Weekly Social Media Wrap Up 3-16-14

Weekly Social Media Wrap Up 3-16-14

Get some helpful tips for your social media marketing strategy from this week’s top resources. We share some great articles from the week in our social media wrap up that you can read now or save for later.

You’ll find 7 articles in this list (just click on each article’s title to read it), along with a corresponding Pin for each. You can simply pin the resource to one of your Pinterest Boards for later reading.

1. Every Brand on Facebook Should Master the 6 S’s of Brand Credibility

A great checklist for any type of business: from Setup to Show Up, these guidelines will help you maintain a successful Page.

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2. How to Find Relevant Hashtags for Your Business

Great info for creating a hashtag strategy for your business! Start out by finding the hashtags used by the Influencers in your industry; then use a few tools to develop a strategy for using them in your Tweets.

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3. 6 Ways to Promote Your Business with Pinterest Places

Social Media Examiner shares some good ideas on how to use Place Pins in your Pinterest strategy: from pinning your business locations, to featuring client locations, or showcasing favorite spots in your local area…use the examples in this article to make a Places Board for your account.

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4. Seriously Boost Your Twitter Strategy

This is a great collection of tips from power users. Some of their favorite tools are mentioned as well; you may know that the Buffer App is my favorite tool for scheduling some of your Tweets throughout the day. Saves you time and reaches more people when you’re not online!

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5. To Hashtag or Not (Pinterest)

A very helpful post on how to use hashtags on Pinterest: they don’t work quite the same way as on Twitter or Google+. As the article shares… “the TERM not the ”#” is what’s important”.

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6. Why You Don’t Need to Go Viral to Make Video Marketing Work

Are you holding back on creating videos for your business because you’re worried they won’t be “perfect” or go viral? Here are 5 great tips to help you create videos that will appeal to your audience.

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7.  Facebook’s New Layout for Pages

By now, you’ve probably heard that a new look for Facebook Pages is coming! Your Page’s Timeline will more closely resemble the Timeline on our Personal Profiles.

Custom App Tabs are not displayed as prominently, and you may have to adjust the lower (right) section of your Cover Photo.

We’ll be sharing more information as the new layout rolls out, but for now here are 2 resources for you:

Facebook’s Official announcement:
https://www.facebook.com/business/news/A-Streamlined-Look-for-Pages

See the new Timeline in action:

https://www.facebook.com/marketing/timeline

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We share a photo of our local area each week: the one above is a Cypress Swamp in the New Port Richey area, a very common habitat here. 

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.