Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

TTTPearsWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Social advertising is really making headway as traditional methods of advertising begin to be irrelevant. Convince & Convert highlights some of the appeal in their article, The 6 Sweetest Facebook Advertising Features Right Now. Ready for some insights on creating a sweet FB ad campaign.

Who knew something as simple as a social media streak who be so motivating in retaining an audience? Well, for one, Snapchat did. This Mashable piece focuses on the devastating emotions associated with Losing a Snapstreak. What is the benefit of logging in and using Snapchat every day? Is it really as easy as displaying a streak badge?

Visual marketing and video, everyone knows that’s the way to go with social media right now. However, not everyone has a good feel for where to start. Kim Garst covers 9 Visual Marketing Tools That Help Your Social Posts Stand Out on her blog. Now there’s no excuse for not jumping on the branded content bandwagon!

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday

TTTPearsWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Facebook is opening up new opportunities for companies to advertise. In a blog post titled “An Update on Video Monetization”, they announced some of the changes they are making to live video and what their hopes are for the new developments. Facebook keeps investing in their push for more live video content – including this move toward monetization and ad break advertising opportunities.

Pinterest announced an expansion for their Promoted Pins in their recent blog titled “Promoted Pins come to Ireland, Australia and New Zealand”. Promoted Pins will now be able to help businesses increase their online sales in more countries around the world. Advertising seems to be the name of the game in social media this year.

Snapchat recently released their Snaplytics 2016 report and it would seem they are here to stay. In AdWeek’s recent article “Brands Are Experimenting With Snapchat (Report)”, it is reported that Snapchat’s engagement with brands and Snapchat users is the only network that did not decline last year, becoming even more popular for brand marketing.

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday

Top Three ThursdayWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Twitter has long been a great tool for businesses. It is a way to promote your company and allows you to really connect with your customers on a personal level. However, it can be hard to increase your number of followers and get those tweets seen. Sprout Social put together this user-friendly article, 8 Easy-To-Follow: Twitter Hacks to Get Your Tweets Seen, that will help increase your online presence.

Snapchat is increasing in size substantially and reaching far more than just the under-18 demographic now. It is estimated that by 2020 Snapchat will add twice as many new followers than Pinterest and Twitter. Even with these statistics, only about 5% of businesses actually use this platform for their marketing. If you are not sure if Snapchat would be a good fit for your business or how to use it, check out this infographic Snapchat 101: What Brands Need to Know created by Social Media Today to get you started.

With all the change happening in today’s popular social media platforms, it can he tricky to keep up with. Instagram has made a load of changes lately, including offering business accounts, stories and advertising. Which makes you wonder – do you really need to be advertising on this site as well? Sue Zimmerman covers the answer to this question in her latest blog post: How To Get Started With Instagram Ads.

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.