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August 24, 2015

Cool Giveaways on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook That Caught My Eye

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Social media giveaways can be an important component for social media marketing success (especially for an e-commerce business). But how do you create one that gets great engagement?

Here’s a few recent giveaways I’ve noticed on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to get your creative juices flowing.

 

1Twitter: Go Ahead

Twitter Giveaway: Retweet & Follow for a Chance to Win a Summer Basket  @goahead gave away a summer snack basket of goodies to people who retweeted and followed them. The peek …

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    November 3, 2014

    How to Promote an Event Using Social Media

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    Social media is a great channel for promoting events. It’s not only a great way to reach your fans, but also a great way to expand your reach through shares and retweets. Promoting events like seminars, webinars, special guests, product demonstrations, conferences and concerts using social media can be effective if you follow these guidelines.

    Here are 7 tips to show you how to promote an event using social media.

    1Tell them why they’ll benefit

    Make sure your …

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      September 22, 2014

      How to Use Social Media In Your Retail Marketing Strategy

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      5 Stones Media is a full-service marketing agency with a number of great clients. They have their hands full juggling many client projects and delivering results for their social media activities. The 5 Stones Media team doesn’t have time to waste on social media activities that aren’t directed to achieving specific goals for their clients.

      One of their specialties is in managing social media for retail business. Their client Hammond Square, a local shopping center, wanted …

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        September 15, 2014

        Social Media for Restaurants: Easy Restaurant Marketing Ideas From Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe

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        As the co-owner of the Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe, Executive Pastry Chef Sean Wojtkowski adds a creative flair not only to his creations but also to his social media activities. Sean manages to mix a daily fare of interesting social posts with highly successful restaurant promotion ideas, including giveaways and campaigns on their social networks. These activities keep fans engaged and provide a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look into the cafe.

        “As a business owner, our biggest social …

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          September 8, 2014

          3 Examples of Using Social Media For Tourism Marketing

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          When you’ve got a steady stream of promotions for events, attractions, and travel specials to manage, you’ve got to be efficient in your social media tactics.

          Whether you’re a large city’s visitor bureau, a local hiking and biking trail system, or an independent, eclectic movie theatre, you’ve got to keep a steady drum beat of information, specials, and promotions running. When using social media for tourism marketing, it can be quite a challenge to keep your …

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            September 1, 2014

            5 Best Social Media Campaigns to Drive Customers Through Your Sales Funnel Stages

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            Ka-ching! We all love the sound of a new customer buying our product. And most likely their purchase was the result of many efforts to move them through your sales funnel stages, whether you did this on purpose or not.

            So how can you move your prospects through your sales funnel stages using social media? Here are the best social media campaign examples to demonstrate how you can move people from awareness to purchase using social …

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              August 30, 2014

              The NonProfit Social Media Strategy That Works For Nashville AMA

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              For Julie McReynolds, Social Media Manager for the Nashville chapter of the American Marketing Association (NAMA), maintaining a steady drumbeat of posts on social media networks can be quite a challenge.

              At any time, there are many diverse events, announcements, and initiatives going on which all require a marketing campaign to help get the word out about them. For example, their nonprofit social media strategy involves getting the word out about special interest group meetings (SIGs) …

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