5 Fundamentals Of Marketing For Any Business

The Power of Storytelling in Social Media Marketing

Stark SocialBlog, Social Media

In today’s digital age, social media has become a vital tool for businesses to connect with their target audience and build brand awareness. With billions of active users on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, social media has opened up new avenues for marketers to reach and engage their customers in ways that were not possible before. However, with so many brands vying for attention on social media, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. This is where the power of storytelling comes in.

Storytelling has been a fundamental part of human communication for thousands of years. Read More

Top Social Media Trends of 2023 To Watch

Top Social Media Trends of 2023 To Watch

Stark SocialBlog, Social Media

As we enter a new year, staying up-to-date on the latest social media trends is essential. This will help you stay ahead of the curve and ensure that your social media strategy is effective. Here are some of the top social media trends to watch in 2023:

  1. Live streaming: Live streaming has been on the rise for a few years now, and it’s expected to continue growing in popularity. This trend allows brands to connect with their audience more personally and authentically. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube are increasingly focusing on live streaming as a way to increase engagement
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Developing Your Personal Brand With Social Media With Neil Fitzgerald

Developing Your Personal Brand with Social Media with Neil Fitzgerald

Stark SocialPodcast, Social Media

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A personal brand is important to any business whether you’re building your brand to get the best job possible or your looking to be an entrepreneur and take the world by storm. During today’s podcast, we chat with our fabulous friend, Neil Fitzgerald about developing your personal brand for long term success and goal achievement.

Neil has waylaid his personal brand through recognition of his brand identity and channeled that into professional success that we’d all love to copy!

  • Don’t post about boozing with your friends – unless it’s done thoughtfully.
  • Have a professional looking headshot for
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Nonprots and Social Marketing with Neil Fitzgerald

Nonprofits and Social Marketing with Neil Fitzgerald

Stark SocialPodcast, Social Media

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Deanna and Nathan chatter a lot about getting involved in the community you work, and live in, and that’s why in this episode of The Social Life, the team invited Neil Fitzgerald to join them for a chat about getting started and how you can incorporate nonprofits in your social media. Neil has worked with nonprofit organizations across the world, held political office in the UK and most recently worked his way up to National VP of the Junior Chamber, while tirelessly maintaining and excelling in his professional life too. Being involved in your community is key Read More

Instagram Apps Worth Downloading

Instagram Apps Worth Downloading

Stark SocialPodcast, Social Media

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Are you using Instagram to reach your prospective clients? Are you having trouble making wicked good posts? Deanna runs us down on her favorite Instagram apps right now and most of them are FREE to download and try!

  • Instafit – does exactly what it sounds like! Make your images fit better. Download For iPhone | Download For Android
  • Cleaner – did you know that there is an algorithm that scores your Followers to Follow ratios? Clean up your follow list and make sure you’re following relevant content that supports your biz goals. **BTW: When Nate said cleaner
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The Dynamic Social Duo Facebook & Instagram 1080p

Dynamic Social Duo: Facebook & Instagram

Stark SocialPodcast, Social Media

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About 3 years ago, Facebook shelled out the dough to buy Instagram to the tune of $1Billion smackers and it appears to have been totally worth it. Not only are the cornering the market of GenXers and Baby Boomers who spend their evenings avoiding eye contact with each other, but they are tapping into a market that isn’t utilizing Facebook as often as their parental and gran-parental units. That’s not to say that they aren’t all on both channels, but they are splitting their time much differently between the two and it’s showing the need for a Read More

Instagram for Business Webinar

Stark SocialSocial Media, Webinar

Instagram is a mecca for young consumers and businesses need to find their niche in that market. Utilizing a solid Instagram strategy, can increase awareness of your brands presence, offerings and increase your sales funnel. It’s important to make certain that you’re taking advantage of the tools that Instagram offers, as well as finding the right applications to create a professional and attractive stream of images. Deanna Miller, our fancy co-founder, has taken the time to research the best applications, that are useful to her and Mike Bjorkman, and add them to this webinar for the taking!

Instagram is a Read More