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More than 90% of brands used social media to increase their visibility, managing between four and 10 accounts on average, and there’s no signs of slowing down.
That same study found 80% of companies say that social media grew in importance between 2017 and 2018. It was even felt in the C-suite – less than a third of marketers found it difficult to convince CEOs to invest in social.
Editor’s note: You may have missed this article when CMI published it a couple years ago. Interestingly, brand voice remains a critical need and this guide can help you create a helpful one.
If your logo didn’t appear with your content, could your audience identify the content as coming from your brand? Would someone viewing your content on different channels know it all came from the same brand?
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If your logo didn’t appear with your content, could your audience identify the content as coming from your brand? Would someone viewing your content on different channels know it all came from the same brand?
If you’re not careful, you can end up with a random assortment of voices and tones in the content produced across your marketing ecosystem that doesn’t provide a consistent picture of your brand, or even use the same language consistently.Continue Reading
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