Hashtags are popping up everywhere — from our Facebook feeds to billboards to our TV screens. Their ubiquity has even been lampooned on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Hashtags are having a cultural moment, but they’re more than just a fad. They represent a shift in the way consumers communicate with each other and about brands. So what does that mean for a marketers? Simply put, hashtags m…
The traditional marketing mindset does not translate into the social world. Social marketing is not a one-way pipeline, it is an ever-branching, dynamic and interconnected method of communication that takes a focused strategy to master. Here are five steps social marketers can take to avoid the pitfalls of one-dimensional social marketing campaigns and unlock the treasure trove of referrals, …