Social Media Must-Reads 10-3-15

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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. 5 Ways Mobile Marketing Is Affecting Social Media

by Daniel Kushner on Business2Community.com

Great insight on how people are using social media on mobile devices, and some tips for your business strategy.

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2. 10 Statistics To Get You More From Your Photos On Social

by Mitt Ray on the ViralTag blog

Use these statistics from the major social platforms  to maximize your visual content strategy. Mitt includes helpful tips with each section.

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3. What is Canva and How Do I Use It For My Business?

by by Matt Mansfield on SmallBizTrends.com

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to use Canva to create visual content, then this tutorial is one to keep! There are many free options with this tool, so I recommend you check it out!

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4. 10 New Marketing Tactics (In Your Buffer Account!)

If you’re using the Buffer App (or want to try it), make sure you’re optimizing this scheduling tool. This post shares some great tips and features.

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5. LinkedIn Completely Changes Message Center

by Melonie Dodaro on Top Dog Social Media

Melonie highlights some pretty major changes to the Message Center on LinkedIn, and includes some tips on what to do (and what not to do) with this new system.

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6. Facebook Starts Letting You Add A 7-Second Looping Video As A Profile Pic

by Josh Constine on TechCrunch.com

Changes are coming to your Facebook Profile! Here are the 5 changes as outlined in this article:

  1. The option to pin Featured Photos to the top of the profile
  2. Temporary profile pics
  3. Easier visibility controls for About info including a new 100 character Bio field
  4. A mobile centric design with centered profile photos plus big sections for photos and friends, and most importantly
  5. The ability to use a 7-second looping video as your profile pic

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Also see Facebook’s official announcement here:

http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/09/improving-mobile-profiles/

 

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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.