‘Secret’ Social Media Manager Skills Needed for Success

Article written by Charli and published at Agorapulse, leaders in social media software. Some of the most important skills of a social media manager don’t show up on a resume. Here’s a look at “secret” social media manager skills that help them succeed. Sixteen years ago, Facebook launched, and since then a flurry of other …

Social Media & the Holiday Season — Top Marketing Tips

Frankly, I think all of us are in disbelief that we have even made it this far into 2020 with all the crazy things that have been happening — lockdowns, locust swarms, election stress, and murder hornets. And now it’s already time to get your holiday season social media campaign underway. This is one thing …

Black Friday 2020 Online – How Retailers Will Adapt

Scrambling for TVs, jumping over one another for computer games, fighting over that discounted pair of jeans. Back Friday certainly brings the best out of people! But things will surely look different this year, right? With stores closed due to lockdowns and social distancing measures in place, the usual animalistic ways of consumers will have …

How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step

Article written by Charli and published at Agorapulse, leaders in social media management software. You’re ready to move from daydreaming about starting your own social agency to making plans for it. But where do you even start? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to start a social media marketing agency. Want to start your own …

Little Orange Cat

Once I met a little orange cat With whiskers long and fur so flat He sat in the rain at my window pane A little orange cat. Once I touched a little orange cat His paws were white, his tail was matt. His eyes they cried like winter skies A little orange cat Once I …

Social Media and Mental Health in 2020

Boo you 2020! From forced lockdowns, social distancing and masks to race riots, high-profile celebrity deaths, bush fires and a controversial election. It’s not been the year we planned. But how are we coping? Well, it seems social media has been a huge go-to. From specialist social media for physicians to enable them to connect …

1982

She didn’t think of it often. It wasn’t right somehow. To intrude on a past that existed perfectly well without her. An expired country and she, a faded intruder watched wide eyed from the long grasses by the bank. How beautiful they were. With their crisp white skirts and neatly laced shoes. Their long ponytails …

How Will 2020 Christmas Marketing Campaigns Look?

Excitable Edgar breathing his fiery breath over a crowded John Lewis dinner party wouldn’t fly in 2020 would it? COVID dude! Paddy McGuinness and Emma Wilson walking through a bustling Christmas market for M&S without a social distancing thought in mind is also unsuitable. So what’s in store for the festive period in 2020? Surely, …

How to Create a Social Media Calendar That Makes Your Workday Easier

Article written by Charli and published at Agorapulse, leaders in social media software. Have you been putting off creating a social media calendar? Never fear—here’s what you need to put together a social media calendar that helps you get the job done. There are two things guaranteed to cause social media managers to sigh: setting …

Survival Tips for a Social Media Agency in a Tough Sector

Article published at Agorapulse, leaders in social media management tools. What should you do when your social media agency’s sector has been hit hard? We’ve got ideas and tips on how social media managers can best handle this tough time. As director of marketing agency Contentworks, I understand the demands that the coronavirus has placed on …