recently that changes are coming to its canvas ad format that will make it easier for marketers to take advantage of the new concept and tell a more compelling story about their brand. Launched in February of... Read More

How to mix business with social media

When you have a business web site and a social media presence to back it up—and we’re assuming you do—it can be difficult to know how best to use them effectively. There are plenty of rules, or formulas, for the mixture of marketing messages to mix in with your content. You’ve probably heard about the... Read More

Facebook news feed changes should concern marketers

Changes to the Facebook News Feed may require you to rethink your content. Facebook announced a change to their news feed that should concern all social media marketers. In order to build a better feed for individual users, the new news feed will put more weight on posts from users’ friends and family—moving it away... Read More

Things you should never do with your Facebook marketing

Don’t do any of these things, or you’ll get a ‘thumbs down’ from your audience. When Facebook released its financial report for the first quarter of 2016, it showed why it was still clearly the biggest and hottest social media marketplace around. According to that statement, Facebook now has 1.09 billion daily active users, 989 million mobile... Read More