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Consumers say the main reasons they follow brands on social media are to learn about products/services and to be entertained, according to recent research from Sprout Social. more![Instagram Stats Every Marketer Needs to Know in 2019 [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190618-infographic-lg.jpg)
Instagram has over 1 billion active monthly users, 500 million of whom are active daily on the image-based social platform. Users' engagement with brands on Instagram is at least 10 times higher than on any other social platform. Worth paying attention to, right?! more
How much are influencers charging brands to post content to social media? How do these rates vary by follower count, social network, and content type? more![How Twitter's Algorithm Works (And How to Make It Work for You) [infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190529-infographic-lg.jpg)
Twitter has 330 million active monthly users. More than 500 million tweets go out each day—roughly 6,000 tweets each second. How can you or your brand possibly stand out in the torrent of tweets? more![The Online Platforms With the Greatest Amount of Offensive Content [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190528-charts-lg.jpg)
Consumers say Facebook and YouTube are the online platforms with the greatest amount of offensive content, according to a recent report from AdColony. more![The Top Influencers on Pinterest [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190523-charts-lg.jpg)
What are the most popular accounts on Pinterest? Which topics and subtopics do these accounts tend to cover? How frequently do they pin content? more
Sellers—and marketers—are crazy if they don't take advantage of the vast amounts of information about their buyers that's available on social media. And yet, they don't. Those who do... have a great advantage. Here are ways to research buyers on social platforms. more![Social Media Image Sizes in 2019 [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190514-infographic-lg.jpg)
Images are key to making your social media posts get noticed. But those images—whether cover photos, profile pics, or visuals in timelines or news feeds—need to be the right display size. The problem? Social platforms often change their guidelines on optimal display sizes. The solution? This infographic. more
The steady growth in the share of US adults who use social media appears to have plateaued, according to recent research from the Pew Research Center. more
Social media long ago became the place where people voice their opinions on everything, including your brand and products. Also about company leaders, like your CEO or CMO. Which is why social media monitoring exists. But Google Alerts isn't nearly enough. Instead, here are 10 tools that work well. more
Most marketers say they now have a process in place to vet social media influencers, according to recent research from ACTIVATE. more![A Timeline of Select Social Media Platforms [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190418-infographic-lg.jpg)
The list of social apps, networks, sites—platforms of all sorts—is growing longer by the day. This timeline highlights nearly 50 social platforms that have left a mark in social media history. Some are no longer with us (RIP), but others are... and they have become part of our daily lives. ... more- Is social media helping us reach potential customers? After all, we're sweating blood to create social media content and investing in ad campaigns to help our content gain more visibility. Is all of that delivering business results? We should find out. more
When you work on a team managing social media—whether a team of 2 or 20—issues and mix-ups are bound to arise: Who decides what gets published? Who is allowed to access a particular social account? How do you quickly get approval from busy managers or clients? These four tools can ... more![21 Instagram Stats Every E-Commerce Brand Should Know [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190128-infographic-instagram-lg.jpg)
Instagram has over 1 billion active monthly users, but seeing success on the social platform is still a challenge for many marketers. Here's what your business needs to know before you 'gram. more
Marketers who understand the value of engagement in influencer marketing also understand the power of micro-influencers. These are regular people with regular social media accounts who are truly driven to share their passions. As a result, they have passionate followings—and incredible endorsement power. Here's what you need to know to ... more- Your company probably has some social media presence. But if you're not incorporating it into your strategy for marketing to customers, you're missing out. to expand your customer base, keep current customers engaged, and increase profits, take steps to build a social media marketing plan. more
Video is the content type that tends to spark the most engagement on Instagram, according to recent research from quintly. more![Facebook Reactions, Shares, and Comments: A 2018 Year in Review [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/articles/lg/190107-socialbakers-facebook-2018-infographic-lg.jpg)
Some people—including many of your customers—practically live on Facebook (despite all the bad press it got in 2018). So how do they behave? What do they share? Who likes "love" most, or "haha"? Which are the standout brands? And so on and so on. Here's a handy wrap-up of Facebook ... more- Each of these handful of tactics you can use in conjunction with your social media efforts can boost your lead counts. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, however; you'll need to experiment to find which work best for you. Check out these potentially winning lead-gen tactics. more
Most US adults say brands should respond to consumers' comments on social media within a day, according to recent research from Clutch. more
Some 81% of consumers say brands have a responsibility to be transparent on social media, according to recent research from Sprout Social. more
Some brands are already using artificial intelligence to engage their audiences on social media and gain an edge on their competition. See how you can start using AI and stay ahead of the curve. more
Most Fortune 500 companies now have corporate blogs, according to recent research conducted by Nora Ganim Barnes, Allison Kane, and Kylie Maloney at The Center for Marketing Research, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. more- When you have the basics of your social media set up and running smoothly, the rest of the program becomes easier to manage. This checklist of social media tasks to address on a regular basis will help you set up your social routine--and entire program--for success. more
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