It’s not always easy to stay up to date with social media.
Here’s what was really hot in 2013.
As you scan these articles, you’ll find great ideas you can put to use today.
Here are 10 of our most popular articles of 2013.
Top 10 Social Media Marketing Articles
#1: New Facebook Marketing Research Shows What Works: The latest research on Facebook marketing shows interesting trends and opportunities. Use this to update your Facebook marketing with the latest findings.

#2: 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote an Event: Discover 10 creative ways to use social media to promote your offline and online events.

#3: How to Use Hashtags in Your Social Media Marketing: How to use hashtags in your social media marketing to create successful campaigns and maximize your exposure across all social media channels.

#4: 4 Ways to Use Social Media to Generate Leads: Here’s how social media for lead generation works and how you can activate your social audiences to generate leads that can affect your bottom line.

#5: How Your Business Can Use the New Facebook Cover Photos: Here are some examples of what you can do with your Facebook cover photo and how to leverage the new rules to boost your business.

#6: 26 Tips to Create a Strong Social Media Content Strategy: Discover how to strengthen the impact of the content you create and generate the buzz you’re looking for.
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#7: 21 Social Media Marketing Tips From the Pros: Here’s what these social media experts recommend you focus on to successfully market your business with social media.

#8: 6 Facebook Metrics Marketers Should Be Measuring: Here are the statistics you need to measure and how to measure them to determine your Facebook page’s performance.

#9: 9 Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Launch a Product: Here’s how we used social media to launch a new website. You’ll discover unique ways to launch your next product or service.

#10: 5 LinkedIn Company Page Tips to Enhance Your Marketing: Here are the benefits of engaging followers with company news, updates, events and relevant content on your LinkedIn company page.

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