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How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy in 7 Steps

Buffer Marketing

Social media marketing is using social media platforms — like Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, etc. It also includes paid social media marketing, like running ads and influencer marketing. It shows what content will go live, when, and on which social media platform.

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Social media marketing: Strategy template and tips for 2025

Hootsuite

A social media marketing strategy is a summary of everything you plan to do and hope to achieve on social media. The more specific your plan is, the more effective it will be. In this post, we’ll walk you through a nine-step plan to create a winning strategy for social media marketing.

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The 12 Best Social Media Marketing Courses to Elevate Your Skills in 2024

Buffer Marketing

Social media marketing is more complicated than ever. Here are the top 12 courses to improve your social media marketing skills. Almost all social platforms create courses designed to ace its algorithms and learn more about all its features. It’s designed for beginners.

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5 Steps to Create an Outstanding Marketing Plan [Free Templates]

Hubspot Marketing

Do you take a good, hard look at your team's marketing strategy every year? Without an annual marketing plan, things can get messy — and it's nearly impossible to put a number on your budget for the projects, hiring, and outsourcing over the course of a year if you don't have a plan. You should.

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I Used AI to Create a Marketing Plan 2 Ways — Here’s How You Can Too

Hubspot Marketing

But, heck, if AI can create a marketing plan for me, I say, "Welcome to the team!" A marketing plan is a foundational piece of any marketing strategy. After years of researching and compiling documents by hand, I recently used AI to create a marketing plan to see what it could deliver.

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Which Meta Channel's Best for Social Media Marketing? 1000 Pros Compare Facebook, Instagram & Threads

Hubspot Marketing

Instagram is among the top 3 platforms marketers are investing in this year. Twenty three (23) percent of marketers plan to cut off their investment in Facebook this year, compared to only 9% for Instagram. In addition, six percent more marketers plan to invest in Instagram than Facebook.

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The HubSpot Blog's TikTok Marketing Report: Insights from 1,000+ Social Media Marketers

Hubspot Marketing

And dont just take my word for it weve surveyed over 1,000 social media marketers to bring you data-backed insights on how TikTok is reshaping the marketing landscape. In this article, I'll share the latest of our 2025 State of Social findings to help give your brand or business TikTok profile the visibility it deserves.