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How to schedule Instagram Stories [2024 Guide]

Sprout Social

promotions, behind-the-scenes, user-generated content) will help engage your audience and keep them interested in your brand. Start scheduling your Instagram Stories Since its launch in 2016, Instagram Stories has been a popular feature for social media marketers.

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How to master the basics of social media advertising [+ 5 examples]

Hubspot Marketing

Advertising is how businesses promote themselves and what they sell to their audience members. With billions of people on social media, it's clear why businesses choose to advertise and promote themselves through this medium. Dick's Sporting Goods Instagram Ad Dicks Sporting Goods Instagram ad is promoting a pair of Adidas sneakers.

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Internal linking for bloggers: 9 mistakes to fix immediately

Search Engine Land

Need to promote an inclusive, accessibility-compliant experience ? Need to promote topical signals to communicate site structure? Further, as far back as 2016 , Google has said that in-content links within the primary area of a page are always treated as more relevant than those in the header, menu, footer and sidebar.

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38 YouTube stats marketers need to know in 2025

Hootsuite

Overall other than a minor drop in 2021 downloads for YouTube Kids have continued to increase since its launch in 2016. 40% of YouTube Shorts users are not on TikTok or Instagram Reels Feel free to cross-promote your content across vertical video channels so you can maximize your reach. 32% of U.S. There are 65.3 Sign up free today.

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5 Steps to Create an Outstanding Marketing Plan [Free Templates]

Hubspot Marketing

Here's an example: if you found that one of your competitors employs stronger social media marketing strategies , you might add "We'll post 3 times per week on our social media profiles" under "Promotion." Map out any campaigns needed for each project (social media, PR, sales promotions, landing pages, events, etc.).

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10 Excellent Examples of Video Marketing on Facebook

Hubspot Marketing

You can quickly go live from your feed or schedule and promote a live event in the future. Chevy has a rich history of power and speed and they dont shy away from promoting their industry leadership and accomplishments. Editor's note: This post was originally published in April 2016 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.

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8 Examples of Emotional Appeals in Advertising (And Why They Work)

Spiralytics

In its Worlds Apart campaign, Heineken brought together people with opposing views to share a beer and engage in a dialogue, ultimately promoting the message of unity. Released for the 2016 Rio Olympics, this campaign focused on the vital role mothers play in the success of Olympic athletes.