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Why Your 4th Team Member Kills Your Agency’s Profit Margins.
18Apr By Aakanksha SharmaNo Comments
Agency, Blog, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

Why Your 4th Team Member Kills Your Agency’s Profit Margins.

Nobody talks about the $2,388. Not the job boards. Not the agency growth podcasts. Not the founder threads on Reddit where everyone’s sharing their “0 to $30k/month” stories. But that number, $2,388, is what one new team member adds to your tool bill every single year. Just from one tool. Before they’ve scheduled a single post, written a single caption, or sent a single client report. And if you’re running a social media agency and you just hired, or you’re about to hire your 4th person? That number is already eating your margins. You just haven’t seen it show up yet. At SocialPilot, we’ve watched agencies hit this exact wall more times than we can count. The salary gets blamed. The hire gets second-guessed. The tool bill never comes up. You made the right call hiring. The instinct was cor...
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Reddit Posts Significant Increase in Revenue in Q2
1Aug By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

Reddit Posts Significant Increase in Revenue in Q2

Reddit has published its latest performance report, showing steady increases in ad revenue and usage in Q2 2025, as it continues to refine and improve its business elements. Though its user growth did slow a little in the last three months, and its costs are rising. Here’s a look at the latest data from the Reddit team. First off, on users. Reddit rose to 110.4 million daily active users in Q2, a slight increase on its Q1 numbers. As you can see in this chart, Reddit’s international growth slowed significantly in Q2, while its U.S. usage remains fairly stagnant. That could suggest that Reddit’s popularity is beginning to plateau, and the fact that it’s losing momentum in international markets could be a concern. Still, Reddit says that it remains confident in its growth opportunities. A...
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Hootsuite CEO Irina Novoselsky on marketing to Gen Z
4Mar By Irina NovoselskyNo Comments
instagram, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategy, tiktok, youtube

Hootsuite CEO Irina Novoselsky on marketing to Gen Z

Around this time every year, I like to reflect on my upbringing. I moved to the US from Ukraine at a young age, and my parents had less than $300 in their pocket to start an entirely new life. It shaped the way I see the world — and the way I approach business, even to this day. It also taught me the value of adaptability and being open to new perspectives. These are two skills that leaders need now more than ever as we experience a massive shake-up in the business world, thanks to a generation that’s turning the status quo on its head. Yes, I’m talking about Gen Z, the group responsible for breaking the marketing funnel and making the business playbooks we use every day obsolete. It’s why I dedicated four months speaking to over 500 Gen Zers working at B2B organizations. Keep scr...
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The 15 social media trends that will shape your 2025 strategy
14Nov By Karolina MikolajczykNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, reddit, Report, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social media trends, Strategy, tiktok, twitter, youtube

The 15 social media trends that will shape your 2025 strategy

Welcome to social media in 2024, where trends go from brat to demure in a matter of days. Brands push creative boundaries while social audiences’ attention spans tank. Add generative AI, TikTok Shops, and the ever-growing expectation for social to drive business impact to the mix, and it’s enough to make even the savviest marketer’s head spin. But no need to spiral, friends. We’ve got solutions. Here are the top 15 social media trends you need to know heading into 2025 — and actionable tips to help you bring them to your accounts. Bonus!!! Get our 2025 Social Media Trends report for the insights...
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How to Post on All Social Media at Once Using a Tool?
16Aug By Megha SharmaNo Comments
Blog, facebook, facebook marketing, How-Tos, instagram, linkedin, pinterest, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, Social Media Engagement, social media marketing, tiktok, twitter, youtube

How to Post on All Social Media at Once Using a Tool?

Do you find yourself struggling for hours to manage multiple social media platforms? It can be overwhelming to keep up with all the accounts and juggle posts from Facebook to Instagram, TikTok to Reels, and more. What if there was a way to streamline this approach, save time, and maintain a consistent social media presence? What if there was a way to post on all social media at once? It might sound too good to be true, but it’s possible. In this blog, we will take you behind the scenes of cross-posting and dig into whether this approach is really the ultimate solution for struggling social media marketers. We’ll also explore what needs to be checked before and after posting to ensure the highest reach. So, let’s get started! Things to Check Before You Post to Multiple Social Media at Once ...
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Reddit Launches Lead Generation Ads
27Jul By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

Reddit Launches Lead Generation Ads

Reddit has launched its own version of Lead Gen Ads, which will enable marketers to gather prospective customer info direct from their promotions in the app. As you can see in this example, Reddit’s Lead Gen Ads function pretty much as you would expect. The ads include a “Sign Up” CTA (or similar), which, when clicked, takes the user through to a sign-up form, where they can enter their details. Reddit says that this updated ad format is better aligned with mobile users, and includes elements like auto-population of the email field “for a frictionless user experience.” And early testers have driven good response: “During beta testing, advertisers across various industries experienced improvements in lead quality and campaign performance. LaunchDarkly, a feature management platform that...
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2024 Facebook Ad Sizes Cheat Sheet [ALL FORMATS]
9Mar By Michelle MartinNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, pinterest, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media advertising, social media marketing, Strategy, tiktok, twitter, youtube

2024 Facebook Ad Sizes Cheat Sheet [ALL FORMATS]

Social media platforms are always changing, right? So what’s the best Facebook ad size to use in 2024? The truth is… it depends. Facebook offers four main types of ads: Image Video Carousel Collection Each of these categories has many different placement options, from the main Facebook news feed to Reels video ads and everything in between. Plus, they each have their own Facebook ad size and other requirements to abide by.. Here’s your complete cheat sheet of all Facebook ad image sizes in one place, organized by placement. Bookmark it, Slack it to your team, print it out for your secret “social media imposter syndrome” desk drawer folder… I mean, what? Bonus: Get the Facebook advertising cheat sheet for 2022...
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How to Write Social Media Guidelines for Your Team: 8 Examples
1Mar By Christina NewberryNo Comments
Employee advocacy, facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategy, twitter, youtube

How to Write Social Media Guidelines for Your Team: 8 Examples

Social media guidelines are a must for all businesses and brands. Whether or not you use social media at the corporate level, your employees are certainly using social in their private lives. Since work takes up such a large portion of our waking hours, it’s not surprising that people post about their jobs on social media. But if they do so without guidance, they may put both themselves and their employers at risk. Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media guidelines template to quickly and easily create recommendations for your company and employees. What are social media guidelines? Social media guidelines are instructions and recommendations for how people connected to a company...
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Reddit Shares Performance Data and Growth Strategy Ahead of Coming IPO
23Feb By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
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Reddit Shares Performance Data and Growth Strategy Ahead of Coming IPO

Reddit’s IPO is almost here, with the company filing its S-1 registration with the SEC today, which outlines its current finances and strategic goals, ahead of the pending listing. And there are some interesting notes in the data provided. First off, Reddit, which will soon be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RDDT”, claims that it has over 73 million daily active users, and 500 million monthly visitors. Which is a highly unusual split of daily to monthly active usage. In general, most social platforms see a 1:1.8 ratio of daily/monthly users, with some variance. Facebook, for example, has 2.11b DAU and 3.07b MAU (x1.45), while Snapchat has 414m DAU/800m MAU (x1.9). Reddit claims to have a variation of x6.8 DAU to MAU, which is way out of proportion for those averag...
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The 2024 Guide to Social Media Strategy for Executives
13Dec By Michelle MartinNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategy, tiktok, twitter, youtube

The 2024 Guide to Social Media Strategy for Executives

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. 56% of customers want more relatable, personable content from brands on social, but 48% of brands are still posting self-promotional content multiple times a week. How can you — a CEO, CFO, CMO, or other executive — tip the scale in your favor? Easy: be active on social media. You don’t necessarily need to film Instagram Reels or write long-form articles for LinkedIn. You also don’t need to be active on every social media platform, or have the most original thought leadership content. Just be yourself and devote about 5-10 minutes a day, and you’ll be growing your executive social media presence in no time. Here’s exactly how to do it. ...
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100+ Social Media Acronyms Every Marketer Needs to Know
8Sep By Jordan BucknellNo Comments
Blog, facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, Social Media Engagement, social media marketing, tiktok, twitter, youtube

100+ Social Media Acronyms Every Marketer Needs to Know

Baffled by BOFU and BR? Doubtful over DSP? Feeling FOMO over FB, FYI, and FTW? We hear you. In the ever-changing world of social media, keeping up with the latest acronyms can feel a little like learning a whole new language. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. In this definitive guide, we’re going to shed light on the hottest social media acronyms and abbreviations to help you stay on-trend and ahead of the curve. Let’s jump in. 100+ Popular Social Media Acronyms Here are 100+ Popular Social Media Acronyms we’re about to explore. But wait, there’s more! We’ve categorized these acronyms into four easy-to-digest sections. This way, you’ll know exactly where to find what you’re looking for. Let’s begin with… 1. General Social Media Acronyms From hopping between social media platforms to ...
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How to Find the Best Candidates
18Jun By Michelle MartinNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Strategy, tiktok, twitter, youtube

How to Find the Best Candidates

People apply to companies, not jobs. Using social media for hiring — a.k.a. social recruiting — reaches more qualified candidates and builds your employer reputation. Experts say 2023 will continue to be a job seekers’ market with 90% of hiring managers currently struggling to fill open positions. So where are the best candidates? Scrollin’ social: 63% of active job hunters have applied to jobs they found on social media, including almost half (48%) of Gen Zers and Millennials. Here’s how to create an effective social recruiting strategy to grow an audience of top talent who can’t wait to work for you. #1 Social Media Tool ...
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How to Generate Leads in Real Estate: 22 Foolproof Tips
6May By Sam LauronNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Strategy, tiktok, twitter, youtube

How to Generate Leads in Real Estate: 22 Foolproof Tips

There’s way more to real estate than showing houses and negotiating deals. In addition to understanding the latest market trends and knowing your way around numbers, you also need to be a savvy marketer. And if you want to keep your client pipeline full, you need to know how to generate leads in real estate. The best agents know that marketing and generating leads is an ongoing effort, one that helps you build your personal brand, expand your network, and grow your real estate business. But where should you start? Below, let’s dive into the different ways to get real estate leads, where to find them, and how to convert them into happy clients. Bonus: Get a free TikTok Growth Checklist from famous TikTok creator Tiffy Chen that s...
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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments
10Apr By Alexandra SamurNo Comments
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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So sit back, relax, and join us while we look back at what once was the future. The 33 most important moments in the history of social media The first social media site was born (1997) On one of the first true social media sites, SixDegrees.com, you could set up a profile page, create lists of connections, and send messages within networks. The site amassed around one million users before being bought out for $125 million, only to shutter in 2000. The actual answer to “when was the first social media site launched” is debatable...
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Reddit Publishes New Guide to Mother’s Day Marketing in the App
26Mar By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

Reddit Publishes New Guide to Mother’s Day Marketing in the App

Mother’s Day is coming up (5/14), and Reddit has published a new guide that explains why its platform could be a valuable consideration for your Mother’s Day marketing push, and how to connect with Redditors around the event. The 16-page guide includes a range of notes and pointers to help optimize your Mother’s Day approach, which is Reddit-specific, but likely also relates to how other social platforms see engagement around the event. You can download the full guide here, but in this post, we’ll take a look at some of the highlights. First off, Reddit provides an overview of its unique audience, and their engagement in Mother’s Day shopping. As you can see in this chart, Reddit provides reach to users that are not active in other social apps, with one in five Reddit users being moms. Th...
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8 Top Social Media Monitoring Tools and Why You Need Them
10Jun By Paige CooperNo Comments
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8 Top Social Media Monitoring Tools and Why You Need Them

Social media monitoring tools are the best way to find out what people are saying about your brand. And also what they’re saying about your product, your competitors, your industry, your Super Bowl ad, your pandemic response, your customer service wait times, your new mascot — basically, anything your audience could possibly have an opinion on. In other words: social media monitoring software gathers and presents audience and competitive insights for brands who want to pay attention. In this post, we’re going to look at some of the best tools on the market, and go through set-up and best practices so you can start tapping into the conversation today. Bonus: Download a free guide to learn how to use social media monitoring to bo...
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29 Pinterest Demographics for Social Media Marketers [2022]
31May By Holly StanleyNo Comments
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29 Pinterest Demographics for Social Media Marketers [2022]

Ready for a deep-dive into Pinterest demographics? If you want your next Pinterest marketing campaign to be a success, you’re in the right place. Sure, Pinterest may not boast the same user hours as Facebook or share TikTok’s hype. Still, the platform remains a hidden gem for marketers targeting certain audience demographics. If you’re looking for higher-spending millennials, for example, try Pinterest. Before you create your next campaign, take a look at our breakdown of Pinterest demographics to help you reach your target audience. Bonus: Download a free guide that teaches you how to make money on Pinterest in six easy steps using the tools you already have. General Pinterest audience demogra...
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Reddit Tests ‘Mod Notes’ to Provide More Insight on Users and Their Contributions in Communities
22Mar By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, twitter

Reddit Tests ‘Mod Notes’ to Provide More Insight on Users and Their Contributions in Communities

Reddit has launched an interesting experiment which essentially provides advice and ratings on contributors to subreddits, enabling more context as to how the user has contributed in the past. As you can see in this example, Reddit has launched a new test of what it’s calling ‘Mod Notes’, which enables moderators to create informational notes and tips that are then attached to a user profile for that community. Here’s another look at the Mod Notes process, which also includes a full log of notes and mod actions applied to a user within a specific subreddit.  As explained by Reddit: “The profile hovercard will be your home base for accessing Mod Notes and any moderator with Manage User permissions will be able to utilize it.” So it’s not intended to be a public-facing info source, as such...
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Twitter’s Working on Tweet Awards, Another Creator Monetization Option
12Mar By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
facebook, facebook marketing, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, tiktok, twitter, youtube

Twitter’s Working on Tweet Awards, Another Creator Monetization Option

After adding tipping along with its Super Follow and other subscription options, Twitter now appears to be working on a new ‘Awards’ option for tweets, which would potentially provide another way for creators to generate income from their on-platform efforts. As you can see in this image, shared by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, the new award option appears as a gift icon in the lower tweet function bar. There’s also a microphone icon before Wong’s user name in this example, which appears to be connected with Super Follows, though what it actually means is not clear as yet. Awards looks similar to Facebook’s virtual gifts, which are purchasable with Stars, its in-app currency to donate to creators, while YouTube also has its own ‘Super Stickers’ option to facilitate the s...
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7 Steps to Create a Victorious B2B Content Marketing Strategy
27Sep By Chandraveer SinghNo Comments
Blog, content marketing, linkedin, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

7 Steps to Create a Victorious B2B Content Marketing Strategy

There are B2B companies that have much to offer but still can’t beat the competition. The reason? They don’t have a robust B2B content marketing strategy in place. Content marketing is straight-up the best way to engage with your prospects and turn them into potential customers. According to statistics, successful B2B marketing spends 40% of their marketing budget on content marketing. But, unlike B2C companies targeting general consumers who gravitate to entertaining and attractive content, B2B content marketing is a different ball game. It’s also more than scouring a list of keywords to write occasional blogs or running paid ads on social media once a month. You need to precisely understand your target audience to develop a solid B2B content marketing strategy that yields results. In th...
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Pro Tips: Pinterest Provides Insights Into How To Maximize Your Pin Strategy in 2021
29Jul By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
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Pro Tips: Pinterest Provides Insights Into How To Maximize Your Pin Strategy in 2021

Are you considering adding Pinterest into your digital marketing process, or looking for ways to improve your existing Pin presence? You should be. The platform has seen a significant increase in usage over the past two years, with the rise in eCommerce activity, sparked by the pandemic, leading more and more people to the app for increasingly personalized product discovery and browsing options. Indeed, Pinterest is now up to 478 million active users, higher than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit, and with a dedicated shopping focus, it could be even more valuable as a promotional platform, depending on your brand offering. So what's working on Pinterest in 2021, and how can you go about tapping into that rise in activity? In the first of our new Pro Tips series, we spoke to Elizabeth Mansfield...
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Snapchat Rises to 280 Million Users, Reports Strong Take-Up of TikTok-Like ‘Spotlight’ Option
23Apr By Andrew HutchinsonNo Comments
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Snapchat Rises to 280 Million Users, Reports Strong Take-Up of TikTok-Like ‘Spotlight’ Option

Snapchat has posted its latest performance update, showing solid increases in both usage and revenue throughout Q1 2021. The numbers will certainly raise some eyebrows, and likely get more social media marketers considering their options on the app. First off, on usage - Snapchat is now being used by 280 million people every day, a 22% increase in year-over-year performance, and the app's biggest increase in its YoY usage growth in more than 3 years As you can see here, while Snapchat usage increased in all regions, the app once again saw its biggest growth in the 'Rest of World' segment, which is largely due to the company's ongoing investment in more localized content and improved language support options. Snap has seen particularly strong growth in India of late, with its Android upd...
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“Water Cooler” Moments in a Remote Work World?
19Jan By Katie SehlNo Comments
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“Water Cooler” Moments in a Remote Work World?

LinkedIn Stories is the career network’s latest pitch to reach a younger demographic. The feature could help your company reach that audience, too. Released in September, stories may be new to LinkedIn, but they’re not new to social media. First popularized by Snapchat, disappearing posts have been replicated as Instagram and Facebook Stories, YouTube Stories—and most recently, Twitter Fleets. Short-form social video ismore popular than ever. Instagram Stories counts 500 million daily active users worldwide. More than 10 million people in the U.S. log on to TikTok everyday. Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, even attempted to acquire TikTok last year. But will the off-the-cuff format click with young professionals on LinkedIn? According to a post by LinkedIn’s senior product manager Gil...
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Invest in Your Professional Education with SMW+
29Dec By Toby DanielsNo Comments
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Invest in Your Professional Education with SMW+

November 10th, 2020 Marketing Toby Daniels During the Pandemic, the number one thing that we have heard from our community is that professional learning opportunities are more important to them today, than ever before. At Social Media Week we have been committed to helping professionals grow in their careers for more than a decade and today, I am excited to share with you the latest iteration of SMW+, our streaming platf...
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How Reddit is Expanding its Video Presence with Dubsmash
21Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments
Dubsmash, facebook, facebook marketing, Marketing, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, tiktok, video, video streaming

How Reddit is Expanding its Video Presence with Dubsmash

December 16th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry 2020 has seen a surge in the ever-expanding category of video offerings, particularly short-form, geared toward younger audiences. The latest to make a place in the space? Reddit. The platform recently revealed its acquisition of short video platform Dubsmash. While the app will retain its own platform and brand, Reddit will integrate its video creation tools to help boost the cr...
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