News out last week says that social media apps are in decline. The research by SimilarWeb looked at social app usage in android across several countries to reveal users are losing interest. Then there is the PEW (USA) analysis that shows the growth of the big four social media platforms beginning to plateau. Is…
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There have been massive changes in the Twittersphere this month with the arrival of Twitter’s new block feature wiping out unwanted users and the character count updates. We all thought removing photos and usernames from the Twitter character count was the cherry on top, but recently Twitter announced a new feature adding more value to…
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Irrespective of your audience focus – consumers or businesses, the need to adopt audience-first marketing exists. Channels are increasingly cluttered with conversations and similar content, so the need to standout is greater than ever. Without disclosing specific intellectual property, I’ve recently been looking at an industry who sees 55 million conversations across the open…
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The numbers for Pinterest couldn’t be more compelling. The platform is now seeing 2 billion searches per month and has over 100 million active users. It serves a whopping 1.5 trillion recommendations annually and over 14 million articles are pinned per day. Add the fact that the most recent Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report shows…
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It’s infographic time boys and girls! Hold on to your Snapchat Stat hats. It’s not all dog filters and rainbow lenses. Snapchat is the only channel offering something different in the world of mostly-broadcast, feed-centric social media; intimacy at scale. Here’s how it is reaching it’s audience plus all the relevant Snapchat statistics and figures…
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Snapchat means business. Literally. We have written several blog posts about how businesses can benefit from investing into a solid Snapchat strategy. However, despite the benefits Snapchat can bring to brands in terms of audience acquisition, engagement and UGC. not many brands have tapped into the world of Snapchat. One of the reasons might be…
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Sharing your thoughts and expertise can go along way with driving conversation and proving you’re a valuable Twitter contact. Twitter chats may seem like the last thing on your to do list but it’s worth the time and tweets. Answering industry leading conversations and networking with like-minded professionals can set your notifications alight. Start small…
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Influencer marketing is this year’s craze. Not just because marketers are increasingly wanting to use it, but because there is much debate on whether there is any value in doing it at all. Blogs and networks are lit up with the discussion. At immediate future we started out in activating influencer marketing programmes (12 years’…
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It’s official – Instagram has shaved, traded its fixie for an Audi A8, suited up and launched Business Tools. Considering the platform has over 200,000 advertisers and upwards of 400 million users, many would say this move was inevitable. Credit Suisse estimates that Instagram’s ad business brought in $370m in the fourth quarter of 2015…
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