Social Media Lesson: How to Improve Your Reach on Social Media

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As a brand, there is a lot you can do to get your message into the social media atmosphere. But if you really want to amp up your overall reach, you need to get your message into the hands of others — both influencers and the users themselves — to proliferate the content. In fact, Nielsen tells us that 92 percent of people trust recommendations from individuals over brands. In this lesson, discover the power of influencers and user generated content to take your social media strategy to the next level.

Includes
    5 Videos
    3 Quizzes
    30 min
  • Social Media
Lesson description
For brands that really want to amp up their overall reach, it’s important to find ways to get messages into the hands of others—both influencers and the users themselves to proliferate. Social media practitioners need to understand how to take advantage of influencer marketing and how to encourage more people to generate content that highlights your brand, products, and services in a positive way.

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Dayne Topkin

Dayne is a versatile content professional born and raised in South Africa who focuses on solving challenging user problems through content and education. By day, he sits on the HubSpot Academy team, creating educational content on topics related to marketing, sales, and service. And by night, he’s a blend of storyteller, UX writer, and content designer who geeks out identifying user needs and finding the right content to meet those needs.

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Samarah Daher

Samarah Daher serves as the VP Media Operations, Video for Refinery29.

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Bruno Cardinali

Bruno Cardinali is the Head of Marketing for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in North America. Prior to joining Popeyes, Bruno was the Head of Marketing for Latin America for Burger King, also part of the RBI portfolio. And prior to joining RBI, Bruno held several marketing roles at Unilever in Brazil, Mexico, Australia and United States for nearly 15 years. Beyond the recent success of Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich, Bruno led many other award-winning campaigns like: “Traffic Jam Whopper” in Mexico…

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Jacqueline Babb

Jacqueline Babb is an Assistant Professor and Chair of Marketing at Aurora University. She teaches classes in digital marketing and integrated marketing communication at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Most recently, Jacqueline designed an innovative Masters in Digital Marketing and Design that will prepare students for a high-tech, data driven marketplace. Jacqueline is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University; and a proud HubSpot Inbound…

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Crystal King

Senior Professor

HubSpot Academy

Crystal King is a Senior Professor for HubSpot Academy with a focus on social media strategy. Crystal has led global social media and community programs for companies such as Pegasystems, Keurig, CA Technologies and Sybase. She has taught classes in writing, creativity and social media at Harvard Extension School, Boston University, Mass College of Art, UMass Boston and GrubStreet, one of the leading creative writing centers in the US. Crystal received her masters in critical and creative…

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Dhariana Lozano

Dhariana Lozano has been in the social media and digital marketing world for almost a decade. She is the co-founder a boutique social media marketing firm based in New York City. Her experience ranges in creating social media strategies and consulting for both B2C and B2B brands to help them stand out and break through digital walls for ongoing success. She blogs at DhariLo.com where she provides social media tips, resources and courses. You can see her work published in Social Media Week,…

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Jenny Li Fowler

Jenny Li Fowler is the director of social media strategy at MIT. She is in charge of developing and executing Institute-wide social media initiatives and campaigns. She provides social media consultation and direction for more than 200 departments, labs, and centers; and manages the Institute’s flagship Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts. Prior to coming to MIT, Jenny was the web editor and social media manager at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Frank V Emanuele

Senior Social Media Manager

Wistia

Frank is the Senior Social Media Manager at Wistia, where he leads social media marketing strategy. He has 15 years of hands-on experience in social media marketing, community management, and customer care, driving success for brands like Verizon, Penguin Books, GE, Entenmann's, and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

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Kara Boatner

Social Media Manager

Sock Club

Kara Boatner, social media manager at Sock Club, shares her insights on Instagram marketing. Emphasizing the platform’s importance in larger marketing strategies, she highlights the diverse content opportunities available on Instagram and its pivotal role in both brand storytelling and audience engagement.

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