Social Media

Social media marketing can be used as a great tool to help businesses grow, and it can also be used to help connect with communities and impact the greater good. Through the use of the right hashtags and toolkits, brands can connect with timely campaigns and important niches. May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month and May 15 is International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day. This is the perfect time for your brand to join the conversation and help make an impact on the lives of people touched by Huntington’s Disease. Whether you work in the medical research field, have employees who are passionate about disease awareness, or your brand has some other connection to the disease, it is important to engage in the conversation in a way that is meaningful and impactful. This art...

There are many different social media platforms these days and each one has its own unique pros and cons. However, one major con that seems to exist on every social media platform is that social media can cause us to feel very lonely. This may seem counterintuitive, because the whole idea behind social media is to help us stay connected with our friends, family, business connections, and even strangers. But social media has created a new kind of loneliness epidemic.  Why is this happening? This article takes a look at how social media creates strong feelings of loneliness, especially in young adults. It also provides suggestions for how to reduce feelings of loneliness caused by social media use. Online connection cannot substitute for in-person connection Humans are social cre...

Social media is ubiquitous in our modern lives. The role of social media has moved beyond just staying up to date with friends. Now, social media can be used to connect with strangers, promote your business, advertise and shop for commercial products, engage with communities of people, and more.  Social media can also have an impact on our romantic relationships and feelings of intimacy. But social media can be a double-edged sword. It can help us feel simultaneously more connected and less connected to the world and our relationships. So, are these impacts on intimacy good or bad? This article takes a look at both the negative and positive impacts that social media is having on intimate relationships and feelings of intimacy. What are the negative effects of social media on i...

Social media is often thought of as a hot new trend, but the truth is that many social media platforms have been around for a long time now. While they are still modern by many definitions, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are almost two decades old.  Social media marketing is a huge part of being a successful social business in these modern times. But you may be finding that old social media marketing strategies are no longer getting you the same results. The social media landscape is shifting and it is hard for your business to keep up. You’re undergoing a bit of a social media midlife crisis, you might say.  Don’t worry! This article takes a look at ways you can survive this social media midlife crisis and get your social media marketing strategies back on t...

Managing a team is not always easy, and the bigger the team, the more difficult it is! But if you want to learn more about how to manage your social media team, you found the right article. Here we have the best tips and tricks for you! What are the issues when managing your social media team? With every type of team, there can be a lot of problems. Especially when the group contains 10+ people, many different personalities and ideas collide and might cause some issues. The management has to be on top of all the tasks, goals, and possible problems, and everyone constantly needs to know what they have to do. If you don’t have much experience in managing a team, this can be a complicated situation. Don’t worry; we have some helpful information for you on how to manage your social media...

Do you ever wonder what it takes to create a viral video? Are you of the opinion that luck plays a massive role in taking a simple dance craze and making it go truly global? Are you jealous of watching the efforts of others pay off while your videos get a paltry number of views?  When it comes to making a success of your social media channel, on whatever platform you are attempting to break, you need to be patient and always be looking to produce content that will engage and entertain. However, you shouldn’t look to force the issue or resort to clickbait-esque efforts and today’s audience is far more clued up than it used to be. Perhaps you have shot a number of great videos; maybe for TikTok (where the video is little more than a short soundbite), on Instagram (where you have a ...

Twitter is the sixth-ranked mobile application, and over five hundred million tweets are sent out daily. Former United States of America President, Barack Obama is the most followed world leader on Twitter with over 130 million followers. Justin Bieber, the R&B singer, is the most followed entertainer with over 114 million followers. Twitter announced profits for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2017. To buy Twitter followers is one of the easiest means of exposing your business to a larger audience and taking your brand to a new level.  Here are some websites you can buy high quality and cheap Twitter followers: Total points Social Boss Price from $0,99 to $359,99 Packages from 10 to 20’000 followers Cryptocurrency payment available Tes...

It’s becoming clearer every day that businesses are facing major decisions that will not only shake up their status quo but rewrite the old business playbook. As the power shifts to consumers and their growing needs, executives recognize the urgency of adopting a social mindset that applies to technology, people, and strategy to anticipate and deliver value on their customers’ terms. Becoming a social business is different and expands beyond having a social media strategy. The latter outlines how to engage customers through social media accounts, get Instagram followers or establish a strong online presence. A social business strategy aligns these social media initiatives with business goals and adopts technology to create a social workplace and business model. Becoming a social ...

Closed captioning and transcription may seem similar at first glance because both convert audio to text.  However, there are different processes for closed captions and transcripts. And both have their unique applications and advantages.  Choosing the right one for your podcast will depend on your needs. Here, we'll cover the advantages and disadvantages of closed captioning and live transcription. Then, you can figure out which is best for your podcast. How Does Closed Captioning Work? Closing captions (CC) provide extra information by visually presenting text. Closed captions on a screen are more than a direct speech-to-text conversion. They can include descriptions of non-speech elements. Closed captioning is a technology developed to assist the hearing impaired. But i...

It's safe to say that social media has completely revolutionized our society and the way we communicate. Social media has come with a large dictionary and new terms and words, and it can be overwhelming to keep track of them all. One of the most widely used terms in social media is "hashtag". But a lot of people don't know what it is about and why it is being used. In this article, we are looking closer at the origins of the hashtag and what it actually is. Infographic brought to you by Wrike web-based collaborative tools

Social media has done a lot for the world, but it’s far from perfect. For every good quality a social media platform has, there’s something to balance it out; there can, after all, be no Yin without the Yang. Every major platform has its own benefits and drawbacks, and while these will differ in whether they apply to you based on what kind of user you are, there are some that feel universal. Here are some of the major pros and cons of a few of the big social media platforms. TikTok It’s hard to argue that TikTok isn’t the fastest-growing social media platform right now. It’s been downloaded around 2.6 billion times, and that number is only likely to increase as the app finds a footing with a more wide-ranging demographic. Of course, TikTok isn’t perfect, so here’s what you need...

YouTube is a marketing space for video creators now. The platform that was previously used for fun vlogs has realized its true potential as a marketplace and is leaving no stone unturned in using its full potential. It is the second-largest search engine after Google, and now that Google owns YouTube, you can see YouTube videos in the search results of Google too. Now, do you see how YouTube can be largely beneficial for businesses all over the globe? YouTube gets millions of viewers each second on the site, so why shouldn’t your videos have some audience out of them?  YouTube can grant a good amount of exposure to your brand provided you know how to work the website. A good video can keep bringing in revenue long after it has been uploaded. You can also check out the best sites ...

The latest developments in information technologies and marketing tools have brought a phenomenon of “influencer marketing” Well, these days, it is no longer a phenomenon but rather mainstream. With advanced tools and software available to everyone, you no longer recognize only big agencies and firms as top influencers. Becoming an influencer is no less than gaining the place of a person that has power. You may be interested in becoming a social influencer for a while. Thus, this is high time to learn how to do it properly. We offer the key five steps that will allow you to become an important person in the up-to-date social media world. You need to check out this efficient step-by-step guide to learn how to succeed. Besides, it will allow you to plan your way up in modern social ne...

To say that social media can help businesses grow is an understatement. With billions of people using all kinds of social networking sites each day, it has become a necessity for companies to have a robust online presence. Their posts must be relevant to searches, informative, and authentic, giving users an insight into their brand and services. That’s why it is critical to post to multiple social media sites regularly. It will give your business increased visibility, credibility, and a higher expansion rate. Here’s how posting on multiple social websites can help businesses grow. Generates awareness and boosts brand value One of the significant reasons to use social media is to make the general public aware of your services and products. After all, if they don’t know what you ...

If you’re a lover of all things gaming, you may have decided to turn your passion into a money-making venture. Starting a gaming blog and gaining a strong social following can prove lucrative. To boost traffic and have the right people see your content, here are some great tips that can help. Create Social Media Pages While it may sound obvious, some gaming bloggers make the mistake of not creating social media pages for their blog. Whether you create a business page on Facebook, use Twitter, check out TikTok, or create YouTube videos, the more places you establish your presence, the better. Discord, Steam and Twitch are great social media platforms for gamers, which can help you find an audience who will read your blog. Make sure you provide links to your page, so users know where t...

Throughout the past decade, social media has evolved a lot. Whereas when they originally emerged and were simply apps that people enjoyed using, they are now platforms that almost every internet user in the world has, and are huge in terms of marketing for businesses big and small. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are all essential platforms when it comes to trying to promote your business, what it offers and why it stands out from your competitors.  Not only that but because of the interactive nature of social media, businesses are given the chance to speak with their customers and talk about products, services and any questions that said customers may have. So, if you own a business and aren’t using social media to promote it, you should be. Here is your guide ...

If we take social media to be a vehicle then visual content is its fuel without which social media can be as usual as a car without fuel.  We understand that the power of social media can influence markets, raise billions, create awareness and do a lot more similar things. Research clearly points out that the main reason behind its unwavering influence over people is the control that visual content has on people. There is a very simple example to explain this. Take 10 people for a small experiment. Give 5 people a textbook with no pictures and give the remaining 5 a textbook with pictures. The 5 people with pictures in their books will always show more interest in the content compared to the ones with dull books full of texts.  Video content on social media has the power to in...

Vlogging has become a kind of a profession and even a business. There are thousands of people willing to tell something to a wide audience, and it may seem that the niche is overcrowded. However, new vloggers are still appearing in the arena trying to build  their own audiences and popularity. How to start a successful vlog and make it stand out against the background of others? Let’s find out! Step by step guide to giving your new blog a go Why is vlogging so popular? Because audiences want new content constantly, and preferences are trending towards watching instead of reading –  especially for tutorials, lifehacks, or reviews. But= successful vlogger nowadays can be a challenging thing, because it can feel like almost everything has already been said and done. Still, if you feel y...