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89% of Social Media Marketers Consider Social Search to Be Strategically Critical

KoMarketing Associates

As younger customers and prospects spend more time on social media platforms, new research suggests that social search is growing in importance to marketers who are focused on optimization. About 36% of Gen Z (aged 18 to 24) already search for businesses on social media more often than via search engines.

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Seven Skills Every Social Media Manager Needs

Webbiquity

Social media managers create innovative, high-quality content to engage followers and grow their company’s social media presence. Agility is a fundamental skill in social media marketing, essential for continuously adapting to the evolving digital landscape. Guest post by Eva Chan.

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Mastering Social Media ROI: Steps to Empower Your Team

Convince & Convert

The struggle is real for social media leaders, managers, and teams. Whenever you mention that you work in social media, from the outside looking in, people think that you take a photo and/or video and just hit “post” to make the magic happen. Nevertheless, we know it takes much more work to manage a brand on social media.

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Social Media Marketing Goals and How To Achieve Them — Five Tips

Webbiquity

Goal-setting is the foundation of any successful social media (or any other type of) marketing campaign. Having clarity on marketing goals is an important first step, but creating a realistic plan for achieving them is essential. Guest post by Ahana Basu. What’s the best approach for creating that strategic plan?

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “Social Media Strategy” by Julie Atherton

The Forward Observer

Social Media Strategy: A Practical Guide to Social Media Marketing and Customer Engagement by Julie Atherton About the Book Social media marketing is no longer optional. Integrated marketing and PR strategies are a requirement for all businesses.

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Why Social Media Isn’t Enough To Drive Your Business Growth

Marketing Insider Group

Nearly 4 billion people are on social media around the world, so it makes sense that brands are turning to social media as a core part of their digital marketing strategies. So is social media an effective digital marketing strategy or not? What CEOs are Saying about Social Media Marketing.

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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity

Nonetheless, as I was identifying their needs; talking about where they are now; and what they’re goals and challenges are, one of the partners was skeptical about search engine optimization (SEO). He actually said to me, “No one searches at Google for a recruiting firm.” They Buy Much Faster. Inbound Leads.”