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What Can Social Media Do for SEO?

Oktopost

Backlinks are the backbone of SEO, but Google does not consider backlinks from social media websites as strong as other links. The search engine recognizes that it’s easy for website owners to place these links, thus downgrading their value. Nevertheless, your SEO efforts with social media are still valuable.

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Survey: Social Media Marketing Prioritized in SEO Efforts

KoMarketing Associates

Marketers are continuing to invest in SEO, and as they do so, research shows that they are shifting their focus toward social media marketing in the new year. Clutch and Ignite Visibility recently conducted the “How Organic and Paid Search Inform SEO Strategy” survey to gauge how marketers are targeting their SEO efforts.

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How B2B Content Marketing Has Changed and What To Do Next [Research]

Webbiquity

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. Buyers are spending more time with content. Known visitors spent on average twice as long viewing content as unknown visitors.

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3 Reasons You Need to Run Paid Social Ads (With Tips For Each Platform)

Metadata

Paid social ads can guarantee exposure, drive traffic, and encourage revenue. Organic social media is often positioned as the be-all and end-all of social media marketing. However, to really maximize your social media efforts, you need both organic posts and a paid social media strategy.

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Why This Amount Is All the Marketing Budget You Need

Marketing Insider Group

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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The Challenges of Paid Social Media – Social Cast Ep. 002

Emplifi

In episode 2 of Social Cast, we discuss one of the most critical areas in marketing: the challenges and opportunities of paid social media. Get insights on key advertising issues, learn about the direct correlation between ads and conversions, and how that ties into user journeys.

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Create your social media campaign plan for 2019 (with editable worksheets)

Sprout Social

For social marketers, this is the most exciting time of the year. Because coming up with a social media marketing plan means making some big decisions well before the new year gets into full swing. And after all, the social landscape took quite a few twists and turns in 2018. Welcome to planning season!