Social Media Articles
10 Ways Small Businesses Can Better Use Facebook
With advancements over the past few years in how Facebook can be used by businesses, it’s no surprise that many small companies are beginning to reach out where, before, they may have been too afraid to tread. Though advertising on social media can seem like a daunting task to some, the gauntlet has been thrown on the ground ready to be picke...
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How Often Does Social Media Influence UK Internet Users?
You've probably seen the huge numbers of people regularly using social media in the UK. In 2016, the latest figures suggest around 35-38 million people are active on social networks. Facebook remains top with more than 31 million UK users, and Twitter gets the attention of more than 15 million in the United Kingdom. That's before taking int...
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Facebook Reduce Business Page Organic Reach Even Further
Bad news, as Facebook reduce business page organic reach even further in 2016. The latest Facebook News Feed update will increase the focus even more on your friends and family. And as a result, there will be even less publicity for any brands and businesses that aren't being shared by people you're connected to.Brands have complained about...
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Does Pinterest Get More Customers Into Shops?
Shops and retailers should be well aware of the power of Pinterest by now. A study in 2015 showed 93% of users were planning future purchases on Pinterest, and 87% actually buying something they’ve seen on the site. But does Pinterest get more customers into shops?It can be difficult to track whether an internet promotion also meant more peop...
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New Tools Improve Instagram Small Business Marketing
It’s never been more important to use great photos to promote your small business.That trend is definitely set to continue. So find out how new tools improve Instagram small business marketing. And how you can apply them to your business.By focusing on mobile phone photography, Instagram has been the social network of choice for those wanting...
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How to Use Longer Instagram Video Limits
Instagram is the social network most business marketing people are discussing at the moment. It's growing more quickly than other social networks, and is hugely popular with 16-34-year-olds. And Instagram will now allow longer videos to be posted on both personal and brand profiles. The Instagram video length limit was just 15 seconds, which le...
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Twitter releases new timeline to users
Twitter has released the new timeline which will display messages deemed to be most relevant to you rather than the default setting of the latest from the people you follow.Rumours about the launch of the new feature have had mixed reactions, and lots of Twitter users were worried it would radically change the experience of the service. The fear wa...
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Twitter to introduce 10,000 character limit on tweets?
The start of 2016 has seen the social media marketing world in a frenzy as Twitter appears to be about to allow much longer updates to be shared. The much-rumoured change would be to swap from the current 140 character limit, originally introduced to allow for SMS updates on your mobile phone, to 10,000 characters (roughly 1,700 words).Twitter hasn...
Read More Top Tips for Pinterest Marketing
Have you considered using Pinterest to market your business? With more than 100 million users, and over 50% of those outside the U.S, it's time you should. Especially with our top tips for Pinterest marketing.Especially as Pinterest is a social network geared more towards business and sales than almost any other. It's a pinboard for images ...
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LinkedIn to Make All Groups Private and Launch New App
LinkedIn has become a valuable social network for recruitment and job searches. Since 2004 it has also had LinkedIn Groups which enabled professionals to network and discuss business and common interests. To make them more useful, a new iOS application will be released on October 14th, 2015, and on the same day all Groups will become private.The iO...
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