What Story Are You Telling?
In September, the Social Pros Podcast talked with Google competitor DuckDuckGo; marketing experts MarketingProfs; Schaefer Marketing Solutions digital marketing strategy consultants; and the author, blogger, and podcaster behind UnMarketing. As always, these Social Pros bring a variety of experience to the table to share how their teams operate, the solutions to the various problems they […]
#TBT: Three Can’t-Miss Video Campaigns From Summer 2014
Inspired by some of the great video campaigns launched this summer, here are three examples to propel your social media efforts well past the warm weather season.
5 Tips to Turbocharge Conversions on YouTube
With over 55% of the US market share, YouTube is the largest online video platform in the country. It is also the 2nd largest search engine in the world. It offers marketers a very relevant demographic – adults aged 18-49 years of age who consist of 67% of the total audience on YouTube, as compared […]
The 4 Ways to Find Online Influencers
The 4 ways to find online influencers, and the 8 things you can ask influencers to do for your brand. Includes slides and free Webinar recording, from Jay Baer.
In Social Media, the Only Guarantee is Change
The Social Pros Podcast brings together great minds in social media every week to learn about their successes and struggles. July brought us guests from research IT company Forrester; Expion, the content marketing experts and Social Pros sponsors; the Beancast marketing podcast; and financial services company Discover.
[New Research] Do Viral Emotions Differ by Age and Gender?
A new study shows that the virality of a piece of content not only depends on the emotional reaction of your audience, but also their age, gender, and other demographic features.
3 Steps for Getting Your Brand on the Back-to-School Shopping List
For big players and up-and-coming brands alike, it doesn’t matter how creative your advertising is. If you don’t take the time to tailor your message to the right consumer, it will get lost in the noise. To get on this year’s lucrative back-to-school shopping list, you need to tap into the power of flawlessly targeted social media campaigns and customer-specific messaging.
How a Bank Used Digital Media to Put People Back to Work, Increase Brand Awareness
In 2012, Fifth Third established a first-of-its-kind relationship with NextJob, an online and one-on-one job coaching service, to help those in need. The team expanded the program even further, by harnessing the power of social media to help individual job seekers get back to work with our Retweet to Reemploy initiative. The results were astounding.
How Localized Social Media Drives Personalized Connections
In June, Social Pros was all about keeping things local. Whether it’s hiring a “city planner” to drive hyper-local content in a particular area, making sure that listening is in place to manage social customer service efficiently, or translating passion for a brand into local marketing, June’s Social Pros are tuned into the impact that local social media can have on their marketing plans.
The symbiotic relationship between social and content
Social media marketing and content marketing are blending together. Here’s why, plus 3 tips for writing great headlines from Jay Baer.
Mastering the Many Roles of a Social Media Professional
The Social Pros Podcast in May brought in a new batch of expertise, featuring guests from Plus Your Business, the Google+ experts; SAP, a German multinational software company; Canva, the Australian, “amazingly simple” graphic design app; global retail giant Walmart; and the world’s largest credit union Navy Federal.
Why Your Business Needs to Be a FLOP
Jay Baer interviews David Newman, a fantastic marketing consultant, coach, and author of Do It! Marketing to talk about how entrepreneurs and marketers can do social media the right way.
Why Great Marketing Isn’t Always Done “At Scale”
Contrary to popular belief, marketing doesn’t necessarily need to be a “scalable” operation. In fact, the reason influence marketing often works so well is because it’s focused on a close relationship between the brand and handful of influential people. Here are some examples of why small succeeds.
Executive Engagement: Building Top-Floor Content for C-Suites
Appealing to the C-suite with your content marketing can be a difficult challenge, but it’s important to remember that executives consume content just as much as the rest of us. Try these tactics to get your content in front of top-floor consumer.
9 New Social Media Statistics and What They Really Mean
Jay Baer analyzes new social media statistics from Social Media Examiner including new data on social media tools and social media usage.
Social Success Comes from Individuality
April’s guests on the Social Pros Podcast brought in expertise from all different industries, with guests including Water.org, the global non-profit that aims to bring safe water to all; Bob Pfeifer, who used social media to find his kidnapped son across the world; Ekaterina Walter and Jessica Gioglio, authors of the new book The Power of Visual Storytelling; and software innovator VMware.