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24 Best Social Media Apps to Help You Create Epic Social Media Content

Jul 26, 2022 8 min read Tools

Knowing you have to create new content for multiple social media channels every day can feel a little daunting, especially when you consider the range

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COVID-19: Social Media Management in Times of Crisis

Mar 19, 2020 8 min read Social Media Marketing

These are times of fast-changing news around COVID-19. It’s clear that what we are facing — not just as marketers, as friends, and parents and colleagues — is unprecedented. And we’re all in it together.

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How to Schedule Instagram Stories

Oct 3, 2019 5 min read News and Trends

More than 500 million Instagrammers use Stories every day, and the format has opened up a wealth of content opportunities for marketers.

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5 Marketing Lessons from Daily Harvest’s Journey to Shipping One Million Smoothies

Aug 22, 2019 15 min read Case Studies

Launched in 2015, Daily Harvest has become one of the fastest growing direct-to-consumer food brands in the world. * In 2017, it raised over $43m — with

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Announcing Hashtag Manager: A New Tool to Help You Save and Organize Hashtags for Instagram

Aug 6, 2019 5 min read Buffer News

Today we’re launching Hashtag Manager to help you save and organize hashtags for Instagram. Get started with Buffer for Instagram here [https://buffer.com/

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How tentree Took Over Instagram: Behind a Record-Breaking Social Media Campaign

Jun 26, 2019 8 min read Instagram

If you spotted a little green tree making its way around Instagram back in April, you certainly weren’t alone. For Earth Week 2019, Canadian

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Ugly Drinks’ Four Secrets to Disrupting a $392 Billion Industry

May 8, 2019 8 min read Social Media Marketing

Great businesses see the future differently. * Apple made CD’s redundant, and gave us 1,000 songs in our pocket * Airbnb took travel, and made

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Building an Ecommerce Business: From Zero to $100,000 in Revenue from Instagram Ads

Feb 5, 2019 6 min read Case Studies

In February 2017, when Remi and his girlfriend Alondra were visiting Tokyo, the last thing they were thinking about was starting a business together. But

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How to Sell on Instagram: A Stories Strategy That’s Generated ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ in Sales

Feb 4, 2019 6 min read Case Studies

Prefer audio? Press play to listen to this post. This post is part of our Instagram Marketing Strategy series [https://buffer.com/instagram-for-business]. The series

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How Instagram Helps Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit to Serve Over 250,000 Customers Per Year

Feb 4, 2019 6 min read Instagram

This post is part of our Instagram Marketing Strategy series [https://buffer.com/instagram-for-business]. The series provides you with actionable insights and lessons on how

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The State of Social 2019 Report: New Data and Social Media Marketing Research

Jan 22, 2019 Research

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The Power of Purpose: How Taking a Stand Helps Brands to Win Customer’s Hearts (and Business)

Nov 29, 2018 6 min read Social Media Marketing

Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year in the U.S., with more than 116 million people [https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/

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Life After the News Feed: Why Facebook is Shifting to Stories (And Why Your Business Should Too)

Nov 27, 2018 8 min read Facebook

In life and business, though, change is inevitable. And just as popular culture, music, and fashion move on, Facebook should too.

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Lend Us Your Thoughts: Buffer’s State of Social 2019 Survey

Nov 20, 2018 1 min read Social Media Marketing

Our annual State of Social report will be coming out soon, and we need your help. Last year, more than 1,800 marketers shared their

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How a Branded Hashtag Campaign Helped Tommy’s Superfoods to Reach More Than One Million People

Nov 20, 2018 5 min read Social Media Marketing

When Tommy Williams was growing up in Austin Texas, he probably didn’t think his love for cooking and local farmers markets would lead to

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Introducing Stories Creator: Quickly Create Thumb-Stopping Content for Stories

Nov 15, 2018 6 min read Tools

As a social media marketer, a big part of your job is to build awareness of your brand and drive conversions on various social channels.

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