Posts by Mari Smith
Imagine Real-Time Shopping on Your Facebook and Instagram Live Videos! It’s coming…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently streamed an exciting live update: new-and-improved Facebook Shops launched across Facebook, Instagram and soon Messenger and WhatsApp. “Wait, didn’t we already have shops on Facebook and Instagram,” I hear you saying! 🙂 Yes, it’s true, Facebook Page Shops and Instagram Profile Shops were both already in use by many brands and SMBs. However, what’s…
Read MoreHow To Convert Your In-Person Events To Live Streaming Video Events
Don’t cancel your event. Make it virtual. Our new reality is that we cannot gather audiences together in person, at least for the foreseeable future. However, there is a way through this challenge and that is to create virtual events. Specifically, online streaming video events—either live or recorded. While there is no amount of sophisticated…
Read MoreFacebook 2020 for marketers and Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the next decade
While everyone was celebrating a new year and the start of a new decade on January 1st, 2020, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was already on to the year 2030. For the previous ten years, Zuckerberg gave himself personal challenges. This year is different. He’s laying out a ten year plan that is broader than the…
Read MoreHoliday Specials, Events and More from Mari Smith and Friends
It’s the most wonderful time of year again and how exciting it is! 2019 seems to have gone flying by so fast with so many trips and events; we packed a TON in. Now, the buzz and excitement is building for 2020 – can you feel it?! I’m super pumped myself, so much goodness in…
Read MoreHow To Easily Create Videos For Every Step Of Your Sales Funnel
Video is a vital part of the marketing mix in today’s digital and social media landscape. In a recent Facebook Live video broadcast, I teamed up with my good friends at Wave.video to discuss how video landing pages can boost your conversion rates by as much as 80%! What exactly is a video landing page?…
Read MoreINBOUND19 Top Ten Highest Impact Influencers and Contributors
Last week, 26,000 marketers, agencies, salespeople and business owners from around the globe gathered in Boston, MA for top marketing automation company HubSpot’s annual mega conference, INBOUND. For the third year in a row, yours truly was the #1 highest impact and highest economic value influencer on Twitter. I reeeeeeeaaally dislike ‘tooting my own horn,’…
Read MoreHow To Trim Your Facebook Live Videos – New Facebook Feature!
You can now TRIM your Facebook Live videos… finally!! The ability to trim your live videos on Facebook is a long awaited feature. I’m sure you’ve experienced times when the beginning of your Live broadcast doesn’t quite get off to the best start, and you want to trim off the opening section? Voila. Now you…
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