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 a helpful tutorial for both Meerkat and Periscope, a collection of hashtag tools, how to use surveys in your marketing strategy, and more…
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1. Meerkat or Periscope? How to Broadcast Video Via Mobile
by Kristi Hines on the Social Media Examiner blog
This is a fantastic tutorial on using both of these new video streaming Apps! I’ll be testing Periscope soon, so let me know if you’re using it.
2. How to Create a Survey to Find Your Target Market
by Amy Porterfield
Amy shares lots of great tips in her podcast (and blog post) on how to use surveys (like Survey Monkey) to discover what your target market really wants.
3. 7 Amazing Hashtag Tools To Use
by Pragya Talwar on the iBlogZone blog
Here is a great list of resources for optimizing hashtags! I’ve tried almost all of them except for Trendsmap – a good one for geographically based hashtags.
4. How to Retweet the Right Way (With a Comment) on Twitter
Laura Fitton on the HubSpot blog
Learn more about Twitter’s recent Add a Comment feature in this post. I like the new feature because it gives you more room to add opinions or comments (an extra 140 characters).
5. 10 Key Factors That Will Determine the Future of Google+
by Eric Enge on the Copyblogger blog
If you’ve been wondering whether or not to invest your time on Google+, and what some of the recent rumors of its demise could mean, then check out this article. And then let me know what you think – are you currently using it for business?
Hope you find these resources helpful! Share this post if you do – I appreciate it 🙂
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