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Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy | Inc. 5000 If you're like most busy business owners, you're probably thinking to yourself, "I barely have enough time to run my company, now I have to worry about social media?" Social media can seem overwhelming and daunting, but if you break it down into tiny little pieces, it's actually quite doable. And with new, affordable management tools on the market every day, the process can be more than worth it to your bottom line. I just hosted 15 customers at our VerticalResponse offices and talked to them about this very subject. This is what we say to people: You've got a ton of great content at your fingertips that you might not think is interesting, but I'll tell you, your followers do! Share Great Content 1. If you sell goods, you've got pictures. 2. If you've got a press release about a new product, service or an award you've won, post it! 3. I've seen some really great companies give interesting discounts to social media followers only. 4. Save Time by Pre-Scheduling Posts
5 Ways to Grow Your Exposure With Instagram Wondering if the rapidly growing Instagram photo sharing community could benefit your business? As teens quickly migrate to Instagram, could their photo sharing addictions include your pictures? Instagram was the smartphone photo sharing tool of choice long before its acquisition by Facebook and the release of an Android version. And it’s growing faster than ever. What Is Instagram? Instagram makes sharing pictures easy. Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the photos and then share them. Instagram photos (from left to right) on Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare and Facebook. Like most social networks, users can accrue followers who will see their photos. Instagram is unusual in that users review their photos via the app only, not online. In the last year, photo sharing has become an increasingly popular method of social sharing. Here are 5 ways to grow your presence on Instagram. For example, as of this writing: