Social Media Must-Reads 12-27-14

Social Media Must Read Posts 12-27-14

Need help keeping up with news and updates in the social media world? Let us do the work for you! In our weekly wrap up post, we share 5 must-read articles for small business strategy. This week’s resources include social media marketing trends and predictions for 2015, Facebook Ad options, visual marketing tips, and more…

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1. Your 2015 Content Marketing Strategy: 6 Magic Questions

By Rachel Parker at Resonance Content Marketing

This is a great resource as you plan your strategy for the upcoming year. It’s a quick read with 6 questions that are bound to help any business with content marketing.

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2. 6 Steps to Improving Your Visual Marketing, with Guy Kawasaki

Use this post by Olivia Cole on the if by phone blog as a guide for your visual marketing strategy. These basic steps will get your business ready for the new year, where visual content is bound to grow in importance.

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3. 4 reasons to use the boost button to promote your Facebook posts

Nicholas Grizzell (on the Agora Pulse blog) does a great job of pointing out why many Page owners can benefit from boosting Faccebook posts. If you’ve tried the boost post button in the past without much success, it may be worth it to try again as Facebook has improved its function.

Here’s a great quote from the article: “When Ads Manager takes too long and Power Editor is too complex, try Facebook Boost post option.”

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You’ve probably noticed quite a few marketing/social media “2015 prediction” posts; I’ve picked two of my favorites from all the ones I’ve seen and hopefully you’ll find them helpful as well:

4. 7 Top Social Media Trends That Will Impact Your Marketing In 2015

By Adele Halsall on Jeff Bullas’ blog

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5. 10 Experts Predict Digital Marketing Trends For 2015

by Melonie Dodaro / Top Dog Social Media

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This week’s photo is just one of the many beautiful sunsets we get here on the Gulf coast of Florida!

 

 

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.