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    Facebook Organic Reach: How to Develop an Engaged Following

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    Want a more engaged Facebook following? Looking for creative ways to leverage organic marketing rather than ads?

    To explore how to develop an engaged organic following on Facebook, I interview Fallon Zoe on the Social Media Marketing Podcast.

    Fallon is an organic reach expert who specializes in Facebook. Her Facebook-focused membership community for female business owners is called the Secret Mermaid Cove.

    You'll discover why Facebook is a valuable platform for building an engaged community and learn how to leverage multiple Facebook

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    Social Media Marketing Strategy for a Multi-Location Business

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    Does your business have multiple locations? Need a better social media strategy?

    In this article, you'll find a four-part plan to structure a social media marketing strategy you can execute seamlessly across all markets.

    #1: Create an Overarching Brand Message
    As you look to extend your business operations into different markets (countries, states, cities, or even counties), you also need to extend your digital footprint to ensure you connect with your target audience.

    But should you start a social media account every time you make

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    How to Retarget Facebook Ad Traffic for Conversions

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    Are you working with a new Facebook pixel? Wondering whether to use a traffic objective campaign or a conversion objective campaign?

    In this article, you'll discover how to combine Facebook ads traffic and conversion campaigns to meet your goals.

    Understanding Facebook Ads Traffic and Conversions Objectives
    The objective you choose when you create your Facebook campaign has a huge impact on your results. It's what defines the outcome of your campaigns and is therefore the most important element to get right.

    The two most popular

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    8 Instagram Stories Hacks to Give You a Creative Edge

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    Want to give your Instagram stories a creative edge? Looking for hidden features to try out?

    In this article, you'll discover eight Instagram Stories power tips including how to save your Stories effects for quick access, add multiple photos, add a custom GIF, and more.

    To learn how to make the most of the brush tool, the text tool, and fonts, read the text below for an easy-to-follow walkthrough or watch this video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O18K3SsxfU
    #1: Add a Halo to an Object or Person in Your Instagram

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    LinkedIn Live Streaming for LinkedIn Events

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    Welcome to this week's edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media.

    On this week's Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore LinkedIn live streaming for Virtual Events and LinkedIn Polls with special guest, Michaela Alexis. We also discuss new comment management and small business tools for Instagram with Tyler J. McCall.
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    Local Business Marketing in Uncertain Times

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    Wondering how to stay top-of-mind with your customers, even if you aren't open? Looking for new, creative ways to continue to show up for them?

    To explore how local businesses can market during uncertain times, I interview Bruce Irving on the Social Media Marketing Podcast.

    Bruce is a local business marketing pro. He's the host of The Local Business Podcast and the Smart Pizza Marketing Podcast.

    You'll discover how four local businesses are staying top-of-mind with their customers right now, and learn how to encourage your customers to

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    How to Make Videos People Will Watch on Social Media

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    Want your videos to make a bigger impact on social platforms? Wondering how to create videos that grab and hold people's attention?

    In this article, you'll discover three techniques to produce video people will watch on social media.
    Note: This article assumes you have the basics in place for filming and producing social media video. To learn more about looking better on camera, improving production quality, and more, click here.

    #1: Hook Social Media Video Viewers and Incite a Shopper's Pivot
    There are all kinds of stats online about

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    How to Produce High-Quality Videos for Social Media

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    Need to do more with social video? Wondering how to increase the quality of your videos?

    In this article, you'll discover practical tips to produce polished videos that perform well on social media.

    #1: Look Better on Camera
    I'm sure you've seen many social media videos where the person is looking down at the camera, which is the ultimate engagement killer. Here are a few tips to make sure you shine on camera.
    Camera Position
    If you want to look really bad on a webcam, look down at it.

    The fastest, most effective way to look

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    New Pinterest Tools for Marketers

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    Welcome to this week's edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media.

    On this week's Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Pinterest's new shopping capabilities, Verified Merchant Program, and new marketing tools with special guest, Jennifer Priest.
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    Using Facebook Ads in Uncertain Times

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    Wondering if you should make changes to your Facebook ads strategy? Looking for tips to guide your decision-making during times of uncertainty?

    To explore how to navigate Facebook advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic, I interview Amanda Bond on the Social Media Marketing Podcast.

    Amanda is a Facebook ads expert and founder of The Ad Strategist. Her course is called The StrADegy System.

    Amanda explains how the customer journey has changed, how to adjust your Facebook ad messaging for the current climate, and how you can tweak

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    How to Use Facebook Lead Ads to Book Virtual Shopping Appointments

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    Does your business rely on foot traffic? Looking for a unique way to serve your customers and sell your products?

    In this article, you'll discover how to use Facebook lead ads to book virtual shopping sessions with customers and prospects.

    Why Use Facebook Lead Ads to Promote Virtual Shopping Sessions?
    When marketers think of Facebook lead generation campaigns, they often think about the businesses that typically lean toward this type of campaign objective— brick-and-mortar locations, service-based providers (insurance companies and

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    How to Scale Valuable Facebook Lookalike Audiences

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    Want better results from your Facebook advertising? Wondering how to reach more people who look like your top customers?

    In this article, you'll discover how to create and scale high-intent lookalike audiences with Facebook ads.

    Why Increasing the Lookalike Percentage Doesn't Work for Scaling
    Facebook lookalike audiences let you reach a large number of people who share the same characteristics as your existing customers. But how do you scale your lookalike audiences without damaging their quality?

    While using a larger lookalike

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    Social Media Marketing

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    In our 12th annual social media study (46 pages, 60+ charts) of 5,200+ marketers, you'll discover which social networks marketers most plan on using, organic social activities, paid social media plans, and much more! Get this free report and never miss another great article from Social Media Examiner.

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