As we leave a year like no other behind us and transition into 2021, the goal for paid search advertisers remains the same: to reach the right audience at the right time and turn that click into a lead or sale. One of the best ways to do that is to start integrating the unique…
Everything You Need to Know About LinkedIn Video
Since the launch of LinkedIn native video in 2017, LinkedIn has proven that it’s more than just a platform for long-form B2B content. In one year, LinkedIn video posts generated more than 300 million impressions on the platform. They also earn an average of three times the engagement of text posts. Plus, early findings from…
What is the Clubhouse App? And is it Right for Your Business?
The Clubhouse app has been making headlines as the next big social platform. Which means it’s time for brands and marketers to check it out, get a feel, and decide whether they should be joining in, too. That said, Clubhouse is so new that brands also have to figure out how to join in. To…
What Social Media Marketers Actually Think About Clubhouse
What a thrilling time it has been for Clubhouse, the live-audio social platform that’s enjoyed a rapid journey from buzzy must-have app to Silicon Valley investor bait to subject of gleeful scorn to panicked defendants against copycat features, all in a matter of months. In Clubhouse’s defense, this whiplash of public opinion is par for…
Google Is Retiring tCPA & tROAS: What You Need to Know
Google’s two oldest automatic bidding strategies, Target CPA and Target ROAS, have finally met the day we all hope to reach eventually: they’re packing their bags and moving down to Florida because they are retiring! That’s right, as discreetly announced on their developer blog, starting this spring, Google will be moving away from Target CPA and Target…
How to Create a YouTube Channel to Grow Your Brand and Make Money
Fun fact: YouTube is the second-most visited website in the world behind Google—YouTube’s parent company. Fun suggestion: Your brand should have a presence there. The opportunity to reach your audience on YouTube is massive. It’s the most popular social platform among U.S. adults, and nearly 75% of Americans use the social video site, compared to…
The 2021 Instagram Algorithm Breakdown: How to Get Your Content Seen
If you’re wondering whether the Instagram algorithm changed again, you’ve come to the right place. Of course, if you’re a major publisher, a tech journalist, or Britney Spears’ social media team, your friendly contacts at Instagram HQ probably reach out regularly to give you the heads-up on any new algorithm changes. If so, this article…
Experiment: Do LinkedIn Posts With Links Get Less Engagement and Reach?
We’re not talking about broems or posts that bait engagement. You’ve seen them. The ones that ask people to respond to a poll with different reactions. Look, they were kind of clever at first, but people are getting tired of them. The social media team at Hootsuite uses posts without links to ask questions and…