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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

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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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Balancing social resources across multiple business lines

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In total, they have 64 social media accounts and hundreds of thousands of followers across platforms. I was surprised to learn the team behind Nelnet’s vast social presence is only a team of two (who work with customer care and marketing groups across the company). The big misconception about social is that it’s easy.

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9 Best Practices to Get the Most Out of Your Image Ads

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The life of a B2B marketer is full of decisions. Use image or video ads on Facebook and LinkedIn? That last question is common among B2B marketers—do they look toward the future (video) or stick with what they know (image)? In fact, they’re still shining—and our state of B2B social media advertising report proves that.

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Calling social marketers “gurus” is not the compliment you think it is.

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Anyone who’s worked in social media has been called a social media guru or wizard at some point in their career. But a social marketer might be referred to as a guru or their work attributed to magic, particularly when the person giving the compliment isn’t sure why a social campaign performed so well. Think of it this way.

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6 Email marketing templates that drive results

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Social media. And while it’s an effective tool for marketers to engage their subscribers—most will agree it’s a time-consuming task. Or at least, this was true until email marketing templates came along. Let’s explore how you can use templates to make your email marketing more efficient. Text messaging.

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How to Produce Paid Facebook Video Ads for Mobile Like a Pro

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This comprehensive how-to guide for Facebook video ads was updated and expanded for 2020 to provide even more information. Are you trying to run Facebook ads, but no matter how much time you spend tweaking your campaigns, they just don’t seem to be bringing the results you’ve been promising to your boss? NEW & IMPROVED!

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Bring it in: How to build an all-star social media team

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It wasn’t long ago when organizations asked themselves if they actually needed a social media presence. Nowadays, however, social media is a must-have. It’s an integral part of a business’s brand and marketing efforts. Simply put, sophisticated social media management is not an entry-level position. Let’s dive in.