5 ways to keep up with Social updates
- Dec 2, 2016
- 2 min read
Social Marketing is directly related to the ever changing and competitive tech industry. Updates are coming in daily, and wont stop anytime soon. If your brand is first to use big updates on Social Platforms you will have the attention of all of your followers as they discover these updates with you.
If your are hearing about Twitter Moments or downloading your first Netflix movie Today, you need some serious help! Make sure you are doing these 5 things to make sure you stay relevant!
1. JOIN A LINKEDIN GROUP - There are some extremely passionate people on linkedIn, they know what they're talking about. Join them! If an updated or new Social Media platform is dropped the group will be exploding with discussion. Worse case scenario you meet a bunch of like-minded people to network with.
2. UPDATE YOUR APPS - Go to your Appstore, select updates, underneath the app icon click "What's New" they will literally tell you whats new. This is the best way; read what they have changed, download the update and then open and explore!
3. SET UP GOOGLE ALERTS - Choose your favourite Social Influencers: Companies, Professionals, Newsletters, or even a topic. Be specific and detailed to ensure you get the information you need. Type this search term and choose your options. You will then receive any updates, info and news directly to your e-mail.
4. FOLLOW YOUR PLATFORMS - Seek out and follow any software you employ from Mail Chimp to SnapChat. Make sure you are subscribed to this! If its a huge feature addition or change, it will be all over their social pages and blogs. I find making a Twitter list most effective or following #Twittertips or #SocialMediaMarketing will give you more detailed tips and tricks.
5. ATTEND A SOCIAL MEETUP - Events and conferences are happening everywhere and often in Vancouver. I had the pleasure to check out #YVRSocial and got to bounce some questions off industry pros about how they're integrating the latest updates into their SM strategy. Also there are two recognized tech schools: Red Academy and Brain Station, who hold regular networking events and panels to meet the people who are actively employing the latest platforms and updates. GO TALK TO THEM.
There are a billion other ways to stay ahead of the game in Social Media. I'd love to hear how you stay up to date!... know of any good and current Social Media Podcasts? I am on the hunt.
Thanks for reading!
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