Category: Social Media Marketing

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Facebook Ads is Suspending Ad Accounts During the 2020 Election Aftermath

Update January 9th-10th, 2021: I have gotten 3 separate, credible reports now that this issue is happening again. This time however there has been no word from Facebook about it. The Facebook employee who was previously helping, Rob Leathern, has recently left the company. The closest person at...

How To Get the Old Facebook Design Back (at least temporarily)

Update 12/02/2020: Today Facebook appears to have removed the ability for page and group owners to switch to the old desktop design somewhere around 3pm Central time. Tweet: https://twitter.com/YoungbloodJoe/status/1334245086624960520 We’re still in the middle of a pandemic and Facebook is in the middle of taking their classic website...

How This One Man Gained Over 2 Million Twitter Followers and Nearly 3 Million Instagram Followers in Just A Few Months

We’ve written at length here about how scammers use fake contests and promises of cash to help build large audiences on social media. Those audiences are then used for all sorts of nefarious purposes including pushing users to pages of stolen content covered in ads, push users to...

The Reddit Ads Pixel Now Supports First-Party Cookies

Reddit Ads staffer /u/h0neybe8r made a post in the /r/RedditAds sub yesterday titled “The Reddit Pixel gets some exciting updates today” While the title makes it sound like there is more than one update, the post itself seems to hone in on one major change, that is that...

How To Reveal Instagram Like Counts With a Chrome Browser Extension

Instagram is hiding like counts as a test around the world and many fear that it will become a permanent feature. For marketers who rely on Influencer Marketing, this is an especially troubling move as it will make it more difficult to find influencers that drive actual engagements...

Someone is Messaging Facebook Pages Claiming They Have Violated Facebook’s Content Policy – It Is A Scam

Update: 8/11/2023: There’s another new version of this scam going around frequently the Pages are using the name “Meta Business Suite” and the Meta logo. These are still scams. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK OR GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION. Report the message, move it to Spam, and be...

John Wick 3 – Halle Berry’s Dogs Case Study

John Wick 3 is finding success with a Reddit Ads campaign using a 3 year old tactic proven by Toyota in 2016, giving away Reddit Gold. The ad appears designed more to build top of mind awareness for the DVD release expected on September 10th rather than to...

Reddit Ads May Soon Allow Better Targeting For Female-Centric Subjects

Reddit user /u/mulcahy43 posted to the Reddit Ads subreddit asking why they couldn’t target /r/Feminism and calling the Reddit staff bigots. Currently Reddit only allows targeting of subreddits the admins have selected. Some believe this means only really large subreddits can be targeted, but that’s not true as...

Update to Reddit Ads Email Notifications

Thanks to /u/jeromysonne suggesting the feature, Reddit will now be adding usernames to the emails that they send out about the platform. The usernames will be added to the subject line of emails Reddit Ads sends out about rejected ads and about ads that were approved. The announcement...

Here’s How to Get The Old Twitter Layout Back If You Don’t Like New Twitter

Twitter has started rolling out their new design on desktop which has been in testing for several months. So far the reaction from Twitter users has been less than positive. #NewTwitter is … weird. I WANT A REVERT TO OLD VERSION OPTION — Rudrank Riyam (@snuff_4) July 15,...

What is Social Media Marketing?

Social media marketing is the process of promoting a brand, product, or service through various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and others. This form of digital marketing involves creating and sharing content, engaging with followers, running paid social media ads, and analyzing performance metrics to improve the effectiveness of the campaign.

Social media marketing aims to connect with potential customers and build brand awareness, trust, and loyalty through consistent engagement and communication. By utilizing social media platforms, businesses can reach a wider audience, target specific demographics, and foster a community around their brand.

Effective social media marketing involves developing a comprehensive strategy, identifying the target audience, selecting the appropriate social media channels, creating compelling content, and measuring the campaign’s success to make necessary adjustments.

Why is Social Media Marketing Important?

Social media marketing is important for several reasons:

  1. Large audience reach: Social media platforms have billions of active users worldwide, which means businesses can potentially reach a vast audience with their marketing messages.
  2. Targeted advertising: Social media platforms allow businesses to target their ads to specific demographics, interests, and behaviors, ensuring that their marketing messages are delivered to the most relevant audience.
  3. Cost-effective: Social media marketing can be less expensive than traditional marketing methods, making it an accessible option for small businesses and startups.
  4. Increased engagement: Social media marketing enables businesses to engage with their followers, build relationships, and foster a community around their brand.
  5. Brand awareness: Social media platforms provide an opportunity for businesses to raise their brand awareness, establish their brand’s identity, and increase their visibility.
  6. Improved customer insights: Social media analytics provide valuable insights into customer behavior, preferences, and opinions, which can be used to improve the effectiveness of the marketing campaign.

Social media marketing is an effective way for businesses to connect with their audience, build brand awareness, and drive customer engagement and loyalty.