Social Media & SEO

For many brands and organizations, Facebook serves as the main platform for advertising, retail outreach, virtual events and customer service. Some smaller businesses even use it as an alternative to a website to distribute information and promote their brand. However, much like any other service, especially a free one, users should be prepared for any sort of closure or resource failure. 

In light of an increase in cyberattacks and to honor Cybersecurity Awareness Month this month, we asked data partner Shareablee to track consumer engagement with cybersecurity terms on several social media platforms.

An Aug. 6 ruling in a case against supermodel Molly Sims and the beauty brand she represented could herald a new chapter in brand-influencer relations. Seemingly untouchable previously, influencers now may have a target on their back.

Some marketers may see the inherent benefits that come with arriving early to a trending social platform. Others may balk at the very idea of running ads on an unvetted, unproven and perhaps even unsafe app. Both are right. Both options should be considered, argues our author.

Social media strategies no longer exist in a vacuum. As such, holistic approaches permeated the early sessions at The Social Shake-Up 2021 conference in Atlanta. Platforms, job expectations and strategic planning were woven into sessions covering executing social media campaigns and plans. 

How can social media leaders create a steady cadence of fresh, customer-centric social posts, especially when formal case studies are resource-intensive and can take months to produce? Our contributor provides five tips.

PRNEWS looks at social media terminology to ensure proper AP style use for important campaigns, announcements and releases.

PRNEWS Live welcomed Jim Nickerson, lead instructor, digital marketing at General Assembly and co-admin of Clubhouse series Club Bravo.

Facebook is changing how it targets people younger than 18. This means communicators will need to revert to other forms of audience reach.

Social engagement around mask mandates peaked several times this year. Content mentioning mask mandates generated nearly 24 million consumer actions this year, with more than one-third (7.7 million) occurring between 7/26/21 and 8/25/21,