Table of Contents
Foreword Andrew Pete, founders of andrewandpete.com vii
Preface ix
What to Expect in This Book x
Chapter 1 The Power of Social Media 1
Being Social on Social Media 3
How Online Relationships Benefit Offline 4
Chapter 2 Understand Today's Social Networks 7
Facebook 8
LinkedIn 11
YouTube 14
Instagram 16
Twitter 19
WhatsApp 21
Pinterest 22
Snapchat 25
Reddit 26
TikTok 29
Chapter 3 The Roles of Social Media and Content Marketing 33
Social Sharing 34
Authority Building 35
Broadcast Teaching 38
Influencer Marketing 39
Dark Social Media 40
Paid Social Media 41
At the End of the Day 41
Chapter 4 Craft Your Social Media Strategy 43
Determine Your Strengths 44
Determine Your Assets 44
Determine Your Goals 46
Determine Your Plan 47
Chapter 5 Understand Today's Format Types 57
Graphic Requirements 58
Photos in Your Posts 63
Social Network Icon Rules 66
Video Requirements 73
Link Requirements 81
Chapter 6 Create Images for Social Media 85
Determine Image Criteria 86
How to Find Great Images 87
Social Media Imagery Best Practices 89
Recommended Tools 92
Chapter 7 Create Video for Social Media 97
Why Video Is Effective 98
Publishing and Broadcasting Social Video 100
Live Video Tactics 102
Recorded Video Tactics 104
Short vs. Long Videos 104
Video Gear 105
Video Best Practices 106
Chapter 8 Leverage Chatbots and Automation 109
Chatbots Defined 110
How to Start Your First Chatbot 116
Chapter 9 Leverage Paid Social Media 123
Google Ads 123
Facebook Ads 124
The Power of Search + Remarketing 125
Other Platforms 126
Wrapping Up 132
Chapter 10 Leverage Influencer Marketing 133
What Influencer Marketing Really Means 134
How to Identify Influencers to Work With 135
How to Spark Relationships 137
How to Work with Influencers 140
Influencer Marketing Administrative Details 143
What Influencer Marketing Success Looks Like 144
Chapter 11 Repurpose and Reuse Social Content 147
Technique 1: Live Video 148
Technique 2: User-Generated Content 149
Technique 3: Embedded Social Media Posts 150
Technique 4: Turn Discussions Into Blog Posts 151
Technique 5: Ask Questions 151
Chapter 12 Build Your Marketing Team 153
Internal vs. External Team 154
Team Roles 155
Assembling Your Team 157
Team Documentation and Support 158
Recommended Tools 159
Chapter 13 Measure Success 161
Understanding Analytics 162
Qualitative Metrics 164
Quantitative Metrics 164
Tools 172
What's Next 175
Chapter 14 Adapt to a Changing Medium 177
Follow the Path 178
Take a Beat 179
Have a Go 179
Get on Board 182
Correct the Course 183
Appendix
Resources 185
Editing Images 185
Social Media Blogs and Bloggers 185
Social Media Communities 186
Social Media Management Tools 186
Sourcing Images 186
For More Reading 187
Glossary 189
About the Authors 201
Eric Bucow 201
Jenn Herman 201
Stephanie Liu 202
Amanda Robinson 202
Mike Allton 203
Index 205