social marketing

Leading Customer Engagement Platform Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work, Best Paying Companies, and Companies With the Best Benefits Khoros, the global leader in customer engagement software, announced it was included in Built In Austin’s list of Best Places to Work in 2020 with recognition in the following categories: “We are so proud to be recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work in Austin” Best Places to Work Best Paying Companies Companies with the Best Benefits As a brand…

Parent Company of Anytime Fitness, The Bar Method, Waxing The City, and Basecamp Fitness Taps San Diego-Based Company to Drive Growth on a Local Level Self Esteem Brands announces it has appointed SOCi, Inc. as its new global platform of record for localized social marketing. A pioneer in the Health & Fitness category, Self Esteem Brands–encompassing Anytime Fitness, Waxing The City, Basecamp Fitness, and recently acquired The Bar Method–operates more than 4,500 global franchise locations across 57 countries. SOCi,…

Unites 15 Top Brands to Focus on the Future & Growth of Localized Social Marketing SOCi, the leading platform for social media and reputation management for multi-location brands, has formed a new Customer Advisory Council. This council is dedicated to addressing the critical needs of highly visible digital marketers who are challenged to create and manage the digital presence and online reputation of hundreds to thousands of local locations across top social and search sites. Announced at SOCi’s recent 2019 Summit,…

If every consumer took the same path to purchase for their wants and needs, your Marketing would be effortless. But we know people are different and their behaviors are unique. This is especially true when it comes to making major life purchase (MLP) decisions—those big decisions that require a lot of time and research to make, such as buying a house or deciding on an insurance policy. Consider the mortgage consumer journey, which often begins months before a credit score is even pulled. Or the life insurance journey…

As soon as Artificial Intelligence (AI) entered the scene, it became a hot topic. Businesses are widely embracing AI technologies such as Machine Learning, which simplifies the workflow for marketers in so many ways and offer a myriad of benefits. Many hotel chains, e-commerce companies, airlines, and brick-and-mortar stores didn’t think twice about whether to use AI to provide better service to their customers while increasing revenue. Face recognition, Voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana, smart selfies, and…

Study shows that boosting social shares may be an effective SEO tactic MSR Communications, an independent digital/social marketing and public relations firm in San Francisco announced it has received the Silver Vision Award from the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP) in the Media category for its Trend Report: How Readership, Timing and Social Shares Affect SEO and Earned Media Value. Applying predictive analytics to media data The goal of the report was to identify patterns that predict and…

"I am a firm believer that Marketing and Sales should hold hands as one without the other is not very good at all." Tell us about your role and journey into Technology. What inspired you to start at SOCi? I started my career at a time when a major transformation was happening. Marketers at that time were moving from traditional media to digital, and I was lucky enough to get a Marketing Analyst job at an agency that had an established traditional advertising base and a burgeoning opportunity in digital via an acquisition…

The Leading Social Media and Reputation Management Platform Lands at #417 For the second year, SOCi Inc., the leading platform for social media and reputation management for multi-location brands, has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in America by Inc. Magazine. Landing at 417 with a three-year revenue increase of 1,125%, SOCi has made a significant contribution to the localized social marketing industry. According to a recent audit of more than 300 client-connected accounts, brands on the SOCi…

Top franchise brands that are succeeding in localized social marketing grow three times faster than competitors Local Search Association (LSA) and SOCi, launched the first-ever Localized Social Marketing Benchmark Report (LSM Benchmark Report). The collaborative research was designed to help marketers understand the impact of localized social marketing (LSM) to their respective businesses while providing good examples of what effective LSM looks like to help set a benchmark of success for practicing marketers. The…

A new report from the localized social marketing leader shows high valued engagements combined with boosted posts, and strong reputation management strategy crucial for multi-location businesses SOCi, the leader in social media and reputation management for multi-location brands, today released its Q1 State of the Market Report, Localized Social Marketing: The Value of Organic AND Paid Social Content which showcases key trends in social content distribution and engagement between Q4 2018 and Q1 2019. The report also…

Localized social marketing uses specifically crafted social content to engage audiences at the local level. It’s a social media strategy that focuses on building a local presence for a business by leveraging locally-driven communication channels to reach the specific local communities it serves (rather than a broad/national approach). Localized social marketing is the biggest untapped marketing opportunity for national franchise brands, and social media platforms are rolling out new tools to help multi-location businesses…

New Service Offerings to Enhance Collaboration, Support and Training Experience for Multi-Location Brands SOCi, the leader in social media and reputation management for multi-location brands, announced the launch of its new full-service Customer Success Portal. This go-to source for SOCi customer training, product support, critical updates, and self-service help content and FAQs elevates the overall SOCi customer experience, empowering both national and local marketers to take their localized social marketing efforts to…

According to the latest survey for 110 advertisers and another 130 digital marketing industry practitioners in China by independent marketing data technology company AdMaster, China's digital marketing will continue its growth momentum, particularly on mobile. Digital marketing spend to significantly increase, particularly on mobile Also Read: Shoclef Presents Live Shopping in the Global Marketplace 79% of advertisers intend to increase their digital marketing spend. The average increase is by 20%, 2% higher than…

Martech Breakthrough Awards Names Research Technology Leader Inaugural Winner in 2018 Show MarTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global marketing technology industry , announced that FocusVision, a full-spectrum insights and analytics technology solutions provider, has won the 2018 MarTech Breakthrough Award for outstanding innovation in customer experience management. “FocusVision already has a stellar reputation for its market-leading…

Conversion Labs, Inc., an e-commerce company that builds and scales innovative brands, announced the appointment of seasoned direct response marketing expert Sean Fitzpatrick to serve as the company's new Chief Acquisition Officer. Mr. Fitzpatrick will oversee Conversion Labs' online customer acquisition efforts for all of the Company’s current and future brands.  In addition, Mr. Fitzpatrick will serve as the President of PDFSimpli, Conversion Labs’ majority owned online solution for editing, converting, annotating, signing…

Brad Fay Chief Commercial Officer, Engagement Labs According to Engagement Labs, most retailers see Amazon as the benchmark to outperform, and some of them are actually managing to do it. To better understand the state of flux in e-commerce and how Amazon continues to do better than the rest of the pack in retail and e-commerce, we spoke to Brad Fay, Chief Commercial Officer, Engagement Labs.What are the core tenets of the technology driving TotalSocial reporting? The underlying premise of TotalSocial is the proven…

Duncan Bird, 29-Year Innovator, Has Built Agencies, Created Brands, Served as Sony Music VP GLOW, an award-winning social and digital marketing agency, announced that it has hired industry powerhouse Duncan Bird as Executive Creative Director. “Duncan will help our team reach even greater heights with his creative and strategic thinking across the digital, advertising, music and entertainment space,” said GLOW President Howie Kleinberg. “His leadership and experience will propel our momentum in creating…