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Facebook tops list of Reno-Tahoe social media tools

Each year businesses around the world work hard to develop and perfect their social marketing strategies. As social media expands with applications like Snapchat and Vine, the amount of time companies need to stay online to broadcast their message also increases.

In the midst of these changes, what should Reno-Tahoe businesses do to compete and is it worth it?

The answer is yes social media is here to stay, and the businesses that properly use social networks to connect with customers will definitely benefit in the long run.

For the third year in a row, Out&About Marketing hit the streets to interview and survey 100-plus local Reno/Tahoe businesses, and compiled a report to show what strategies they were using, while creating some beneficial social media tips.

Businesses all over the Reno/Tahoe area answered survey questions about different aspects of social media like, How are you currently measuring your social media efforts? and How much do you spend on your social media marketing?

The result is the third annual State of Social Media Report for Reno-Tahoe report that details the advantages and main challenges local businesses are facing.

The State of Social Media reports some major findings that are expected, and some that are surprising:

1. Top 5 social media networks/tools for marketers: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and blogging.

2. Social media marketing takes a lot of time and the majority of businesses are spending over 1-7 hours a week online.

3. Top 3 challenges for businesses are: time, measuring effectiveness, and increasing engagement.

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#SwimBiz: Social Media, Sponsorship & Swimming

USA Swimming will hold its first-annual marketing conference entitled #SwimBiz: Social Media, Sponsorship and Swimming. The marketing-focused conference will be held in Colorado Springs Sunday, March 29 Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

Attendees will include swim teams, LSCs, learn-to-swim leaders, other National Governing Bodies and more.

Featured speakers are from USA Swimming, the U.S. Olympic Committee, NASCAR, UNLV, Groundfloor Media, Nations Capital Swim Club, Floaties Swim School, Minnesota Swimming and more. For more details on #SwimBiz, please visit: usaswimming.org/swimbiz.

#SwimBiz Topics Social Media Bootcamp with Introductions to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for Business Mom Drives the Bus: 10 Insights into How Families Make Sport Decisions Mamma-razzi & Local PR in the Digital Age Let the Choir Sing: How Word of Mouth Marketing Gets New Kids to Your Program #BeTheNextFirst: Insight into USA Swimming Multicultural Strategy Two Free Programs at USA Swimming To Promote Your Club That You Didnt Know About The Great Logo Make Over: 10 Ways to Make Your Logo Not Suck*

Whats a New Swimmer Worth (And Why Spending Some Marketing Dollars is Worth It)? Tiny Budgets, Big Results: A Guide to Facebook Advertising Dont Throw Your Followers in the Deep End: Talking to Fans, Families and Phelps Fanatics at the Same Time Social Media Pitfalls Panel: Are SafeSport & Social Media at Odds? (Hint: No) Likes, RTs and Shares: A Guide to Creating Content That Makes People Click ABC = Always Be Closing: 10 Must Have Items in Any Sponsor Proposal Your Assistant Coach is Smarter Than You: 10 Ways the Millennials Are Leading Social Media & Change Texts, Telephones and Tell a Friend: Tips for Keeping Swim Families Connected

#SwimBiz Club Marketing Awards The #SwimBiz Club Marketing Awards will recognize the best local marketing and promotional efforts in the sport. Clubs will nominate their best marketing campaigns/ideas from the year. Through a combination of online voting and a panel of experts, USA Swimming member clubs will be recognized for awards. Awards will be handed out at the #SwimBiz Club Marketing Awards Dinner. Stay tuned for the categories and submissions process!

For the full schedule and registration details visit http://www.usaswimming.org/swimbiz or share it on social media with the #SwimBiz hashtag.

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Fort Worth SCORE Social Marketing Workshop – Video


Fort Worth SCORE Social Marketing Workshop
Come to workshops and counseling offered by SBA #39;s Fort Worth SCORE chapter at the Ft. Worth Business Assistance Center. call: 817-871-6002 http://www.fortworth.score.org or Facebook.

By: TexPix Publishing ~ JG Domke

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Social marketing seminar – Feb 3, 2015 – Nancy Lee – Video


Social marketing seminar - Feb 3, 2015 - Nancy Lee
Presentation by Nancy Lee, adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington President of Social Marketing Services, Inc., at the IFPRI Policy Seminar...

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Social marketing seminar – Feb 3, 2015 – Intro – Video


Social marketing seminar - Feb 3, 2015 - Intro
Introductory remarks by Rajul Pandy-Lorch at the IFPRI Policy Seminar, "Social Marketing to Influence Public Behaviors," held in Washington DC, Feb 3, 2015.

By: IFPRI

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