Category Archives: Social Media

6 Reasons to Get Your Business on Instagram

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By now you’ve heard of Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube, along with the benefits that come with setting up a business profile for each. However, is your business on Instagram? Did you know that there are over 300 million monthly active users? This is a huge audience that you can utilize to help market your brand. Here are a few other reasons to get on Instagram: Read more

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Social Media Sites Shut Down for Earth Day

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On Wednesday, April 22, all major social media sites will go offline for 24 hours to recognize Earth Day 2015. Executives at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Snapchat and Reddit were all present at a top-secret meeting Monday, March 30 where ideas were passed around on how to properly recognize this year’s Earth Day. After hours and hours of heated debate, it was decided that they would all shut down operations for the day. Read more

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10 Social Media Buzzwords Every Marketer Should Know

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If you’re in the social media world, there are definitely words you keep hearing over and over again. But do you really know what they mean? If not, Traffic Jams is here to help. Below are just 10 social media buzzwords you should probably know, along with their definition in simplest terms. Read more

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Using the New Google and Twitter Deal to your Advantage

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If you don’t already use Twitter as a part of your online marketing strategy, now may be a good time to start. For a long time, the common misconception has been that Twitter is simply a social media outlet for users to share useless information about what they’ve done that particular day. It’s actually a great outlet for businesses to connect with people in their niche. Read more

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3 Underappreciated Skills of Social Media Pros

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As most social media professionals will tell you, their job isn’t just sitting on Facebook all day refreshing their newsfeed. In fact, social media experts have a variety of professions they dip their toes into, from data analyst to content writer to web developer. Here are a few of those skills laid out: Read more

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Four Social Media Marketing Strategies

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From Instagram reaching 300 million users, Facebook’s new organic reach-killing algorithm updates, and lets not forget SnapChat’s advertisements and sponsored stories. These updates are just dusting the surface of social media changes over the past year, but what does this all mean for your social media marketing plan? Read more

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