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The Best Social Media Apps for 2013



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Although they weren't popular at first, social media apps have become increasingly popular. Today, Hootsuite, Twitter, and Instagram are all worthy contenders. However, there's a newcomer on the scene: Google Plus. While not a massive success at first, this new app has evolved into a highly useful tool that enables users to build circles of people that share their interests. It syncs seamlessly with many other features provided by the search engine.

Hootsuite

Hootsuite's social media app makes it simple to manage your social media accounts from anywhere. It has all the essential features for effective social media management, including draft posting, sharing content, and scheduling posts. You can also upload photos and update from events and write brief descriptions of your updates. It also features a geotag feature that allows you to promote events. It gets 6.5 points out of 10 for its usability.


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Facebook

If you have been following Facebook's news, you might have noticed that Facebook is changing the name for its social media platform. It will likely change the name next Wednesday to reflect its new focus of building a metaverse. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak at the Connect conference scheduled for October 28. However, the name may be announced sooner. These are just some possibilities. The name may also be more descriptive of its current focus.

Twitter

Twitter became a powerful fund-raising tool after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Elon Musk and others were prominent users who tweeted about Haiti relief. However, their followers also responded to their messages. Twitter raised $8,000,000 in 48 hours. Twitter raised $1.8 million in an IPO to go public in September 2013. The social network's current valuation is $31 million. Users can now choose what they wish to see on the social network.


Instagram

Kevin Systrom launched Instagram in 2009 with the goal of making it a social media platform that shared images for whiskey enthusiasts. He raised seed funds from investors to pivot his application and make it more appealing for a wider range of users. The app's industry-defining image manipulation tech and immersive social experience were key to its rapid growth, and Facebook later purchased the app for $1 billion. Instagram now has over 500 millions users.

Snapchat

Time spent on a new social media platform is an important metric to determine its success. Snapchat is the most used social media app, and its popularity continues to grow faster than its European counterparts. Snapchat is the most popular social media network among young people, with 59% of all online users between 13 and 24 years old being Snapchat users in the US.


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TikTok

The TikTok app is a video sharing platform that allows users of all ages to upload videos. Thanks to its algorithms, it has helped many users gain followers on other social networking platforms. TikTok is a platform that helps emerging artists market their talents. It allows them to upload fan-favorite songs, new dance moves, or matching catchy tracks. Videos related to the current trend are also possible.


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FAQ

Are you a content marketer?

Absolutely! Absolutely! Content marketing works for every type of business. Content marketing works for all types of businesses, regardless of whether you offer products or support, or offer training. Customers can learn more about your company by creating content and staying connected.


How can you make great content?

Content should be useful, interesting, and easily shared. The best content is clear and concise. It should include a call-to action such as a link, button, or link that allows readers to signup for a free trial, find out more about a product/purchase something from your site. You should also include visuals in your content to make it easy to share across all media.


Why is Content Marketing important?

HubSpot says that the average person spends more than two hours a day on content consumption. That's a lot spent on content!


How do you measure success with content-marketing?

There are many ways to assess the effectiveness of your content-marketing strategy.

Google Analytics is one of the best measurement tools. This tool allows you to see where your targeted traffic is coming from and what pages they are visiting most often.

It also gives you an indication of how long each visitor stayed on your site before leaving.

You can use this information to improve the content you create to grab people's attention, and keep them interested for longer periods of time.

The following questions will help you to measure the success and failure of your content marketing efforts:

Is my email newsletter providing any value to my subscribers? What percentage of my entire mailing list has converted into paying memberships? How many people have clicked through on my landing site? Does clicking through result in higher conversion rates?

These are all important metrics you need to monitor and track over time.

Lastly, another great way to measure content marketing success is to look at the number of times people share links to your content across social networks.

If you're not doing that already, consider starting now. It could make all the difference in whether you are seen or ignored in your industry.


What are the 7 steps to content marketing?

The seven-step process for content marketing includes:

  1. Identify the problem
  2. Find out what's working now
  3. Get new ideas
  4. Turn them into strategies
  5. Try them
  6. You can measure the results
  7. Keep going until you find the right solution.

This approach is proven to work for all businesses, large or small.



Statistics

  • Companies that use content marketing see approximately 30% higher growth rates than businesses not using it. (mailchimp.com)
  • To further show the importance of this, 89% of people have stopped doing business with a company because of a poor experience. (neilpatel.com)
  • Out of the 1,500 marketers we surveyed for our State of Content Marketing report, 78% who felt their content marketing strategy was exceptionally effective in 2021 had documented their strategy. (semrush.com)
  • We found that 40% of businesses don't have a documented strategy yet. (semrush.com)
  • An example of an overarching goal could be: "In 2022, we want to achieve a 20% increase in revenue created by organic content and generate 15,000 MQLs with a budget of $30,000." (semrush.com)
  • In fact, would pay more for a better customer experience, and 86% of B2B buyers would pay more. (neilpatel.com)
  • Progress indicators (0–100%) allow each team member to see how attainable each goal is and understand what remains to be accomplished. (semrush.com)
  • Seventy-two percent business to business (B2B) (mailchimp.com)



External Links

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How To

How do you develop a content marketing strategy?

The first step is understanding what kind of content you want to create for your clients. Once you have a clear understanding of your clients' needs, you can start creating content. This could include creating an editorial calendar or planning where these pieces will come. Content should always have a purpose. No matter what format it may be, blogs, social media updates, or other content, all should serve the same purpose.

After you have decided what type of content you want, it is important to identify your target market. You need to know who your target market is and why they would be interested in what you have to offer them.

Next is to find ways of communicating with your target market. You can connect with people through social media, but there are other options available, including podcasts, videos, and webinars.

After you have determined how you will communicate with the market, the next step to take is to determine what topics and types content you want. This again goes back to the reason you're writing content. What problem does this solve? How helpful is it? Do they think it will make their lives more easy?

Now that you're clear about the type of content you create, it's time you decide what to say. Do you want to share information about your industry? On current events? What about specific products or services? Your focus will be determined by the answer to this question.

After you have answered these questions, it's now time to combine all the pieces into one complete package.

You want every piece you create to serve its purpose. You don't want to waste anyone's time and energy, so you must build quality into every aspect of your content.

A great content marketing strategy is not complete without many moving parts.




 

 



The Best Social Media Apps for 2013