Does Social Sway Elections?
Social

Does Social Sway Elections?

11y Emily Alford

Does Social Sway Elections?

This year, more voters than ever used smartphones and social media to keep up with political news, while hashtags like #IVoted became status symbols f...

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Facebook Puts Ban on "Like-Gating"
Social

Facebook Puts Ban on "Like-Gating"

11y Mike O'Brien

Facebook Puts Ban on "Like-Gating"

With brands no longer able to instruct users to like pages as a way to unlock content or enter contests, industry experts say they will have to engage...

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Hai Tao: Chinese Shopping Goes Global
Asia

Hai Tao: Chinese Shopping Goes Global

11y Chris Baker

Hai Tao: Chinese Shopping Goes Global

China's overseas shopping movement is set to take off – but online payment options for Chinese shoppers remains the biggest obstacle. Read More...

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What #AlexFromTarget Can Teach Us About Seizing Social Opportunities
Social

What #AlexFromTarget Can Teach Us About Seizing Social Opportunities

11y Emily Alford

What #AlexFromTarget Can Teach Us About Seizing So...

On Sunday, a tweet about Alex, a Target employee, became a hit on social media, making the teenager an instant celebrity and providing Target with the...

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Lessons Learned From 10 Terrific Tweets
Social

Lessons Learned From 10 Terrific Tweets

11y Bob Cargill

Lessons Learned From 10 Terrific Tweets

Many brands have mastered the art of marketing through Twitter. Check out these 10 examples and see what you can apply to your own social media effort...

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Activision and AKQA "Hack" Instagram for Call of Duty Fans
Social

Activision and AKQA "Hack" Instagram for Call of Duty Fans

11y Emily Alford

Activision and AKQA "Hack" Instagram for Call of D...

Activision and AKQA have manipulated Instagram's photo tags to create an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure-style story for fans of the video game...

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Fake Twitter Profile Reveals Consumer Engagement Levels [Study]
Social

Fake Twitter Profile Reveals Consumer Engagement Levels [Study]

11y Mike O'Brien

Fake Twitter Profile Reveals Consumer Engagement L...

Using a fictional fashion brand's Twitter profile as a case study, Isobar found consumers' perceptions of the brand were altered by number of follower...

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Instagram Is the Latest Social Platform to Dive Into Native Video
Social

Instagram Is the Latest Social Platform to Dive Into Native Video

11y Emily Alford

Instagram Is the Latest Social Platform to Dive In...

Instagram has unveiled its own native video advertising platform, which will introduce auto-playing 15-second sponsored videos to users' feeds. Read M...

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Top 5 Social Marketing Trends for Brands to Watch in 2015
Social

Top 5 Social Marketing Trends for Brands to Watch in 2015

11y Roger Katz

Top 5 Social Marketing Trends for Brands to Watch ...

As we near the end of 2014, here's a look at what social media marketing trends brands need to be on the lookout for in the coming year. Read More...

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It’s Time for Brands to Capitalize on News Consumption Trends
Marketing

It’s Time for Brands to Capitalize on News Consumption Trends

11y Tessa Wegert

It’s Time for Brands to Capitalize on News Consump...

As more and more consumers get their news online, and specifically from social media, brands must learn to react in real-time. Read More...

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Facebook Touts Search in Q3 Earnings: Is Zuckerberg Aiming to Out-Google Google?
Social

Facebook Touts Search in Q3 Earnings: Is Zuckerberg Aiming to Out-Google Go...

11y Susan Kuchinskas

Facebook Touts Search in Q3 Earnings: Is Zuckerber...

The platform's search initiative could increase usage and bring in more ad revenue. Read More...

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How Social Is Your Business, Anyway?
Social

How Social Is Your Business, Anyway?

11y Michelle Killebrew

How Social Is Your Business, Anyway?

Evolving into a truly social business is a tricky task, and one that can take a while to accomplish. How does your brand stack up? Read More...

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Facebook, Pinterest Drive Social Traffic, Clipping Twitter's Wings
Analytics

Facebook, Pinterest Drive Social Traffic, Clipping Twitter's Wings

11y Emily Alford

Facebook, Pinterest Drive Social Traffic, Clipping...

Facebook accounts for the year's largest share of referral traffic, and Pinterest is a distant second. Meanwhile, Twitter has seen its referral traffi...

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Can Social Media Save "Old, White, and Male" Baseball?
Social

Can Social Media Save "Old, White, and Male" Baseball?

11y Emily Alford

Can Social Media Save "Old, White, and Male" Baseb...

As World Series viewership declines, SapientNitro's CMO Bill Kanarick urges baseball to go digital in order to stay relevant to a younger, plugged-in ...

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Are Paid Platforms the Future of Social?
Social

Are Paid Platforms the Future of Social?

11y Mike O'Brien

Are Paid Platforms the Future of Social?

Believing that content published on social belongs to the creators, tsū and Bubblews share ad revenue with their users, though some believe the paymen...

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The Future of Social Media: Paid vs. Organic
Social

The Future of Social Media: Paid vs. Organic

11y Krista Neher

The Future of Social Media: Paid vs. Organic

The future of social media is in paid content, which requires a different strategy than organic. How can you prepare? Read More...

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FireChat Aims to Heat Up Mobile Marketing in Emerging Regions
Asia

FireChat Aims to Heat Up Mobile Marketing in Emerging Regions

11y Sophie Loras

FireChat Aims to Heat Up Mobile Marketing in Emerg...

Crisis has fuelled FireChat's success across Hong Kong and Taiwan, but the app's creator is looking to India as the key market entry point for Asia as...

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Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?
Social

Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?

11y Mike O'Brien

Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?

Pinterest's head of online sales and operations has four tips for leveraging the platform to push your brand’s products. Read More...

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Businesses Understand Value of Social Data But Few Know How to Use It
Social

Businesses Understand Value of Social Data But Few Know How to Use It

11y Emily Alford

Businesses Understand Value of Social Data But Few...

A Hootsuite survey found that most businesses see the value in social media data but many struggle to organize that data into a successful social medi...

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Software, Social Media, and E-Commerce: The Digital Rise Continues in the East
Asia

Software, Social Media, and E-Commerce: The Digital Rise Continues in the E...

11y Elisa Harca

Software, Social Media, and E-Commerce: The Digita...

Asia has a thriving and innovative digital landscape that goes well beyond the traditional social media and e-commerce platforms of the West. Read Mor...

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3 Brands, 3 Social Media Strategies for Halloween
Social

3 Brands, 3 Social Media Strategies for Halloween

11y Tessa Wegert

3 Brands, 3 Social Media Strategies for Halloween

The Halloween holiday is a great time for marketers to get creative and ramp up their social media marketing efforts. Here are three brands with three...

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The Rise of the Paid Social Network Business Model
Social

The Rise of the Paid Social Network Business Model

11y Dave Evans

The Rise of the Paid Social Network Business Model

There's a growing acceptance of pay-for-play in the digital and, more specifically, social worlds. How will you adapt to the new model? Read More...

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True Viral Cannot Be Planned
Asia

True Viral Cannot Be Planned

11y Charlie Wang

True Viral Cannot Be Planned

As a recent viral advertisement for a technical college in China shows, there is no rhyme or reason when it comes to what campaigns get picked up by t...

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Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do More Harm Than Good?
Social

Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do More Harm Than Good?

11y Mike O'Brien

Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do M...

Over the weekend the platform launched its first ad, a Snap from the movie "Ouija" that appeared in users' Recent Updates feed. But will the lack of t...

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Social Sharing Reaches Peak Within 24 Hours of Major Events [Study]
Data insights

Social Sharing Reaches Peak Within 24 Hours of Major Events [Study]

12y Yuyu Chen

Social Sharing Reaches Peak Within 24 Hours of Maj...

A new report from ShareThis shows that consumer engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit is highest in the days surrounding big events. Read More...

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How to Use Twitter for Business
Social

How to Use Twitter for Business

12y Aaron Kahlow

How to Use Twitter for Business

A look at why some tweets catch on and why some business are killing it using Twitter. Read More...

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How Social Media Is Reviving the Teaser Campaign
Social

How Social Media Is Reviving the Teaser Campaign

12y Tessa Wegert

How Social Media Is Reviving the Teaser Campaign

Teaser campaigns have always been popular, but the ability to push these kind of campaigns on social media is drumming up even more interest. Read Mor...

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