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What is social media marketing?

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Just like that – in the blink of an eye – social media goes from hero to villain. And that’s only part of the reason why social media marketing continues to be misunderstood (at best) or divisive (at worst). What does social media marketing mean? Nothing in marketing is new.

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This day in search marketing history: January 29

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24: Google Takes Action On More Link Networks In Poland Also on this day Facebook testing brand safety topic exclusions for advertisers 2021: Citing advertisers’ brand safety concerns, Facebook said the feature would allow marketers to choose whether to show their ads alongside potentially sensitive content.

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This day in search marketing history: February 9

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Microsoft Advertising launches Cruise Ads 2022: The vertical-specific ad format was only available to advertisers targeting customers in the U.S. Microsoft Ads to replace Manual CPC with Enhanced CPC by end of April 2021: Microsoft said eCPC increases conversions while lowering CPA, but some advertisers worried about loss of control.

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This day in search marketing history: February 14

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Google AdSense launches related search for content pages 2022: The feature was designed to drive incremental ad revenue while encouraging more engagement from visitors. Microsoft Advertising nearly doubles available markets with 29 more countries 2022: This expansion would increase the platform’s reach by 41 million customers.

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This day in search marketing history: February 9

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Microsoft Advertising launches Cruise Ads 2022: The vertical-specific ad format was only available to advertisers targeting customers in the U.S. Microsoft Ads to replace Manual CPC with Enhanced CPC by end of April 2021: Microsoft said eCPC increases conversions while lowering CPA, but some advertisers worried about loss of control.

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This day in search marketing history: February 13

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Eurekster Adds More ‘Wiki’ To Swickis 2007: Eurekster added Q&A functionality to Swickis (social site-search widgets) and the ability for site users to add links directly into the site’s index.

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Vanity Metrics: Definition & Examples for Marketing

Hootsuite

Lucky for you, we’re here to help you cut through the vanity-metric hype to find those beefy, meaty metrics that help you prove the true value of your social media marketing. #1 A social media metric is a number that quantifies a particular action or behavior related to your social media account.