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Social media advertising: how to run a compelling campaign

Sprout Social

If you’re still on the fence about social media advertising, we get it. Research shows that one of the top goals for marketers is increasing brand awareness, which is why more and more brands are achieving this with a paid social presence. Why run paid social media ads, anyway?

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Paid, owned and earned media: What they are and where social fits into the mix

Sprout Social

Achieving a balance between paid, owned and earned media strategies is an ever-evolving skill. Most communications professionals would say we’re in the midst of a major shift in media mix effectiveness. Now, social strategies apply to more than just owned media. Defining paid, owned and earned media.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. Do your research You need to be aware of the market conditions to allocate the right marketing budget.

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The Top 10 Free Content Analytics Tools

Contently

So you’re consistently pumping out engaging content and have a solid distribution strategy in motion. Now you need to know how that content is performing, who’s visiting your website, and how you can hook your audience so they’ll return. Google Analytics. Let’s take a look.

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31 free social media templates that will elevate your workflows

Sprout Social

There are social media templates available for virtually any task you can think of—from content production to reporting to team onboarding. Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy.

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UTM tagging: Getting started in Google Analytics 4

Martech

Working with Colleen Harris, head of business intelligence and reporting strategy at Sincro, we’re putting together a guide to getting started with Google Analytics 4. Dig deeper: GA4: What marketers need to know for a successful transition. utm_content — Tracks the ad or the link where the website traffic is sent to.

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Performance Writing 101: How to Apply Data & Analytics to Your Content [Video]

Anyword

There are key moments in the content and campaign building process that are deeply enhanced by clear, performance based data. So let’s discuss those moments, and how best to leverage data for true Performance Writing that can bring sustainable results to your marketing efforts moving forward. Don’t forget about your past performance!