Instagram is testing out a donation sticker for Stories, as spotted by app researchers Ishan Agarwal and Jane Manchun Wong. Wong shared a screenshot which shows a donation sticker amongst other already familiar ones. The feature appears similar to Facebook’s existing fundraising and donation tools for charity or personal causes. Facebook’s own donation tools helped…
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Another week has passed, which means one thing… time for another social snapshot! This week we are bringing you a variety of content; channel reports, platform updates and ways to help you improve your social strategy. We’re always here to help! 10 Instagram tools you need in 2019. http://po.st/9fSmp1 Looking to improve your Instagram,…
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Creating communities… that’s where social can begin to reach the sought-after 1:1 dialogue with consumers and contacts. It’s harder than ever to do this, what with those pesky algorithms, squeezed budgets and sometimes costly media buying. Facebook is now allowing brands to join Groups… wow, this could really blow up in the faces of said…
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As I’m sure you are aware, Facebook recently announced they are working on combining its messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram. Allowing cross-communication across the platform for its users. The new messaging system will allow all three platforms to remain separate, however, users will be able to send and reply to messages from either of…
Read MoreGuess who! 👀 We’re back, back again, bringing you news that we just have to shout about! Stay with us and we’ll get you up to date with the latest happenings in social in no time! LinkedIn launches its own variation of live streaming called ‘LinkedIn Live’ http://po.st/MbkaPS Calling all B2B businesses 📣 Following in…
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High performing social content is relevant to its audience. That’s why it does well. We know that. It’s a fact. The bit that is difficult, is working out what is likely to resonate. Particularly when you’re in a category that just doesn’t see quite as many trends as others. What do you do when no…
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Social media throws down a gauntlet down to all marketeers, whether you are talking to consumers or businesses. With the potential of reaching tens of thousands of followers, how do you stay relevant? The answer to this is rooted in the traditional marketing practice of creating then referring to user personas to help you connect…
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It’s clear that we are in an age where a trend will start from someone or a small community, it then gets shared online and before you know it, it is shared over social reaching millions of people who are then altering their lifestyle to this trend. This is what I have seen…
Read MoreHi… us again! Bringing you a roundup of the best social media news from the past week. Stay with us and we’ll get you up to date with the latest happenings in social in no time! Instagram Adds Option to Link to Instagram Stories, Expands Stories Promote Tool http://po.st/0WjdAD Instagram is stepping up their…
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First off, a quick reminder that Periscope is a Twitter streaming platform that in its original incarnation allowed users to broadcast video to followers. Unlike Vine, which was limited to six-second long clips, Periscope broadcasters can stream for as long as they like. Until recently, there wasn’t much of a commenting facility, essentially all you…
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