Though the world of social media marketing is ever-changing, no other social network has rewritten the rulebook on brand engagement quite like Twitter. By enabling companies to have a direct line of communication with their followers, Twitter has provided the ideal medium for perfecting your “brand voice” and learning about consumers’ interests in real-time. Since its 2006 debut, Twitter was set apart by a 140 character limit — originally a product of the days of SMS…
How many emails does it take to get your social media content approved? As your team grows, your content might pass through six or seven hands before it goes live. And that’s before it’s even sent to the client! If your team is still using email and spreadsheets for your content approval process, it might be time for an upgrade. A social media approval tool, like GAIN, allows your team to identify exactly who needs…
Facebook’s attempt at curbing Snapchat’s influence is definitely working. According to a new report from L2, brands are uploading to Instagram Stories more than twice as often as they are on Snapchat. Another study by Klear showed that 45% of the brands are now using Instagram Stories at least once per week. Source Over the past few months, Instagram has released a handful of new features and tools for users to capitalize on Stories and…
You’ve almost certainly heard the adage that says we become what we repeatedly do. To be good marketers, this means we must repeatedly do things that are meaningful and lead us to meet our goals. However, as creatures of habit, it can be difficult to pick up new habits and break the bad ones. If your team is looking to change up the daily routine for the better, here are five of the most common…
The holidays are coming, and the last thing you want to be doing is scrolling through your social media accounts to make sure your marketing is up to date. Take the time to automate your social media and email so that you can unplug over the holidays and spend valuable time with friends and family! We’ve put together the ultimate social media marketing holiday checklist with the most essential tasks to remember before you take…
Do a quick Google search for “social media content calendar,” and you’ll find dozens of downloadable spreadsheet templates from some of the biggest names in marketing. While these downloadable documents are filled with creative ideas, there is one major issue: spreadsheets are a terrible way to create and collaborate on social posts, especially if you want to include images or video, i.e., the type of content that audiences crave on social media. What’s more, sending…
2018 is right around the corner, and even though we haven’t hit the holidays yet, it’s time to start planning for the new year. As we bring this year to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what went well in 2017 and what could have been improved. While we don’t always want to, it’s important to think about the less-successful campaigns and consider what went wrong or how to change the strategy…
Did you know that only 4% of businesses in the US with 20 or more employees are currently using marketing automation? Furthermore, for companies outside of the technology sector, that number drops to 3%. So what is holding so many brands back? Many businesses are still unsure about when exactly is the right time to implement a marketing automation strategy and that may be playing a critical role in why so few have adopted automation…
Founded over seven years ago, Pink Studios is a full-service digital agency passionate about design and helping others create an amazing presence online. Specializing in web and graphic design for the wedding and education industry, Pink Studios has quickly become the go-to designer for wedding and event planners on the East Coast. As Marii Nieves, Founder of Pink Studios, pushed the creative agency’s services and offerings to the next level, she needed to find new…
Anyone working in the world of digital marketing knows that workloads can be seasonal – with ups and downs in the number of incoming projects depending on the time of year. Often, there is a significant amount of downtime during the summer months as well as during the holidays. So how can your agency stay productive during these quieter periods? Even when you have little work to do, there are plenty of ways you can…
