This week’s must-read posts include tips and strategies for: creating more “personable” videos, learning how to use Snapchat, keeping up with important content marketing trends, and more…
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 highlight 5 “must-read” articles for your small business – use these resources to get tips on social media strategy or specific social media platforms.
Plus we share any important updates from the week from the major sites in the News section at the bottom of this post.
Click on each title below to go to the original article.
1. Instagram by the Numbers [Infographic] plus Tips: How to Get More Likes and Followers
by Maile Proctor on the Younity blog
Use the infographic to learn more about Instagram’s statistics, then use the tips to build your account.
2. 8 Social Media Marketing Hacks to Boost Engagement
by Caitlin Burgess on Top Rank
Here is a good list of ideas to put into practice as you work on increasing engagement on any social site.
3. How to Use Snapchat: A Guide for Beginners
by Emily Copp on the Hootsuite blog
Snapchat may seem like one of the more challenging sites to get the hang of (I know it was for me!). So use this guide from Hootsuite to get more comfortable on it!
4. 15 Content Marketing Trends That Need Your Close Attention
By Jeff Bullas
Use this helpful list of trends to create a content marketing strategy that produces results.
5. 6 Tips to be More Personable on Video
on Business to Community
If you’re a little nervous about creating videos that feature “you”, then use these tips to be more personable and relate-able to your audiencc.
News from the Week:
Top updates and announcements from the major social media platforms: Click on each title to read the full article and then stay tuned for further developments and strategic tips!
Check out the milestones reached by Facebook in its Quarter 2 Earnings Report:
Another one of my favorite desktop photo editing tools has launched a mobile app!
New tools were added to Twitter’s Ad dashboard:
Much-needed filters & custom metrics make their way to Twitter Ads Manager reporting
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