CCC is excited to welcome Lisa Austin and MyEcomClub.com to the blog! Learn more about both at the conclusion of this guest post. Learn how you can better market your ecommerce business through Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. These 5 simple tips will teach you how to increase sales using social media. The Power of Social Media CherilynContinue reading “How to Increase Sales Using Social Media”
Category Archives: Social Media
Understanding Social Media Etiquette with Real-World Scenarios
Google social media etiquette, and you’ll retrieve over 4,000,000 results (at the time of this writing). Clearly, it’s a topic that resonates with people, and in the ever-changing, real-time realm of social media, it’s easy to understand why people are confused on what’s appropriate and what’s not. Throw in trying to balance personal and business accounts on aContinue reading “Understanding Social Media Etiquette with Real-World Scenarios”
From Like to Love: Instagram Moves Beyond Likes with New Features
Live video. Stories. A reply button. Instagram has been busy adding new features in 2016, and they all point in one direction: getting social. The popular visual social platform has always drawn high levels of engagement, but a good chunk of that was relegated to likes — which are nice but may not lead to anythingContinue reading “From Like to Love: Instagram Moves Beyond Likes with New Features”
4 Things That Social Media Can’t (or Shouldn’t) Do
The power of social media is impressive, but it can’t (or shouldn’t) do everything for your company or brand. Other areas need to carry their own weight too. Here are four things that social media can’t do for your brand: Fix a bad product—Product is king, at least in the sense that any advertising orContinue reading “4 Things That Social Media Can’t (or Shouldn’t) Do”
How Do You Measure the Impact of ‘Dark Social?’
There’s much discussion these days about measuring the right key performance indicators, or KPIs. Are likes worth anything? Are shares social gold? Does engagement help if it doesn’t lead directly to business? These questions are important and worth discussing at your company (and on this blog). However, my question today is, how do you measureContinue reading “How Do You Measure the Impact of ‘Dark Social?’”
InstaStrategy: How to Thrive on the ‘New’ Instagram
What a year it’s been for Instagram! The fast-growing social platform is implementing numerous changes to celebrate its sixth year. People tend to resist change, so it’s no wonder that some of these changes have been met with consternation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jaime Shine 💬 Marketer (@jaimeshine) The DreadedContinue reading “InstaStrategy: How to Thrive on the ‘New’ Instagram”
4 Tips to Communicate Clearly With Emojis
When emojis burst onto the scene, people rejoiced. These colorful characters were fun and broke through language and cultural barriers. In 2015, the Oxford Dictionaries cemented their place in our language by selecting an emoji — the Face with Tears of Joy — as the Word of the Year. Predictions of a future with little toContinue reading “4 Tips to Communicate Clearly With Emojis”
The Dark Side of Social: How to Respond When Things Go Wrong
At CCC, we’re big believers in the power of social media and the value that it can provide to your brand. However, you need to understand the darker side of social so you’re prepared for anything that could go wrong or reflect your brand in a negative light. Recently I was on Twitter and noticedContinue reading “The Dark Side of Social: How to Respond When Things Go Wrong”
How to Incorporate Reactions into Your Facebook Strategy
Facebook Reactions are here. Now that people are getting used to them, how can you incorporate them into your strategy? Here’s how to feel the love from your Facebook community with the new Reactions: Share controversial or complex issues that are in the news and relevant to your page. Ask community members how they feelContinue reading “How to Incorporate Reactions into Your Facebook Strategy”
Does Your Social Media Strategy Need an Adjustment?
As I was getting adjusted at the chiropractor last night, a thought popped into my head. Your social media strategy is like your spine; sometimes it needs adjusted. Does your social media strategy need an adjustment?
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