Live videos are everywhere. This live trend started with Twitch, went to YouTube, jumped onto Facebook, then Instagram, and now Twitter is coming out with it’s native live streaming too (well done Twitter, you got there eventually). So the tools are there. But how to use them? We have a few tips that will help boost…
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Question: should I be using Facebook Instant Articles, and does it replace by blog. Answer: yes and no. Glad we sorted that one out. Merry Christmas and we’ll chat in the New Year. Okay, so I’m guessing you need a little more info than that. Fair point. What is Facebook Instant Articles? To quote Facebook:…
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2016 right? It’s been a crazy year. Aside from the politics and the entire world being different now, social has notably evolved – particularly when it comes to video. Here are some of the ways social video has changed: Facebook Live Despite being launched in August 2015, this was the year that Facebook Live truly…
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With the darker nights and Christmas programming on the horizon, TV takes a more central role in our UK media consumption. Last year, research showed that Christmas TV viewing was dominated by the TV set. But TV isn’t a channel alone anymore. Social sits hand in glove with TV shows, movies and even TV adverts.…
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Is it because the vast majority of Snapchatters are between 18 and 24? Is it because their content creation processes often require going through a lengthy approval path? Or maybe it’s the lack of analytics on the platform and tools to measure a campaign’s ROI? Whatever their reasons, most travel brands are behind the…
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I guess the obvious thing to state is that almost everyone uses social media today, and that includes a huge and ever increasing number of businesses using social media as (in some case, the main element), of their marketing activity. But for those that haven’t jumped on board with social media as yet, the question…
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Are you finding that your organic reach on Facebook isn’t quite what it used to be? You’d be right. Did you know that only 2% of your page’s fans actually see your content? Facebook’s algorithms and preferential treatments have long been something that social media marketers have to adhere to. Let’s face it; Facebook is looking out…
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From Snapchat’s Spectacles to the Amazon Dash Button, 2016 has seen a heavy focus from brands and advertisers on integrating digital and physical. This was also adopted in the marketing sphere, and several of the most notable campaigns this year came from ideas that found a way to use digital data to serve personalised and…
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I know what you are thinking not another Snapchat blog but it’s hard to not cover this social media maverick when they continue to innovate at the rate they do, and their latest innovation is not digital it’s physical. If you asked me 10 years ago “do you think we will be wearing social media camera…
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