Social Media Must-Reads 10-24-15

Social Media Must Reads 10-24-15

Need help keeping up with news and updates in the social media world? Let us do the work for you! In our weekly post, we share 5 must-read articles for your small business’ strategy.

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1. 27+ Handy Tools for Better Visual Content Marketing

by Jodi Harris on the Content Marketing Institute’s blog

A great list of tools is always helpful, and this one includes 8 tips for creating visual content.

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2. How to Get More Instagram Followers: The Ultimate Guide

by Sarah Dawley  on the Hootsuite blog

This in-depth post will help you optimize your Instagram account and build a community. Lots of great resources (links) included as well!

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3. Need Marketing Inspiration? Here Are 12 Places to Find Great Examples

by Lindsay Kolowich  on the HubSpot blog

Another great collection of resources – this time – to help your creativity when planning your marketing strategy.

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4. Social Brand Mentions: Key Tools To Find And Fully Capitalize On Them For Marketing

by John Lincoln at Marketingland.com

Here’s one more great list of tools – and this one is all about tracking what others are saying about your brand. This article shares free and paid options, so you can decide which one(s) works best for your business’ needs.

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5. Facebook Expands Search To All 2 Trillion Posts, Surfacing Public Real-Time News

by Josh Constine onTechCrunch

A big improvement to Facebook’s Search function rolled out this week, and you can learn all about it this post from TechCrunch. Check out the video to see the new Search function in action!

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6. Check your Facebook settings to make sure your posts aren’t searchable

by Anna Brading on Naked Security (Sophos)

And…now that all Facebook public posts are “searchable”, you may want to check your privacy settings! Follow the tips in this post, and remember you can always click on the “privacy check-up” icon on Facebook to check your settings at any time.

 

That’s it for this week. Stay connected on Facebook or Twitter to see all of the helpful resources we find and share!

 

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About Terry League

Terry helps small business owners with social media strategy, training and account management. With a background in marketing and training, she enjoys combining those two areas to teach business owners how to get the most out of their social media marketing. Connect with Terry on Twitter and Instagram @TerryLeague for more on social media with a mix of positive motivation and inspiration.