Social Networking Tools (Week 5 Blog)

After much research into Social Networking sites and tools, there are plenty of resources that you can use as a student and as a professional to elevate the way you market yourself and a business. Depending on your needs, there are plenty of sites you can use to get your brand out there. For personal interactions with companies and people who influence you, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are great ways to keep in touch with other professionals and see what they are doing. There is also Youtube and Snapchat if you’d rather watch a video presentation or tutorial. You can even create your own and have vlogs or mini sneak peeks into what you are currently working on.

For businesses there are other tools you can utilize to create social media ads that will automatically post and keep track of your analytics. Some tools let you mass upload your posts with Bulk Buffer, schedule tweets with Hootsuite, better organize your analytics with Quill, and give a creative touch to your blogs with Canva. This is just a short list of the options available to you out there in the marketing world. Get out there and try some out!