Social Media Must-Reads 3-6-16

Social Media Must Reads 3-6-16

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. Host Your Own Twitter Chat: Time-Saving Advice, Tools, and Templates

By Cathy McPhillips on Content Marketing Institute

Have you ever thought about hosting your own Twitter Chat? This in-depth resource will help you put together a successful chat!

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2. Onward and Upward: Research-backed Tips to Rise Above the Noise on Social Media

By Lisa Marcyes on the Marketo blog

Great tips to help your business stand out on social media: including using videos, graphics, and speaking to your audience as “human to human”/

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3. How to Pick the Right Social Platforms to Grow Your Sales [Infographic]

By AJ Ghergich on Social Media Today

Use the stats in this Infographic to choose the best social sites for marketing your business.

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4. Using Pinterest for Business: Secrets from Top Bloggers

By Dara Fontein on the Hootsuite blog

Get some great tips and examples on how to optimize Pinterest for your business.

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5. Handy Guide To Content Marketing Ideas For Your Business

by Aki Merced on Business To Community

Learn more about content marketing – with examples of different types of content – in this helpful resource.

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6. 17 Best Social Media Management Tools 

By Michael Jenkins on the Jeff Bullas blog

This is a great list of tools for managing social media accounts and posts. Some of my favorites are included like Buffer, IFTTT, Hootsuite…check it out and let me know if you have any favorites to add to this list.

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That’s it for this week. Stay connected on Facebook or Twitter to see all of the helpful resources we find and share each week!

 

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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.