Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Companies like Zynga, who were able to take early advantage of the social network’s viral potential, grew into multi-million dollar entities over a period of weeks. We were all new; brands and common users alike saw shares and invites as the path to virality, and for a time, it seemed to work. Brands Want Virality.

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illumin

APRIL 11, 2024

Perhaps it’s the platform’s short-form videos, its entertainment value, or its reputation for authenticity and virality. This rapid rise can be attributed not only to the popularity of short-form video content but also to the platform’s genuine and unfiltered nature. This authenticity didn’t go unnoticed. and then generate an ad tag.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Increasing your Facebook reach can be a challenging and time-consuming task. In many ways, it’s both the starting point and the end goal of Facebook marketing. Your brand’s Facebook reach is the foundation upon which many of your other Facebook metrics — such as comments, likes and impressions — are built upon.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 16, 2020

If you’re still itching for your business to “go viral,” we don’t blame you. Because brands rightfully want to get their names and content in front of as many people as possible. This explains why so many businesses look toward viral marketing as an opportunity to catapult themselves into social media superstardom.

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Webbiquity

MAY 27, 2015

There are a lot of resources online that can help you move from newsjacking – “stealing” potentially viral news items before they become viral – to creating potentially viral news yourself. As an alternative, you can take the same stellar content from about and share it on all your social media profiles.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike.

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Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

In a web awash with looted ideas, what pitfalls do content marketers face when looking for a cheap, viral fix? ” Within hours major celebrities did denounce FuckJerry, and the hashtag #fuckfuckjerry went viral. However, by no means should all content marketers seek to emulate them. Only four were original content.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 26, 2012

Is great to see scientific research being done on social media, viral videos, and marketing in general (see previous post on the New Science of Viral Ads ). Becker, tries to get some of the contradictions resolved when it comes to what makes something “ go viral “ 4 Critical Factors for Viral Success.

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Hubspot

APRIL 6, 2021

Develop your Facebook marketing strategy. Having a social media strategy for your Facebook Business Page is the first step in attracting followers to your brand. What tactics are our competitors using on Facebook? We know buying them doesn't work because it rarely translates to engagement. Let's cover them below. Post often.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Businesses aren’t standing on the sidelines either because they are aware of all the benefits live video content can provide. Video content can also make complicated subject matter more easily digestible. And of course, I don’t have to tell you that Facebook is the most prominent social media platform of them all.

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 30, 2020

In the last two years, there were several heated debates around Facebook marketing and what it means in an age when the social media platform is under heavy scrutiny. But this doesn’t make Facebook marketing strategies irrelevant in 2020. As a platform, Facebook has continued to entrench itself into society.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 15, 2018

The Facebook algorithm is changing again, and it’s bad news for brands who want to show up in the news feed. In a recent, inscrutable, Kremlin-esque press release , Mark Zuckerberg and team announced that they are changing the Facebook algorithm and will henceforth. The Facebook Algorithm Separates the Wheat and the Chaff.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2017

Back in March 2017, Facebook reported 1.94 Yet, too many small businesses do not understand how to utilize the platform properly: In May 2017, a study of over 4,700 US small businesses found that only 24 percent were seeing positive ROI on Facebook. Here are eight steps to walk you through the Facebook page optimization process.

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Martech

AUGUST 9, 2021

But for some light relief, here’s a crossword puzzle from Ceros, the interactive content people, based on stuff marketers say (warning: “stuff” is a euphemism). So, in some scenarios, a user could share a viral video that they discovered within the CTV platform, and post it in a widget in the comments of a controversial or offensive site.

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ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Creativity has always been the starlet of content creation. The Role of Creativity in Content Strategy If your content is a meal, creativity is the seasoning. Fun, intriguing, unique content whets your audience’s appetite, making them hungry for the next course, which could be a sale, more information, or repeat business.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Marketing and content teams are gearing up to ring in the new year with a bang, but the buyer journey is complex. This makes it almost impossible for B2B and tech companies to reach this audience with relevant content. This makes it almost impossible for B2B and tech companies to reach this audience with relevant content.

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2018

Since the rise of social media, the concept of ‘going viral’ has captured the imaginations of digital marketers across the globe. Implicit in this concept is the idea that the Internet is a perfect democracy, where all content is equal; and ideas are disseminated in a cascading fashion. What Do We Mean By ‘Going Viral’?

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Martech Advisor

AUGUST 30, 2019

In this article, we look at three viral marketing campaign examples and what they imply for marketers. For the first time, consumers are more invested in mobile content compared to television. Viral Mobile Marketing Campaign Examples and What You Can Learn From Them. Learn More: Top 8 Mobile Advertising Platforms for 2019.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 4, 2023

However, ephemeral content is often overlooked in favor of long-form and feed content to achieve these goals. If leveraged properly, ephemeral content can help you beat the algorithm and keep your brand top of mind. What is ephemeral content?

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Contently

MARCH 2, 2023

Reels are full-screen, vertical videos of up to 90 seconds in length available on both Instagram and Facebook. While there are subtle differences between IG and FB Reels , we’ll focus on Instagram Reels in this post, given they have better engagement rates and have been in use longer than Facebook Reels.

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RebelMouse

JUNE 15, 2017

It's awesome when your content takes off and starts to go "viral." But what if you could know the moment your content starts trending so you can take advantage of the momentum and push it even further? We show on which social network (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) This is the best time to spend a little money on a viral hit.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

What he didn’t have to worry about, however, were compliance and approvals, plugging a brand message into his content, or getting in trouble for experimenting on a new platform. That’s a big reason why GE Reports has become one of the most successful examples of content marketing. All he had to do is tell a great story.

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Hubspot

MAY 24, 2016

Trying to go viral? While the success of a viral post often hinges on chance, my team at Alexa set out to uncover some of the common characteristics of viral content to help others inform their content strategies. Measuring the Effects of Virality: An Analysis of 4 Unique Viral Posts.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 16, 2018

While it may not need the backdrop of a full Hollywood film studio, branded video content is still a major investment. With this much budget on the line, every content marketer knows how important it is to measure the results of their efforts, but knowing exactly which metrics to focus on can be perplexing. Metrics for YouTube Videos.

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LeadSquared

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

It had gone viral. I have heard that great content is the soul of everything viral. But what is great content? I wouldn’t say I know the art and science of viral content, but I very clearly remember what worked for me, and that’s what I will share with you today. It attracted. It’s not very far.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 29, 2023

In the world of social today—where generating organic reach feels like a moving target and production budgets are limited—pursuing smart risks can be the deciding factor in your content’s success. Enter: lo-fi content. What is lo-fi social media content? What’s driving the shift toward lo-fi content?

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Hubspot

JULY 7, 2017

In fact, 94% of marketers plan to add either YouTube or Facebook video to their content distribution efforts in the next 12 months. What makes a video viral ? According to Dictionary.com , to go viral means to become “very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the internet.”

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Martech

JUNE 21, 2023

But let’s face it — the “publish and pray” era of content marketing is long gone. Nowadays, waiting for your content to go viral magically is like waiting for a bus in the middle of a desert. But what if there was a way to increase your content’s reach right out of the gate?

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The Lead Agency

APRIL 14, 2024

No surprise, the reality is that every day brings with it incremental changes, and we B2B marketing experts stay abreast, adapt and do our best to package up what we’ve learnt into catchy, scannable and implementable content. After all, we all love content. And that’s not going anywhere in 2024. How exactly?

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ClearVoice

MARCH 14, 2024

The same is true for content creation — you can spend several hours creating great content, but if your distribution strategy falls short, your content’s reach and impact will also fall short. Content distribution is a core component but often an underutilized aspect of content marketing. GoPro and Red Bull.

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Lead magnets usually offer a piece of digital, downloadable content, such as a free PDF checklist, report, or eBook like in the example above. Check out our guides on getting traffic from Facebook and using Twitter for lead generation for more actionable tips you can use to spread the word on social media.

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Atomic Reach

MARCH 5, 2024

What Makes TikTok "Tick" The TikTok algorithm creates viral moments using a different methodology than other social networks. If you use the same influencer marketing tactics on TikTok that you use on Facebook or Instagram, you are following a formula for failure.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 1, 2019

Whether it’s reviewing content relevancy, looking at your share of voice or tracking your audience engagement, data helps your brand make smarter decisions on social. Of all the social networks, Facebook arguably gives you the most amount of data to work with. Facebook Competitor Report. How to Create a Facebook Pages Report.

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, one of our pillar articles at OptinMonster is 30 Content Upgrade Ideas to Grow Your Email List. Refresh Evergreen Content Because our pillar articles are useful to the target audience and attract a lot of traffic, we make sure to regularly update them.

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Contently

JUNE 21, 2016

Everyone assumes that if Facebook were to drop an anvil on media companies, it’d come in the form of an algorithm reconfiguration, a change in the revenue split on Instant Articles, or some combination of the two. In reality, the news opened up the potential for disaster, due to a new tool Facebook just put in place.

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Contently

MARCH 31, 2017

I spend most of my life doing five things: sleeping, scheming, reading, writing, and answering questions about content marketing. Here’s one question that keeps coming up: How does Facebook’s fake news problem impact content marketing? Facebook and Google now drive the vast majority of traffic to publisher sites.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

“We just get bombarded by viral content constantly, which makes it seem very accessible, and very achievable,” says Andrea Jones , an Ontario-based social media strategist. Ultimately, the most popular social media content is new, creative, and not something you can do overnight. And it can be. Courses should too.

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