Did you think that chatting died along with the dial-up modem? Think again. Contrary to popular belief, chatting is alive and well – in tweet form. Twitter chats are the 21st century way to connect with your followers, build authority, and form a community around an important topic. These chats generate valuable discussions and lively… Read More »
Instagram has come a long way since it launched in 2010. Back then, it was all about the preset filters and frames, which gave low-fi snaps of pets or breakfast a sort of charming, retro feel. Fast forward to 2019, and some things never change: pets and brunches are still huge on Instagram. But as… Read More »
Your Instagram aesthetic is important. These days, it’s not enough to post live on Instagram and hope for the best when it comes to your grid – it needs to look creative and cohesive if you want to stand out among your competitors. A new visual planning feature to preview your Instagram feed 📸 We’ve… Read More »
Last week, several popular Twitter scheduling tools were found to be in violation of Twitter’s rules. The social media platform has restricted the use of its API to prevent tools using ‘bulk and aggressive’ following behaviour, rendering certain tools defunct in the process. ManageFlitter, Statusbrew and Crowdfire, among others, were all sent this notice: “Hello,… Read More »
This is a guest blog in partnership with Mention. Did you know that, as of January 2019, there are about 7.7 billion of us walking the earth? It sure is a lot of people. Now, according to the Global Social Media Research Summary (2018), 42% of the world’s population is active on social media. That’s… Read More »
Your Queue will never be empty again! SmarterQueue can now auto-publish blog posts to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest with our latest feature, Auto-Post from RSS. You simply set up your favourite RSS feeds to automatically add new posts to your Queue, without manually checking and adding them yourself. 💁 This will make your weekly… Read More »
In this article, we’re going to show you how easy it can be to run a social media audit and get your social strategy off to a flying start in 2020. How is your social media doing these days? Do you know how many accounts you have, and how they’re performing? Are they helping you achieve… Read More »
Social media is all about value. You follow people for the value they provide, and vice-versa for those who follow you. To many who use social media, a component of value is originality. You might be hesitant to repeat posts for fear of being viewed as spammy or unoriginal. But, with the right strategy, repeating… Read More »
Are you using content curation effectively? In this article, we’ll show you how to populate your content calendar with valuable content that will resonate with your audience – and save huge amounts of time doing it. First Up – What is Content Curation, Exactly? 🤔 Successful content curation is essentially sorting through the vast amounts of… Read More »
Whether you’re already using Pinterest in your marketing strategy or not, these Pinterest tips for small businesses and brands will help you make sure you’re maximising the platform’s potential to generate leads, sell products or increase brand awareness (or all three). With 250m+ people using Pinterest each month, there are huge opportunities for marketers to… Read More »