The changes in social media continue at lighting speed which means it’s time for another look at what’s happening on some of the biggest social platforms and how those changes are affecting marketers in positive and negative ways. Here’s what’s been happening in 2019 so far…
Continue reading “What’s Up in Social Media (March 2019 Edition)”
Periodically, it’s important to check in with the social media world and take stock. So every now and then, we stop and regroup with a post covering the latest changes. Are there new tools for marketers? New regulations? Changes in algorithms to be aware of? We evaluate the headlines, review the information and curate the most important news marketers need.
Undoubtedly, you’ve heard that Facebook stock tanked last week and that Twitter purged its rolls to eliminate bots causing some users to lose many followers, but there’s a lot more going on. Let’s take a look: Continue reading “What’s Up in Social Media? (July 2018 Edition)”
While there’s a lot of room for creativity, most events follow a specific, basic model. A slate of educational programming, a trade show floor featuring everything new in the industry and opportunities to network. Mix in a slew of pre-event marketing emails to tell people about it and you have the standard trade show framework. Fortunately, events are increasingly using technology to break out of the mold and create a unique experience for their attendees, starting with the marketing.
We marketers love data. It helps us find the audiences who most closely match with our product or service offerings. In theory, using data to target the right people saves time, saves money and provides customers with better experiences because they are getting information that is relevant to them instead of having anything and everything thrown at them.
But, using data means people must give up certain information about themselves, either willingly or by circumstance. Learning that Cambridge Analytica was able to access the data of 87 million people on Facebook and use it to manipulate their thinking is alarming. It feels like a huge breach of trust that has left each of us exposed. Continue reading “A Word about Data and Data Privacy”
Tis’ the season to look ahead and from the recent onslaught of trends articles it seems like big changes are ahead for content marketing.
Spoiler Alert: Video is HUGE; original content is now king, dark social, augmented reality and AI (artificial intelligence) come into play in the industry and influencer marketing will get more attention. Continue reading “2018 Outlook: Big Changes Predicted in Content Marketing & Social Media”
After conducting dozens of paid advertising campaigns on Facebook for clients in a range of industries, I can attest that they can offer a range of benefits for marketers, including detailed targeting, near real-time tracking and ad monitoring, the ability to make changes to targeting or ad creative at any point and affordable pricing. Still, some marketers are leery to test the platform for their audiences.
I’ve compiled the top three concerns I hear when discussing Facebook advertising and offer explanations to quell those concerns so that more marketers can feel confident testing the platform’s paid advertising opportunities. Continue reading “3 Myths about Facebook Advertising”
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