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10 Need to Know Facebook Marketing Stats for 2019
Facebook offers significant opportunity for businesses, but also significant challenge. Here are some tips to help you maximize your Facebook performance.
By Phoebe Bain • Feb. 05, 2019
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12 of the Best Social Media Analytics Tools (and How They Can Help Your Business)
The right analytics tools can boost your social media marketing performance - check out these apps.
By Aleh Barysevich • Jan. 23, 2019
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6 trends that will shape mobile marketing in 2019
As the impact of innovations and disruptions of years' past come into focus, leading players will battle for dominance in several key areas.
By Natalie Koltun , Chris Kelly • Jan. 07, 2019
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7 trends set to shape marketing in 2019
The next 12 months will see major pieces fall into place, with heavier investments in data and e-commerce and marketers turning to in-house teams for purposeful creative that packs a punch.
By Peter Adams , Chantal Tode , Natalie Koltun , Chris Kelly • Jan. 07, 2019
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2018 Reflections: Our 10 Favorite Articles of 2018
Looking to get a head start on coming social media marketing shifts? Check out our favorite posts from the last year in this summary.
By Phoebe Bain • Dec. 28, 2018
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SMT Influencer
5 Social Media Trends to Watch in 2019
What can you do to bolster your brand’s success through social media in 2019? Here are some online marketing trends worth considering as you evaluate what tactics will increase your ROI.
By Rachel Strella • Dec. 17, 2018
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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
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Instagram's Added a New Option to Share Stories with Chosen Friends Only
Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to restrict the audience for their Instagram Stories content.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 01, 2018
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Top 10 Brands on Instagram for Black Friday
As marketers try to project fourth Quarter sales, they're focused on Black Friday Results. The top 10 performing brands can teach us all a lesson.
By Gloria Stitt • Nov. 30, 2018
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YouTube Launches YouTube Stories, Limited to Prominent Creators Only
YouTube has launched its own variation of the popular Stories format, though it won't be available to all users at this stage.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 30, 2018
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Facebook Extends Regulations on Political Ads to UK
Facebook is rolling out its new political ads regulations to the UK, with exemptions for news outlets.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 30, 2018
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Instagram Adds Automatic Image Descriptions to Assist Visually Impaired Users
Instagram is adding new automatic image descriptions which can identify objects in photos for visually impaired users, as well as manually entered alt-text descriptions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 29, 2018
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Facebook Announces Expansion of 'Today In' Local News Section
Facebook is again expanding its 'Today In' local news section as it seeks to help boost community engagement, and showcase the value the platform can provide.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 29, 2018
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Facebook Rolls Out 'Watch Party' Communal Video Viewing Option to All Profiles and Pages
Facebook has released its communal video viewing option 'Watch Party' to all users, including Pages.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 28, 2018
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New Study Looks at Latest Instagram Best Practices, Including Hashtag Use and Caption Length
Quintly's latest Instagram study looks at how to generate the most engagement, including tips on the number of hashtags to include and caption length.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 28, 2018
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Facebook Looking to Appeal to Older Audiences with New Watch Shows
Facebook is looking to shift focus with Watch in order to boost interest in the video platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 27, 2018
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Facebook Highlights Rising Topics of Conversation in its Latest 'Topics to Watch' Report
Facebook has released the latest version of its ‘Topics to Watch’ report, which highlights the key topics seeing significant increases in mention volume.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 27, 2018
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Instagram Flags Coming Profile Changes, for Both Regular and Business Users
Instagram has announced that it's testing a range of new profile formats and options, both for regular users and businesses.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2018
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Facebook Releases New Report on Customer Friction Points, and How to Resolve Them
Facebook has released a new report on common customer pain points in the purchase process, and how brands can address such issues and streamline the process.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2018
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Facebook Begins Rolling Out New Dashboards Tracking Time Spent in App
After rolling out similar on Instagram, Facebook is now launching its new 'time spent' dashboard within its main app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2018
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Snapchat's Planning to Release Another New Version of Spectacles
Snapchat is reportedly looking to release another new version of Spectacles - could it be the thing that pushes the company to the next level?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2018
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Instagram Launches New Crackdown on Fake Followers Gained via Third Party Apps
Instagram has announced a new crackdown on users who purchase followers and likes via third-party apps.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2018
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Opinion
What Comes Next for Facebook?
Facebook has had a rough year - but what will the various controversies mean for the future of the world's biggest social platform?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2018
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Snap Announces Lens Creative Partner Program to Boost Branded Lens Use
Snapchat has launched a new Creative Partner program to help advertisers connect with AR experts for Lens campaigns.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2018
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Twitter Seeks to De-Emphasize Follower Counts with New Update
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that he wants to de-emphasize elements like follower counts to put more focus on meaningful conversations.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2018