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Developing a Social Media Marketing Strategy that Builds Loyalty and Awareness

ConversionXL

Building loyalty and awareness are top priorities for any social media marketer. Today’s social media users are more discerning about where they place their trust. In this article, we’ll look at how the social media landscape has evolved, and what you can do to grow your presence and create a community of loyal fans.

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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Steps to Create a Nonprofit Social Media Policy

Board Effect

Social media platforms are excellent vehicles for storytelling and creating awareness, yet, without a nonprofit social media policy in place, your board could be in for some unexpected problems. Just under 4 billion people use social media in the world. That said, social media is a double-edged sword.

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Evolving Your Personal Social Media Presence

YoungUpstarts

In the social media age, candidates are being judged on much more than just their resume and references. With recruiters increasingly scrutinizing applicants’ online personas, those on the job hunt must learn to evolve their personal social media presence. by Jean Dobey, founder and CEO of Hibe. Google yourself.

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[Review] Likeable Social Media

YoungUpstarts

With close to 900 million users and an upcoming IPO , Facebook is ruling the web as the social network of choice. Collectively, these social technologies and platforms rule a disproportionate part of our lives as consumers. Share Stories (They’re Your Social Currency!). Use Social Network Ads for Greater Impact.

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6 Key Principles For Inducing Customers To Buy Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today. These begin with the following Cialdini’s Six Principles of Influence , which consumers use to make decisions, buttressed by results from various social media surveys he references in the book: Social proof – follow the crowd.

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3 Business Trends for Small Business

ReadWriteStart

Sales and Social Media. Social networks are a real breakthrough of the 21st century. According to Smart Insights, the number of social media users globally grew from 4.2 Just a few years ago, people used apps for communication and leisure, but now they are massively downloading them for work and shopping.