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What vertical networks mean for the future of social media

Sprout Social

This premise is essentially the case for the growing number of vertical networks that are taking off online. Vertical social networks aren’t overnight sensations. But first, what are vertical networks? Vertical social networks are niche social media platforms centered around the interests of hyper-specific communities.

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5 best practices to amplify your Facebook video ads

Sprout Social

If you’re a regular Facebook user, you might have noticed a surge in the number of video ads on the platform. In fact, Facebook has an average daily video view of eight billion. In fact, Facebook has an average daily video view of eight billion. The case for Facebook video ads. Source: Locowise.

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Top 5 Strategies for Facebook Video Creation

ClearVoice

But Facebook still remains the undisputed number one. With almost 3 billion active users per month, Facebook is the most used social media platform around the world. Given its huge reach, no wonder marketers are increasingly using Facebook videos to tell their stories and connect with customers. The appropriate length.

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5 Disruptions to Marketing, Part 3: Vertical Competition (2018 Update)

chiefmartech

VERTICAL COMPETITION (2018 Update). I have been writing about vertical competition in digital marketing for several years: how companies at different points along the pathway between the marketer and the customer exert power and extract value. However, here in the US, we’re seeing vertical competition on the Internet grow too.

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How Google Web Stories are Changing Content Marketing

PureB2B

Content marketing can often times feel like you’re just riding waves of trends. By now, you’ve probably used Facebook and Instagram stories to publish your business content. Did you know there’s a way to reach more potential buyers with vertical video and written content outside of your basic social media strategy?

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The 3rd Era of Social Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Contently

He also said users should expect to see more algorithmically recommended vertical videos, from people and topics they don’t follow, over the next 6-12 months. First, Facebook announced you’d no longer need a college email address to join the platform. Second, Facebook introduced the News Feed.

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Why Martech Companies Should Be Terrified of Facebook, Google, and Amazon

Contently

In ad tech, there’s Facebook and Google, and then there’s everyone else. In the first quarter of 2016, revenue rose 21 percent year over year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau—but 90 percent of that growth went to Facebook and Google. Scott Brinker, editor of ChiefMarTech, calls this vertical competition.

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