The ability to predict how much organic traffic you can realistically drive to a website is key when developing an organic traffic acquisition strategy. If you know how much traffic is available AND how much that traffic is worth to you, then you can calculate how much revenue you can expect. Calculating revenue from organic…
5 Ways to Personalize the Ecommerce Customer Journey for Better Returns
As people have adapted to an uptick in at-home working, online engagement has surged. In 2020, retail ecommerce sales grew 27.6% year over year, which totals $4.3 trillion. This opens up opportunities for ecommerce businesses but also presents the challenge of standing out. If you want to improve your customers’ experience, cultivate a connection with them,…
WhatsApp is the World’s Favorite Social Platform (And Other Facts)
The adoption and use of connected tech continues to surge around the globe The new Digital 2021 April Global Statshot Report – published in partnership between Hootsuite and We Are Social—reveals that more than six in 10 people on Earth now use the internet. Internet users have grown by more than 330 million over the past…
Experiment: Do Photos With People Perform Better on Instagram?
No matter how religiously you follow updates to the Instagram algorithm, getting your posts in front of people isn’t going to do you much good if they don’t actually like what they’re seeing. Social media is ultimately for people, not robots — which means getting true engagement requires appealing to what people like. We already…
How to Schedule Facebook Posts: A Quick and Easy Guide
If you’ve ever scrambled to get regular content published to your brand’s Facebook Page, you’ve probably wondered if there’s a way to schedule Facebook posts ahead of time. Well, there is! When you schedule Facebook posts, managing a social media content calendar becomes far more efficient. Scheduling posts can help your brand post consistently and…
How to Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts from Your Desktop or Phone
If you’re a social media professional or entrepreneur, you’ve likely wondered, “Can I manage multiple Instagram accounts?” Rest assured, you can. And it’s easier than you might think. In this post, we’ll explain exactly how to do it. Bonus: 14 Time-Saving Hacks for Instagram Power Users. Get the list of secret shortcuts Hootsuite’s own social…
The Case for Letting Your Social Media Managers Get Weird
It often takes something special to stand out as a brand on social media. However, as marketers, we tend to cling to the safe, the tried and the market-tested. We craft messaging in committees and then run it through a tumble drier of stakeholders and higher-ups before putting it out in the world. This results…
Announcing Our Investment in OneSignal
A widening set of engagement channels are leveling the playing field for businesses of all sizes to bring customers back to their products. This is particularly true for modern software companies. Their products are increasingly reliant on non-product communication channels to drive awareness, engagement and customer success. For data-driven teams, this is particularly powerful: increases…