Ever feel overwhelmed with the amount of information shared on social media marketing? We help you stay on top of it all! Our weekly Wrap Up post lists 5 top resources we’ve found during the week to help with your social media marketing strategy. This week’s topics include some tips on planning for holiday marketing, ideas for starting conversations on your social sites, steps to grow your Instagram community, and more…
Just for fun, we include a photo from our local area here in Florida!
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1. 5 Facebook Strategies to Help You Prepare for the Holidays
These first two resources focus on preparing for the upcoming holiday season. As both articles advise, don’t wait until a week before the holiday you’re targeting – you need to start early. This first article focuses on using Facebook to connect with your audience.
2. Holiday Search Planning For Local Businesses In 5 Easy Steps
If you have a brick-and-mortar business or want to target your services markets in your area, follow these five steps to create a local strategy for your SEO program.
3. How to Get More Likes and Followers on Instagram (according to Science)
Check out the research and stats for these 8 tips on how to grow your Instagram account. Tips include things like using hashtags, not using filters, adding a call-to-action, and more…
4. 21 Social Media Conversation Starters
Wondering what to say on social media? Check out this helpful list of conversation starters from Kim Garst.
5. Content Planning Checklist: How to Develop a Strategic Content Plan
A helpful checklist covering topics, your offers, style, promotion, and (email) nurturing for your content planning.
6. Bonuses:
A few bonus resources for you this week, after some new features were announced for several apps/sites. The first is with the new Hyperlapse App from Instagram – you can now take a “selfie” with Hyperlapse, and Mashable explains the new feature in this post:
Time-Lapse Selfies Are Now a Thing, Courtesy of Instagram’s Hyperlapse
The second is one of our own blog posts, if you hadn’t seen it during the week, with some tips on the new Pinterest desktop layout. You’ll notice things have moved around a bit, so check out our post for a quick overview:
4 Changes to Note on Pinterest new Layout
This week’s photo is of a family of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, which are a rarity in our area, according to photographer Ken Tracey.
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