There’s a new video platform in town, and it looks like it’s going to turn heads. Instagram is getting into the video game with IGTV, a video platform intended to give brands and influencers another option for connecting with audiences.
6+ Marketing Podcasts to Listen to Right Now
There are literally hundreds of marketing podcasts that are out there. These podcasts focus on marketing precepts related to growing your brand, to storytelling, to using social media, and more. Whether you’re a marketer or a brand who wants to grow your business, these podcasts will ensure you stay up-to-date on resources and methods for reaching your audience.
How to Grow Your Instagram Audience in 5 Minutes a Day
In 2018, Instagram’s algorithm changed, so feeds are no longer chronological but engagement-based, which means that you might have noticed a slight decline in your content’s performance. While boosting and doing sponsored posts is one way to improve your performance, you can easily grow your audience for free in five minutes a day.
How to Market with Storytelling
For the past several years, storyteller marketing has been the lynchpin in every successful campaign regardless of medium. Unlike tag lines, gimmicks, or other marketing tactics, stories are genuine. They have the unique ability to forge emotional connections with audiences while being highly memorable. For this reason, stories convert in a way that other modes of marketing don’t. Here, we share a rundown of our favorite pieces that explain how to market with storytelling.
Google Analytics for Newbies
Google Analytics is the most widely-used website traffic analytics program. Analytics lets you know how your website is performing. Analytics tell you who comes to your webpage, who stays, what they do, etc. They measure a lot of essential information, so what should you use Google Analytics to measure and why?
How to Make a Boring Topic Exciting
It’s inevitable that we sometimes have to write about subjects that are as exciting as watching paint dry (or that we have to write about watching paint dry because we’re writing a how-to on DIY home improvement). Regardless, it’s possible to take any topic and make it exciting…no matter how slow to dry.
Spring and Summer Holidays that will be Trending on Social Media
If you ask Google what holidays are coming up, you’ll find there are those you expect…and then there are those that you don’t expect. There’s literally something (and maybe two or three somethings) to celebrate every day of the year. Your business should not only embrace the usual suspects but also those special days that speak to your business’s mission.
How to Give Back in May
There are many ways to give back every day and every month. Sometimes it’s sharing a smile, and others it’s giving your time and resources to help others.
The Storyteller Agency’s Guide to the Destin Charity Wine Auction
Since its inception in 2005, the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) has donated over $15 million to Northwest Florida charities and has impacted the lives of over 90,000 children and young people through interaction with South Walton charities. A fabulous event characterized by a fast-paced auction, world-class wines, and unique experiences, the Destin Charity Wine Auction is not to be missed.
4 Tips for Good Instagram Images
On Instragram, a picture is literally worth a thousand words (though, generally speaking, they don’t include words). Your audience is feasting with their eyes before committing with a click, so your Instagram images have to compel them to take action.
How to Give Back in April
April is a big month for giving back in South Walton Country. Do good things and join the fun at the Destin Wine Charity Auction and other altruistic events. Check out this article for your April #DoGoodThings To-Do List.
How to Keep Your Kids Safe on Social Media
Social media is great for professional advancement, for promoting businesses and social causes, for staying in touch, and for other reasons. Conversely, social media can be dangerous especially for teens and young adults. Keeping kids safe starts with parents. Here’s how you can keep your kids safe.
What You Need to Know about Facebook and Instagram Advertising
With new algorithm changes, it’s inevitable that brands now need to use Facebook and Instagram ads to get audience attention. Without ads, your page won’t be shown, so now’s the time to learn about Facebook and Instagram ads.
2018 Algorithm Updates: What You Need to Know about Google, Facebook, and Instagram
Algorithm updates are like fashion changes. You can keep wearing last year’s style and get left behind, or you can get into what’s new. We recommend the latter. Stay trending by learning what the 2018 algorithm changes are for Google, Facebook, and Instagram.
How to Market to Spring Breakers
Spring break 2018 starts in the next couple of weeks and culminates in the first week or so of April. Spring break appeals to multiple strong yet unique demographics. For example, families with young children and college students make up two large groups of spring breakers who every brand can reach with the right approaches and the right content.
How to Give Back in March
Spring fever brings a desire to get out and about. We say to channel that feeling and to #dogoodthings in South Walton County this March by giving back through these local charities.
What is a Dark Post?
It only takes one wrong move whether it’s posting content that turns your audience off or posting way too much content and overwhelming your audience’s thread to start losing followers online. Of course, it also doesn’t work to do the same thing day-in-and-day out, so how do you post new content or attract new audiences without risking losing your existing one? Answer: You dark post.
7 Reasons to Love Storyteller Marketing
There’s no denying that stories are powerful, which is why storyteller marketing should be an integral part of your overall marketing strategy. If you’re still on the fence, let us count the reasons (well, at least seven reasons) why everyone should love (and embrace) storyteller marketing.
5 Genius Valentine's Day 2018 Marketing Ideas
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that people either love or hate or love to hate. Some hate to be reminded of a less-than-ideal relationship status, while others dread not being able to find the perfect gift. Then there are the handful of people who love the day and who go to Jared (who are these people?). In all seriousness, by knowing your audience and by having fun with it, you can please (almost) everyone. (Draws heart bubbles)
The Storyteller's Guide to the Seaside School Half Marathon & 5K
In less than one month, one of our favorite events will take place on 30A. The Seaside School Half Marathon & 5K and Taste of the Race dominate life on 30A for the weekend of March 2 through March 4, and it’s all for a good cause. If you’ve never been, let us be your guide.