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Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can UseWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources that deal with 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!

It’s a new year, which means new social media trends and strategies. Being able to get ahead of those trends means being able to predict what’s coming around the corner. Social Media Today has put together a list of their 50+ Predictions for 2016. Of course, you could just check it out because the curiosity is killing you!

For all my logical/analytical readers, what if you could use a formula to determine the best possible content for your readers? The Content Marketing Institute has developed such an equation in their article The Ultimate Science-Backed Method for Creating Content That Readers Love. This piece is perfect for those struggling to find ways to measure the success of their content curation efforts.

Video is definitely the future of social media and all the platforms are catching on. Facebook has been slowly releasing their Facebook Live feature since last August. Wondering how to utilize this new tool for your business? Social Media Examiner explores this idea in more depth in Facebook Live: What Marketers Need to Know.

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.

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Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday ZebrasMy new feature on Thursdays is to link three useful and interesting articles from excellent websites that deal with social media and marketing subjects. As you know, changes are always afoot in the world of social media. Both you and I have a lot to keep up with!

One of my favorite gurus is Mark W. Schaefer of Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He and his community members write well-researched, useful posts. Today I recommend reading ‘Thinking around the corners. 7 ideas to re-charge your content.’ It gives seven ways you can rise above the massive content and social noise out there while being you, in your own voice. The author challenges you to dig a little deeper!

While we’re on the subject of writing content, here’s a great article from Copyblogger on repurposing and adding value to older blog content: ‘5 Simple Steps to Breathe New Life into Old Content with SlideShare.’ If you’ve never used the SlideShare tool, the author gives actionable steps on making it work for you. It’s an excellent way to improve engagement with your audience.

And finally, for those of you on the fence or confused about Twitter, here’s a write-up from Social Media Today that will help you move forward on this fast-moving platform: ‘10 Tips for Amazing Marketing on Twitter.’ It’s no longer just a for-fun social network. Twitter can be a powerful business tool.

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.