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Is “Social Media” Really Worth It? Musings Following a Facebook Hack

Waxing UnLyrical

tl;dr What seems like a never-ending vortex of Hell following a Facebook hack makes me wonder if “social media” is really worth it. I was back on Facebook in 48 hours, which itself is unbelievable, given what I heard from sooo many friends who’d been through similar experiences. What do you think? Let me know!

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Dear Facebook your customer service for social media agencies sucks!

Norton's Notes

We all know Facebook is the behemoth of the social media world, our clients have to use it, and now it’s gone pay to play, we all have to spend our budgets to use it to get some kind of decent reach, unless you are in the camp that says it’s time to ignore the platform altogether. Here is their response: “Thanks for reaching out to Facebook.

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PRCA Digital PR and Communications Report: "Digital PR moves fast"

Stephen Waddington

It’s hard to unpick a clear story from the PRCA’s Annual Digital PR and Communications Report. It’s indicative of the fact that outside of customer service social media engagement has largely become a paid activity. Digital PR moves fast as Danny Whatmough, chair of the PRCA Digital Group suggests in his introduction.

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The Future of Twitter

The Proactive Report

The major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) have been fairly stable for the past five or six years. That might be about to change -Twitter just reported a dismal Q4 for 2016: 16 cents per share on revenue of $717 million. Used correctly, Twitter can have a huge impact on customer service, perception and reputation.

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Facebook Business Page Updates: What Solo PR Pros Need to Know

Solo PR Pro

Love or hate it, Facebook continues to be the social media platform of choice for 68% of adults in the U.S. While trust in Facebook has taken a hit, it remains a platform where your clients’ prospects and established audiences are likely to be found. In August 2018 Facebook rolled out some changes to business pages.

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What I learned from Buffer’s 2019 State of Social Report

Communications Conversations

In case you missed it, Buffer came out with a fantastic “State of Social” report in January. So, when they released their annual report, I was quick to bookmark it for careful review at a later date. So, when they released their annual report, I was quick to bookmark it for careful review at a later date.

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Why are many social media marketers still working from the 2015 playbook?

Communications Conversations

Let’s look at four big shifts that have been happening in 2020 so far, and how I would argue most social media marketers have reacted: Shift #1: Customers don’t want ‘storytelling’–they want exceptional customer service. Recent reports say yes, 18-24 year-olds are the biggest demo on TikTok (39%).