Selling the Benefits: The Journey, Episode 10

Shares 484 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. [embedded content] Watch The Journey: Episode 10 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production. Episode 10 of The Journey follows Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner, as he continues to…

How to Create Influencer Roundups: Tips and Tools for Bloggers

Shares 930 Do you want to improve your influencer outreach for roundup posts? Wondering how to come up with a unique topic idea? In this article, you’ll discover a four-step plan to create effective influencer roundups. How to Create Influencer Roundups: Tips and Tools for Bloggers by Ann Smarty on Social Media Examiner. #1: Plan…

Help your business grow with help from social media tool SMhack

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Social media is a great way to reach potential customers and engage an audience. But it can also be insanely complicated. Between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, there are too many platforms and not enough time. But there’s…

An Instagram Content Plan for Service-Based Businesses

Shares 604 Does your business offer services? Looking for ways to make Instagram work for you? In this article, you’ll discover how to plan and construct Instagram posts to help your service-based businesses establish a strong visual presence. An Instagram Content Plan for Service-Based Businesses by Stevie Dillon on Social Media Examiner. #1: Outline Your…

The Pope has way too much faith in the way we use social media

Pope Francis had some wild optimism to share with Twitter timelines on Tuesday.  He celebrated the fifth anniversary of his Twitter account with a tweet, thanking his followers for their support. But then he threw in an interesting line, that places entirely too much faith in the people who use social media—and in the most…

10 Useful Tools for Creating Content, Writing, and Researching

Shares 461 Are you a busy social media marketer? Looking for tools to improve the way you work? In this article, you’ll discover 10 apps and browser extensions to streamline the way you create content, write copy, and organize research. 10 Useful Tools for Creating Content, Writing, and Researching by Joel Widmer on Social Media…

Former Facebook exec says network is ‘destroying how society works’

“You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.”  That was the tagline for The Social Network, the film about creating Facebook, and it’s only become more relevant as the social network has grown to more than 2 billion people. Those “few enemies” are former Facebook executives, people who helped build the…