{"id":89,"date":"2011-01-13T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/si.first10.co.uk\/"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:55:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:55:36","slug":"social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/social-media-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media has transformed marketing, for the better most would say. We'll help you make the most of the power of social media marketing using a strategic approach sharing approaches from the leading commentators and companies.<\/p>\n<p>See our latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/archive\/social-media-marketing\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">blog articles on social media<\/a> for our latest coverage of the tools and techniques.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/social-media-marketing\/social-media-strategy\/new-global-social-media-research\/attachment\/top-social-network-sites-by-number-of-active-users-2017\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Top-Social-Network-sites-by-number-of-active-users-2017.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Top-Social-Network-sites-by-number-of-active-users-2017.png 521w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Top-Social-Network-sites-by-number-of-active-users-2017-119x150.png 119w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Top-Social-Network-sites-by-number-of-active-users-2017-250x314.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Recommended resources<\/h3>\n<p>1. 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Paid guide: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/social-media-plan-example-template\/\">Social media plan example<\/a> - a worked example of a social media marketing plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media has transformed marketing, for the better most would say. We&#8217;ll help you make the most of the power of social media marketing using a strategic approach sharing approaches from the leading commentators and companies. 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