Social Media Slice for March 1, 2019 : MOMO IS NOT REAL BUT THE DANGER IS; 5 TIPS TO MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS; and 3 PROVEN EXAMPLES OF FACEBOOK ADS THAT WORK

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SLICE is a M-F news digest targeted to assist Social Media Managers, Virtual Assistants, and Small Business Owners make sense of all the day to day social media news. Bypass the fluff. Focus on the good stuff.

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MOMO IS NOT REAL BUT THE DANGER IS- As Social Media Managers you should know what MOMO is— and is not. It IS reported to be an online thing that’s instructing kids to kill themselves. It IS NOT real. The person who posted it identified herself as Wanda Maximoff. That is the true name of Marvel super hero the Scarlet Witch.

The Atlantic reports that “Maximoff’s plea has been retweeted more than 22,000 times, and the screenshot, featuring the creepy face of ‘Momo,’ has spread like wildfire across the Internet.”

It is a hoax. But it shows the power of the internet to spread a message. Good or bad. More…

SLICE SPECIAL OF THE DAY

5 TIPS TO MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS- By your business, we mean either your client or your own social media agency. Melinda Emerson, known as “America’s #1 Small Business Expert” says “Too often people fail with marketing because they focus on tactics without stopping to consider strategy.” To that end she writes about the 5 P’s of Marketing: product, place, promotion, price, and profit. More…

SLICE INGREDIENTS

3 PROVEN EXAMPLES OF FACEBOOK ADS THAT WORK- Noted influencer Jeff Bullas says that “If you are going to spend money on digital advertising then you need to make sure you know why you are doing the ad.”

Especially if you are a B2B. Is it brand awareness, engagement or is it to convert leads to sales?

In this posting he provides tips (use darker background) and examples of campaigns from Digital Marketer, AppSumo, and AdEspresso. More…

INTERNATIONAL SLICE

SURVEY OF WHICH NATIONS USE INTERNET THE LEAST AND THE MOST- Just because your client has a storefront on “Main Street” doesn’t preclude a presence with the online global market. If so, knowing which nations are active vs ones whose population use social media the least, can be a marketing plus.

At the top are the Philippines and the bottom is Kenya. More…

MOTIVATIONAL SLICE

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Would a newsletter like Slice, tailored to the content of your B2B or B2C customers, be of value to you?

Just as friends update each other on what’s happening in their lives, small biz can build engaging relationships with customer bases by keeping them in the loop with email newsletters.

What about newsfeeds? It is no secret they have become declining organic sources of engagement.

According to the Nielsen Norman Group’s “Email Newsletter Usability Report” (based on email newsletters in six countries), email newsletters create bonds.

Specifically, the report states, “Newsletters feel personal because they arrive in users’ inboxes, and users have an ongoing relationship with them…The positive aspect of this emotional relationship is that newsletters can create much more of a bond between users and company than a website can.”