Facebook's Adding Search as an Ad Placement Option, Providing New Opportunities

Facebook is bringing back search ads as it looks for new ways to offset declines in revenue growth.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018

Pinterest Releases Report on the Top 100 Pin Trends for 2019

Pinterest has released a listing of the top 100 Pin Trends heading into 2019, which may help guide your Pin strategy.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018

Instagram's Testing New Account Features Specifically Aimed at Influential Users

Instagram is reportedly testing a range of new features for high-profile users, helping to increase appeal with influencers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018

Facebook Releases New Report on Key Trends to Watch in 2019

Facebook has released a new report which identifies key trends which have seen significant increases in discussion volume in 2018.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018

SMT's 2018 Social Media Spending Survey - Part 3: Social Media Marketing Goals and Tracking

We recently conducted a survey of our audience to determine the key social media marketing trends and shifts of 2018. Here's part three of our report.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018

5 Surprising Benefits of Social Listening

No doubt you're aware of social listening, but you may not have considered these potential benefits.

By Aleh Barysevich • Dec. 11, 2018

Google Expedites Shut Down of Google+ After Discovery of API Bug

Google has announced that it will shut down Google+ earlier than expected after the discovery of a new bug.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018

Snapchat Launches 'Solutions in a Snap' Ad Overview Series

Snapchat has launched a new video series to help educate advertisers on the range of ad options it has available, and how to use them to best effect.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018

SMT's 2018 Social Media Spending Survey - Part 2: Where to Allocate Your Social Media Marketing Budget in 2019

We recently conducted a survey of our audience to determine the key social media marketing trends and shifts of 2018. Here's part two of our report.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018

SMT's 2018 Social Media Spending Survey - Part 1: Key Channels of Focus

We recently conducted a survey of our audience to determine the key social media marketing trends and shifts of 2018. Here's part one of our report.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 10, 2018

6 Tips to Strengthen Your Social Media Strategy for 2019

Here are some tips to help you optimize your social media marketing strategy for 2019 - including some key elements you may have overlooked.

By Dhariana Lozano • Dec. 9, 2018

5 Bad Habits Marketers Should Drop in 2019

Habits are hard to break - especially the bad ones. Replace them with more effective, efficient practices, and start strong in the New Year.

By Albizu Garcia • Dec. 9, 2018

How to Leverage the Value of Other People's Facebook Groups

There are many articles about creating Facebook Groups for your business - but have you considered how you can leverage other people’s groups?

By Aaron Agius • Dec. 8, 2018

How to Turn More of Your LinkedIn Profile Viewers into Followers

Making this simple tweak to your profile will help you instantly convert your LinkedIn profile viewers into followers.

By Virginia Bautista • Dec. 8, 2018

5 Tools for Social Media Content Inspiration

Finding content to share on social media can be challenging. These five tools will help to provide inspiration and ideas for social media managers and content creators.

By Justin Kerby • Dec. 7, 2018

7 Bold Predictions for Digital Marketing in 2019

What's on the horizon for digital marketing? Contributor Chad Pollitt shares his thoughts in this post.

By Chad Pollitt • Dec. 6, 2018

Snapchat Releases Latest Update of Trending Topics on the Platform [Infographic]

Snapchat has released the latest version of its 'Snap Chatter' monthly trends reports, highlighting the key topics of discussion among Snap users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 6, 2018

Twitter Shares the Most Tweeted Topics and Celebrities of 2018

Twitter has released its annual round-up of the most tweeted about topics, celebrities, politicians and more.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 6, 2018

Facebook Adds Option to Share Collections of Ideas with Friends

Facebook is adding a new option to its Collections tool which will enable users to share their collections with friends, and invite collaboration on the same.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 5, 2018

Apple Reveals the Most Downloaded iPhone Apps of 2018

Apple has revealed its list of the most downloaded apps for 2018, which is largely as most would expect.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 5, 2018

Instagram's Testing Side-Scrolling Feed View, Similar to Stories

Instagram is testing out a new way to view posts, with side-scrolling cards, similar to the Stories format.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 5, 2018

Facebook Releases New Report on the Modern Automotive Buyers' Path to Purchase [Infographic]

Facebook has published a new report which looks at how modern car buyers use digital platforms in the discovery and purchase process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 4, 2018

5 Social Media Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2019

What's on the horizon for social media marketing in the coming year? Which trends will social media marketers need to embrace in 2019? Read the post to find out.

By Aleh Barysevich • Dec. 4, 2018

The Rise of Social Media in eCommerce [Infographic]

Digital platforms have changed the way people shop - check out these insights into evolving eCommerce brhaviors.

By Callum Edwards • Dec. 4, 2018

Facebook's Testing New 'Keyword Alerts' for Groups

Facebook looks to be testing a new option to provide alerts for keyword mentions within Facebook groups.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 4, 2018