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What vertical networks mean for the future of social media

Sprout Social

If you look closely, online communication preferences have hinted that this was coming all along. Understanding what these niche social media platforms say about the future of social media as a whole can help marketers stay ahead of the trend curve. We’ve seen social trending this way for the past few years.

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Social media management services: 9 agencies your brand should check out

Sprout Social

You get as much out of your social media channels as you put in. So it’s never been a better time to explore social media management services. When we say social media management services, we’re referring to the social media agency world—organizations that live and breathe social media.

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What is Sales Without Social Media? w/ Mary Shea

EveryoneSocial

So why do people cold pitch so often on social media? This is where Sales Social Engagement differs from mere Social Selling. Instead of pushing a square transactional peg into a round hole, socially engaged salespeople build relationships in a community that is relevant to their territory. Of course not.

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Social Media Marketing Terms You Need to Know

ClearVoice

In the industry of social media marketing, jargon is used loosely and things can change quickly. Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. General social media marketing terms.

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11 Big Myths About Social Media and Content Marketing

Convince & Convert

Much of what we’ve come to believe about social media and content marketing is wrong. I crushed them originally a few weeks ago on a webinar for the Content Marketing Institute : Myth 1: My customers are not social. Even among Americans 65 years old and better, 43% of them use social. Social media is gasoline.

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How NOT to Do Social Media - Three Disastrous Social Media C**k Ups

Tomorrow People

The recent sale of former social media darling Digg for $500,000 (it was valued at $175m four years ago) is a timely reminder that in the world of social media , nothing is forever. Behold, three exercises in social media slapstick: Skittles falls prey to Twitter trolls.

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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity

Is Quora still a significant social media destination? According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site).