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    12 Social Media Marketing Predictions From the Pros

    Is your marketing ready for the coming changes? Looking for expert insight to help you get your marketing plans on the right track?

    In this article, 12 marketing experts share their predictions to help you prepare your social media marketing plans for the coming year.

    #1: Facebook Ad Costs Push Advertisers Off the Platform
    Facebook advertising is going to get much more expensive in 2020. CPMs will increase, which means it will now cost you more to reach your target audiences.

    The implication of this change is that companies with a

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    Beware of Facebook Groups. Long Live Communities!

    I believe communities are essential for businesses.

    When I heard Mark Zuckerberg say, "Groups are at the heart of the experience" at the 2019 F8 conference, I wondered, "What's Mark's real objective here?"

    Today, I'd like to explore whether marketers, creators, or businesses should entrust their communities to Facebook.

    But first, a story.

    Back in the Day… Facebook Was for Us All
    In the early days, there were transformational opportunities for nearly any business that was involved with Facebook.

    By 2009, businesses were coming

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    The Death of Google Search Traffic and What It Means for Marketers

    It was an early Saturday morning and I was catching up on some print reading.

    I had an edition of Wired magazine in my hands and an article caught my attention. It was about Alexa.

    As I dove in, one paragraph grabbed me and forced my eyes to gaze into the future. What I saw terrified me.

    I would later begin a detailed analysis. The results forced me to seriously question everything I held true about Google organic search.

    Join me as I explore the changes coming from Google and what it means for you.
    The Story: Google Becomes

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    Why We Abandoned Facebook Video Longer Than Two Minutes

    Earlier this week, we made the decision to stop publishing three weekly shows on Facebook. I'd like to share some important marketing lessons we discovered and a resource I think you'll enjoy.

    Here's the video I released on Facebook, announcing the move:

    https://www.facebook.com/smexaminer/videos/279608756015802/

    Here's why we killed two shows and moved a third one over to YouTube.

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    Just Ship It: The Journey, Episode 1

    The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business.

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    Watch The Journey: Episode 1

    Episode 1 of The Journey reveals what many will see as an impossible goal pursued by Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner.

    Mike is on a mission to grow his company's customer base by more than 62%, year over year. Watch as he inspires and mobilizes his marketing team to take action.

    Click here to watch

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