Our Social Media Wrap Up lists some of the top resources we found over the past week that help small business owners with their digital marketing. You can read each article now, or use Pinterest to save an article for later (by “pinning” it to one of your Boards).
Click on each title to go to the original article or save it as Pin on your Pinterest account with the “Click here to Pin it” text.
1. Selfies for Facebook Marketing?.. Here’s 6 Awesome Ways to Use Them
Do you use “selfies” in your marketing? There are some great tips in this article on how to use them for Facebook (which can also be applied to any social network).
2. How ‘Pages to Watch’ from Facebook Can be a Source of Competitive Insight
Use the “Pages to Watch” feature to improve your Facebook marketing strategy. Get some great tips on how to use and optimize “Pages to Watch” in this article from Social Media Examiner.
3. Content Creation without Ever Writing a Word
If writing is not your thing, there are still ways to create great content for your social media sites. Check out the 4 ideas in this post (and get a few more in the blog comments).
4. Google My Business: A Visual Tour Of Google’s New Tool For Local Businesses & Brands
The new Google My Business has launched as a more integrated approach for business owners to use Google to reach customers. The goal is to make it easier to updated your business information across Google’s Search, Maps and Google+ platform.
Another good resource is Google+ Business Pages Updates from GooglePlus Helper.
Click here to Pin the first article from SearchEngine Land
5. Here’s What Those New Instagram Editing Tools Actually Do
Have you tried the new editing tools Instagram recently released? The tools improve the quality of the images you post with some easy-to-use editing features. This post from Social Media Today goes through each new tool and explains what it does to your image.
From our blog: If you want to spend more time on Instagram marketing, check out our recent post on how to optimize the summer season when using this platform.
Bonus Resource: 40 Social Media Marketing Acronyms You Should Know. [Infographic]
A fun and helpful resource that explains all those social media terms you see online.
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