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The best social media conferences to attend in person in 2021
What’s hot, what’s best practice in social media changes quickly.
Keeping up with these changes can sometimes become a full-time job itself for the curious social media professional.
The landscape of social media includes: new players, new technology, changing algorithms… And now, for the first time in over a year: in-person conferences once more!
The chance to meet and interchange...
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America's Favorite Brands
You probably have a favorite brand. It’s probably different from your friend’s favorite, your parents’ favorite. But the reasons why it’s your favorite brand may be similar to other peoples’...
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Consumer trends in the US
As consumers emerge from over a year of isolation, we’re poised to see some big shifts in consumer trends in 2021 across the United States.
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Podcast analytics tools - beyond stats, hear your listener
Podcast analytics tools offer clarity and insight into one of the most powerful channels for advertisers - podcasting. Because it offers a captive audience social proof of useful products, podcasts...
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It's time to go beyond social and build your data lake
Your brand needs a data lake, now more than ever. It’s time for brands to go beyond social and build a data lake from which they can fish for insights.
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[Updated] Social media dashboards: a guide
Social media dashboards allow you to decide the answer to the pivotal question every stressed out marketer asks: Does this need immediate attention? This includes a range of tasks such...
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Super Bowl LV: What's happening on social media
Monday, February 8th, 2021
Just like that, there’s no more football until at least August. For NFL fans, the draft in April is the only highlight coming up on the...
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14 best consumer research tools and datasets
Consumers buy from social media, and that’s where brands of any size need to play if they want to reach them.
Understanding what motivates your customer, where they are, when...
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E-commerce industry report - now shipping
Talkwalker’s new e-commerce industry report is out now. The report(s) are filled with US and global insights on how brands are tackling the suddenly-hyperactive sales channel of online retail. There’s a lot of new knowledge that brands can apply to increase their growth rate, avoid supply chain disruptions, and continue to build strong data-backed comparisons against brick and mortar stores.
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Social media monitoring versus social listening
What is the difference?
Social media requires rigorous analytics and fanatical attention to the details. The best social media managers know when the brand needs to strike a respectful and...
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Telehealth marketing strategies
It’s way easier than going to the doctor’s actual office, everyone is doing it nowadays: telehealth! Telehealth’s marketing strategies are effective, as growth in the industry shows. Virtual doctor’s visits...
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Summer of Hard Seltzer
If you’re uber cool and super-culturally connected, like me, you’re probably thinking the summer of hard seltzer was last year, right? Nope, this has been the summer of seltzer. No...
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Sports are back, and so are the brands
With the return of three of the major sports leagues from hiatus and postponement, Americans are rejoicing because there’s live sports on TV again! They won’t look exactly the same as we knew them in March.
A strange thing happened July 22-23...
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IKON Pass marketing strategy
Marketing strategies that the IKON Pass, and other big ticket purchases like ski passes, cruises or luxury goods use are different from other products.
Learn how to get customers to...
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The best online marketing courses and certificates
The best marketing courses online -- and the certificates they grant -- can help you prove you’re the marketer you say you are. Becoming a better marketer is hard. It...
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Report: Social media audience trends during the pandemic
Looking at trends around social media audiences during the pandemic reveals a lot of new shifts. It should come as no surprise, during the lockdown society has endured for the...
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Best Marketing Virtual Events and Webinars This Year
Virtual marketing events are so hot right now. Were you excited for a calendar chock-full of exciting physical events, with expert speakers, perhaps in exotic locales? The novel coronavirus pandemic...
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#StayAtHomeChallenge: Hashtags for social good
Social media has played its role in bringing people together during our new reality of self-isolation and social distancing. Positive hashtags have become public service announcements in the fight to...
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Food delivery services: the industry now
Food delivery services are facing a surge in demand. Their marketing now must shift away from winning customers to understanding customers. This report will look at how America is staying...
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The best social media marketing resources for each social channel
The best social media marketing resources show off the best in nuance, creativity, analysis, and testing in the field. They should also give you a pathway to emulate their success.
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Super Bowl LIV Social Media Stats 2020
Looking for 2021's edition? Click here.
Talkwalker has done what we do best: monitoring social media to learn and share insights from the Super Bowl. Get ready to learn about the conversations people are having around the game, teams and players, the food, and of course, the Super Bowl ads!
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21 of the best digital marketing blogs in the US
The best digital marketing blogs in the US tend to be written by the best digital marketers. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, but you should use it as a...
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How to measure social media engagement + tools to track
Knowing how to measure social media engagement, and the different types of engagement doesn’t have to be hard. Many tools exist to do the math for you. It should be...
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How to measure virality
Has your boss ever handed you an assignment that was little more than the imperative: make our brand go viral? First you might worry, how can I go viral? Then...
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44 best US Instagram Influencers
Instagram Influencers have taken over the US! Scrolling through Instagram can feel like flipping through a magazine and all your friends are modeling pretty outfits and preaching the benefits of the latest fizzy water.
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The ultimate guide to using Instagram hashtags for brands
With over 500 million daily users on Instagram Stories, and nearly 100 million photos and videos posted to the platform every day, it's easy to get lost in the noise.
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Rafael's Publications
Super Bowl LV Summary
We know Tampa Bay won it all. But which brand is also planning a parade?
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Industry report: E-commerce in the US
Innovative brands shift to an online selling strategy
How can companies make the most of this fast-growing industry?
Simple: They must adapt.
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Sports, Stadiums, and Sponsors: From Brand Noise to Strategic Insights
What does gameday look like at the ballpark on social media? The Milwaukee Brewers have an answer and it delights fans and sponsors alike.
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Social Media Audience Trends During the Pandemic
Everything has changed during the pandemic--including where and how audiences spend their time on social media. With change comes a variety of new opportunities, and nowhere is that more true...
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