Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies

Get social with the bestselling social media marketing book

No person can ignore social media these days–and no business can afford to ignore it either. Our lives are mediated through the flicker of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram–and brands are increasingly interwoven with our online identities. Even for the 90% of marketers who interact with social media regularly, its pace and scale can be confusing to the point of distraction. Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies helps you take a step back, make sense of the noise, and get your brand voice heard over the babble–in the way you want it to be.

These nine mini-books in one give you essential, straightforward, and friendly guidance on how to use the major social platforms to promote your business, engage your customers, and use feedback to make your product or service the best that it can be. From evaluating the right social mix and planning your strategy to the really fun stuff–like creating videos on Snapchat and TikTok, diving deep on a podcast, or looking pretty on Pinterest–you’ll find everything you need to get your social ducks in a row and say the right things. And once the campaign is over, you can follow the guidance here to evaluate success and iterate on your approach, before getting right back out there for an even bigger second bite.

• Keep up with the latest changes on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more
• Blend your social side with your traditional marketing presence
• Become more engaging and metric your success
• Get to know your fans with user data

Wherever you’re coming from–social media strategist, site manager, marketer, or something else–social media is where your customers are. This book shows you how to be there, too.

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Meet your customers where they live—on social media!

It’s all about social media—still! This update to the bestselling guide covers recent changes to Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. You’ll also find new tips for engaging your community, measuring your efforts, blending your social media with your other marketing efforts, and analyzing your data for marketing insights. If you’re wondering where your customers are, they’re online! Use Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies to connect with them!

9 Books Inside. . .

• The Social Media Mix
• Cybersocial Tools
• Content Marketing
• Twitter
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Instagram and Pinterest
• Other Social Media Marketing Sites
• Measuring Results and Building on Success

Meet your customers where they live―on social media!

It’s all about social media―still! This update to the bestselling guide covers recent changes to Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. You’ll also find new tips for engaging your community, measuring your efforts, blending your social media with your other marketing efforts, and analyzing your data for marketing insights. If you’re wondering where your customers are, they’re online! Use Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies to connect with them!

9 Books Inside. . .

• The Social Media Mix
• Cybersocial Tools
• Content Marketing
• Twitter
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Instagram and Pinterest
• Other Social Media Marketing Sites
• Measuring Results and Building on Success

Table of Contents

Book 1 The Social Media Mix

Chapter 1 Making the Business Case for Social Media

Chapter 2 Tallying the Bottom Line

Chapter 3 Plotting Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Chapter 4 Managing Your Cybersocial Campaign

Book 2 Cybersocial Tools

Chapter 1 Discovering Helpful Tech Tools

Chapter 2 Leveraging SEO for Improved Visibility

Chapter 3 Optimizing Social Media for Internal and External Searches

Chapter 4 Using Social Bookmarks, News, and Share Buttons

Book 3 Content Marketing

Chapter 1 Growing Your Brand with Content

Chapter 2 Exploring Content-Marketing Platforms

Chapter 3 Developing a Content-Marketing Strategy

Chapter 4 Getting Your Content to the Masses

Book 4 Twitter

Chapter 1 Using Twitter as a Marketing Tool

Chapter 2 Using Twitter as a Networking Tool

Chapter 3 Finding the Right Twitter Tools

Chapter 4 Social Listening with Twitter

Chapter 5 Hosting Twitter Chat

Book 5 Facebook

Chapter 1 Using Facebook as a Marketing Tool

Chapter 2 Creating and Sharing Content on Facebook

Chapter 3 Advertising and Selling on Facebook

Chapter 4 Streaming Live Video on Facebook

Book 6 LinkedIn

Chapter 1 Promoting Yourself with LinkedIn

Chapter 2 Promoting Your Business with LinkedIn

Chapter 3 Using LinkedIn as a Content Platform

Book 7 Getting Visual

Chapter 1 Pinning Down Pinterest

Chapter 2 Snapchatting It Up!

Chapter 3 Getting Started with Instagram

Chapter 4 TikTok(ing) Around the Clock

Chapter 5 Watching and Listening: Videos, Podcasts, and Your Brand Book 8 Other Social Media Marketing Sites

Chapter 1 Weighing the Business Benefits of Minor Social Sites

Chapter 2 Maximizing Stratified Social Communities

Chapter 3 Profiting from Mid-Size Social Media Channels

Chapter 4 Integrating Social Media

Chapter 5 Advertising on Social Media

Book 9 Measuring Results and Building on Success

Chapter 1 Delving into Data

Chapter 2 Analyzing Content-Sharing Metrics

Chapter 3 Analyzing Twitter Metrics

Chapter 4 Analyzing Facebook Metrics

Chapter 5 Measuring Other Social Media Networks

Chapter 6 Comparing Metrics from Different Marketing Techniques

Chapter 7 Making Decisions by the Numbers

About the Author

Michelle Krasniak helps clients all over the world develop and execute successful content and social media marketing strategies. With over 20 years of experience as a content creator, she brings to the table a unique combination of creativity and business acumen.

Jan Zimmerman is the owner of Watermelon Mountain Web Marketing and has helped businesses of all sizes use online marketing and social media tools for more than 15 years.

Deborah Ng is a professional blogger and social media enthusiast who grew her writing blog into the number one online community for freelance writers before selling in 2010.