YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, SnapChat, Clubhouse, TikTok… the list goes on! In 2022, there’s no shortage of places to create and publish content. Small businesses have more ways than ever to reach new audiences and stay in touch with existing customers, but who has the time to consistently post to every platform that people […]
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Save These 5 TikTok Content Ideas
Newsflash: The Crystal Media Team wants you to get comfortable with TikTok and start posting consistently. Because of the huge success retailers are experiencing on the app, we’ve been especially spotlighting the TikTok platform for our Insider members lately. Earlier this month, we devoted our monthly, high-level marketing and social media strategy training webinar to […]
What is Being Shadowbanned on TikTok and How to Avoid It!
For retailers, TikTok is a relatively new platform for business marketing and community building. As with every new platform, there’s a learning curve that may include a few bumps and bruises along the journey to success. We’ve been hearing a lot more about accounts being shadowbanned on TikTok, and we believe this is one of […]
3 TikTok Trends You Don’t Want To Skip in 2022
Retailers have been finding great success with the app that’s known to help users go viral if they put in the work! You know the one… TikTok! With over 1 billion active users on the app, businesses can no longer use the excuse that their Perfect Customer Group doesn’t exist on this platform. People of […]
The Best Hashtags Strategy To Use On TikTok, Facebook and Instagram
Hashtags are an important tool in your social media toolbox to help you gain exposure for your brand. If the social media goal of “building awareness” is one of yours, a solid hashtag strategy will help you expand awareness and get in front of the people who are interested in learning and buying from you. […]
The (Important) Social Media Metrics To Track in 2022
Figuring out which performance metrics to track for your content has become increasingly confusing. Many social media metrics are helpful for growing a community. Conversely, there are a lot of rumors about which ones define your post’s success (such as the number of Likes). Retailers should have two main pillars of focus when it comes […]
Social Media 2022: The Number 1 Thing Every Retailer Needs to Know
One thing we can consistently expect from social media is for it to constantly change and shift. So it’s no wonder we constantly get asked how to grow a stagnant community—when all the things you used to do are no longer producing the results you’ve been used to seeing. A Crystal Media Insider told us […]
Your Social Media Marketing Strategy in 2022
If 2022 is anything like the past couple of years, we’re in for a thriller. With each year comes new unknowns, new changes, and new growth. If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that social media will continue evolving (and growing). There’s an overload of information out there, and it can be hard […]
5 Social Media Marketing Takeaways from Social Media Day 2021
Earlier this month, we hosted our 3rd annual Social Media Day. It was packed with education on what’s working today in social media marketing. We’re always so grateful for those in attendance and who appreciate learning what the power of social media can do for a retailer’s business. Thank you to all who participated (or […]
3 Truths and a Lie: How the Facebook and Instagram Algorithm Works
We know there is a lot of information, both truths and rumors, about the mighty and confusing Facebook algorithm. The algorithm is powered by machine learning so it is constantly updating, which is why you always hear about “changes”. These changes are meant to be improvements in the social media apps, but they are often […]