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. 33 Ways to Discover Ideas for Your Content Marketing
by Barry Feldman on Social Media Today
Running out of content ideas? Use this list to come up with some fresh material for your online marketing.
2. 6 types of content your readers hate
by Derek Miller on Biznology
Use this post as you’re getting content ideas from article #1 above…to make sure none of your new ideas fall into any of these negative categories.
3. 9 Essential Design Tools for Non-Designers
by Kara Sherrer on Social Media Today
This is a good list of tools to help you create all kinds of social media posts!
4. Snapchat vs. Instagram Stories: Which Channel is Right for Your Brand?
by Lindsey Peacock on the Hootsuite blog
Each business is different, and your target audience may actually use both platforms, but this article shares some good tips as you are creating your strategy.
5. Introducing the LinkedIn Content Insights Quarterly: Q1 2017 – What Professionals Are Reading on the LinkedIn Platform
by Jennifer Brett on the LinkedIn Business blog
If you’re publishing on LinkedIn or thinking about it, this new quarterly report will help show you the top-performing posts on the site.
Facebook (and Instagram) Resources & News from the Week:
We highlight Facebook and Instagram resources and news each week on our Page. You can follow us on Facebook to see the resources every Friday or check them out here:
Weekly Facebook Resources
Check out what’s new this week:
- Video Usage Research
- Photo Album Features
- Advertising Updates on Facebook Canvas and Instagram Stories
- Closed Captions on Facebook Live
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!
Snapchat: Improving Ad Data, New Bitmoji Functionality, Expanding Availability of Spectacles
Periscope Users Can Now Connect to Their Facebook and Google Accounts
[LinkedIn] Groups API – No Longer Available
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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