Keep up with the digital marketing world with our Social Media Must Reads: a weekly collection of top resources, news, and updates. Use the tips, strategies, and announcements to optimize your small business’ social media strategy.
How we organize these resources for you:
(1) 5 “Must-Read” articles – Top articles with tips or strategies for social media and digital marketing
(2) Facebook Resources from the Week: A summary of helpful resources and announcements just for Facebook and Instagram
(3) Top News from the week: A list of announcements from top social sites
Click on each title to go to the original article.
Must-Read Articles from the Week:
1. The Ultimate Guide to Instagram Analytics: Metrics, Insights, Tools, and Tips
by uffer blog
Use this fantastic resource to learn more about analytics on your business Instagram account. Save this one!
2. Facebook for Local Business: Creative Ways to Grow
by Michael Stelzner on Social Media Examiner
This podcast will help you use Facebook if you are targeting your local area.
3. 5 Trends That Will Shape Content Marketing in 2017
by Kerry Creaswood on Marketing Insider Group
Wondering what you should make a priority in your content creation and marketing? Check out these 5 trends.
4. 5 Video Storytelling Tools For Camera Shy Entrepreneurs
by Billee Howard on Forbes
Looking for some tools to help create short videos? Here are 5 good ones: Flipagram, Adobe Spark, Spark Video, Animoto, and Ripl. I’d also add Facebook’s built-in “slideshow” feature (that you select when uploading photos to your status update).
5. LinkedIn’s Dirty Dozen: 12 LinkedIn Mistakes to Avoid
by on Top Dog Social Media
Here’s a helpful list of what NOT to do on LinkedIn!
Facebook (and Instagram) Resources & News from the Week:
We highlight updates and news for Facebook (and Instagram since its owned by Facebook) each week on our Page. You can follow us on Facebook to see the resources every Friday or check them out here:
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!
[New Instagram Collections] Introducing New Ways to Organize Your Saved Posts
Pinterest is Getting Rid of its Like Button, Moving Away from ‘Social Network’ Label
Tumblr Launches New Video App Called “Cabana”
LinkedIn: Updates to Our Terms of Service
You can now live stream to YouTube from your phone if you have at least 1,000 subscribers
Google Analytics is adding a new home page
That’s it for this week! Let us know if you have any questions or comments on any of the resources we’ve shared here!
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