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. 5 Ways Mobile Marketing Is Affecting Social Media
by Daniel Kushner on Business2Community.com
Great insight on how people are using social media on mobile devices, and some tips for your business strategy.
2. 10 Statistics To Get You More From Your Photos On Social
by Mitt Ray on the ViralTag blog
Use these statistics from the major social platforms to maximize your visual content strategy. Mitt includes helpful tips with each section.
3. What is Canva and How Do I Use It For My Business?
by by Matt Mansfield on SmallBizTrends.com
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to use Canva to create visual content, then this tutorial is one to keep! There are many free options with this tool, so I recommend you check it out!
4. 10 New Marketing Tactics (In Your Buffer Account!)
If you’re using the Buffer App (or want to try it), make sure you’re optimizing this scheduling tool. This post shares some great tips and features.
5. LinkedIn Completely Changes Message Center
by Melonie Dodaro on Top Dog Social Media
Melonie highlights some pretty major changes to the Message Center on LinkedIn, and includes some tips on what to do (and what not to do) with this new system.
6. Facebook Starts Letting You Add A 7-Second Looping Video As A Profile Pic
by Josh Constine on TechCrunch.com
Changes are coming to your Facebook Profile! Here are the 5 changes as outlined in this article:
- The option to pin Featured Photos to the top of the profile
- Temporary profile pics
- Easier visibility controls for About info including a new 100 character Bio field
- A mobile centric design with centered profile photos plus big sections for photos and friends, and most importantly
- The ability to use a 7-second looping video as your profile pic
Also see Facebook’s official announcement here:
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/09/improving-mobile-profiles/
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