Want to get a bunch of free Instagram followers really, really quickly? Want to turn those followers into customers? Of course you do! Who wouldn’t? Good news: Getting free Instagram followers is relatively easy. Bad news: Getting free Instagram users quickly is not. Unfortunately, despite what some businesses selling followers and likes would lead you to believe, there’s...
This post has been updated to reflect changes in Facebook/Instagram's policies, as announced on April 4, 2018 Facebook (which owns Instagram) announced today it has disabled several Instagram Platform APIs. Third party Instagram apps will no longer be able to use APIs that provide access to follower lists, likes, relationships and public comments. What does this...
High-quality content makes businesses more discoverable online. Yet not every business has the budget or the bandwidth to create the quality or quantity of top-notch content that satisfies Google’s algorithm. Enter user-generated content marketing. User-generated content (UGC) has become an important tool in every marketer's belt. And while some marketers might think it's a fleeting trend,...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] The holidays and user-generated content go together like Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie. Here's how to collect and use UGC this holiday. The pumpkins are still on the stoop, but for marketers it’s time to start thinking about what’s next: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and the New Year. Yep, holiday...
Do you use content to engage with your customers? Are there some go-to tools that are indispensable for your creative efforts? We can think of five popular ways we see brands telling their stories in visual ways: • Quizzes and surveys make it easy for your customers to identify which of your products or servics fit their needs. •...
There's a huge buzz surrounding the concept of user-generated content (UGC) these days. But in order to take advantage of the trend, you first have to understand what UCG is. User-generated content is essentially any kind of content -- photos, video, text, etc. -- that's created by a company's customers/users and then used by the business, generally...
Unless you’re a brand everyone has heard of, chances are you’re using social media to engage with and learn about your fans and potential customers. Contests and promotions remain a fun way for people to interact with their favorite businesses. After all, who doesn’t love winning a prize? Yes, I could go buy myself a new t-shirt...
