Mari Smith
@MariSmith

Social Media Thought Leader | Premier Facebook Marketing Expert | Keynote Speaker | Course Creator | Certified Human Design Analyst | 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

 Ashland, Oregon
marismith.com/stopthemadness
Joined September 2007
More cities are recognizing Native Americans on #ColumbusDay usat.ly/1LqfuWB via @usatoday | 😊🙏
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Facebook News Feed Algorithm Changes: Tips To Maximize Reach & Engagement bit.ly/29ti7Hn (@Animoto video)
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The doors are open!! #Facebook Marketing Workshop in San Diego, CA - April 20th! marismith.com/smmw16 Join us?!
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How to create great videos for #Facebook! bit.ly/2cjvL5e Interview by @Animoto, packed with tips! #CMWorld
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NEW! 📌 @Pinterest has a free online training academy at bit.ly/PinAcademy!! Access short and easy courses designed to help you master the art of effective marketing and advertising on #Pinterest! 📈👏🏻😊 P.S. E-commerce store owners: 'tis the season!! 🛍🎅🏻🎁
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80% content. 20% promotion. 80% focus on them, 20% focus on you. What do you think of this ratio for effective social media marketing?
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Want to be an Authority? The root word of ‘authority’ is ‘author.’ Write more, speak more, publish more. #SMMW20
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🎉 CONGRATS @hootsuite acquiring @AdEspresso today! 🎉 Enter this special #Facebook contest to celebrate bit.ly/2lhK1QR 😃👍🏻
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"A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is—it's what consumers tell each other it is." — Scott Cook Love this! 🤩👌🏻
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"Trust is the ultimate human currency. It’s earned in drops and it’s lost in buckets." @billrmcdermott CEO of @SAP. On stage with @nstevenlucas CEO of @marketo at #MKTGnation | Incredible talk. 🙂🙏🏻
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My Facebook Content Marketing Recommendation: 🎥 70% Video 📸 20% Images 🔗 10% Links/Status Updates #SMMW19
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San Diego Friends: Come see @neilpatel + @HubSpot CMO + moi at #HUG17 Inbound Marketing! Go: hug17.com save $20 FRIENDSOFMARI
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Dear Follower, You are important to me by virtue of being a fellow human on this planet. I don't care what your influence score is or how many followers you have. Love, Mari
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5 key areas of Facebook posts to test: Frequency, Timing, Type, Length, @ tags. #smmw14
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Meet me in Ireland?! 🇮🇪☘️ Come learn the very best Winning Facebook Strategies at @SMSummitIRL! April 11-12. Tix: socialmediasummit.ie ☘️
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If you could share one piece of advice with business owners trying to newly learn social media marketing, what would it be? 🤓 💬
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"The best way of learning about anything is by doing." - Richard Branson Yes! Love this! … ift.tt/1ZhhRja
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"Marketing funnel is ridiculously dated concept. Mobile-friendly CTA buttons = game changers!" @LarryKim #INBOUND15
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"F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours." - Zig Ziglar
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"A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have." - Unknown
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Want to establish yourself as an Authority? The root word of ‘authority’ is ‘author.’ Write more, speak more, publish more. Speak up, share your thoughts. Look for opportunities to share your expertise! 😊👌🏻
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Facebook Publishes New Guide for Instagram Creators via @socialmedia2day | Excellent tips to help you make the most of the platform! 😎📱✅ socialmediatoday.com/news/fa…

Facebook Publishes New Guide for Instagram Creators

Facebook has put together a new listing of key tips to help creators maximize their use of Instagram.

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Hi #SMMW16 friends!! So excited to see you at my Facebook session, 2 PM. Room 28ABCD. (Pic: @jaybaer Midway party!)
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Facebook Adds 22 New, Free Training Modules to Facebook Blueprint via @socialmedia2day | Facebook is providing more free resources to business owners looking to capitalize on its platform! 😄 🎓🌟 socialmediatoday.com/news/fa…

Facebook Adds 22 New, Free Training Modules to Facebook Blueprint

Looking to up your digital marketing skills? Facebook has added a range of new training courses to its Blueprint education platform. 

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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” - Albert Einstein 💫🌎🌍🌏💫
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#INBOUND15 Attendees: Here's my #Facebook Marketing slide deck + extra goodies! bit.ly/marismithinbound 😃👍
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"Be so good they can't ignore you." - Steve Martin
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"Success is liking yourself liking what you do, and liking how you do it." Maya Angelou #RIPMayaAngelou
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WHEE!!! It's me and @HootSuite's cutiepie mascot #Owly - highlight of #SMMW16?! hahaa! 🐣 (Pic: @CeCephoto)
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Uh-oh --- #FacebookDown on both desktop and mobile. Anyone else?! 😳 What's up, Zuck?! They must be working on something... or a hacker is up to no good... or a Facebooker unplugged a cord?! 🔌🤪

ALT social media facebook GIF by Okkult Motion Pictures

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Instagram posts with at least one hashtag have 12.6% more engagement than those without, while posts with a location tagged get 79% more engagement. 📱#InstagramTips [Source: @hootsuite]
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"F-E-A-R has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours." - Zig Ziglar
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Woohoo!! So honored & excited to teach #Facebook Marketing at @Harvard University today!! #SMWCHarvard
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How to Create a Social Media Management Plan That Produces Results via @socialmedia2day | Fantastic guide from @MelonieDodaro to set you up for success!! 😎 💫 socialmediatoday.com/news/ho…
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"If you get tired, learn to rest. Not to quit." -- Banksy
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"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
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Dear Follower, You are important to me by virtue of being a fellow human on the planet. I don't care what your influence score is or how many followers you have. Love, Mari #SMMW20
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Dear Follower, You are important to me by virtue of being a fellow human on the planet. I don't care what your influence score is or how many followers you have. Love, Mari
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"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Stephen Covey 😊👏🏻👏🏻 YESSS, such… ift.tt/1U0Xp5V
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10 Essential Rules For Effective Facebook Marketing In 2015 bit.ly/1KWRBHC via @B2Community #SMMW15 😊👍
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"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." - Charles R Swindoll
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“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” - Mark Twain
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"Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it." - George Bernard Shaw
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"A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have." - Unknown
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IT'S OFFICIAL! Mari Smith to KEYNOTE #SMMW19 Social Media Marketing World 2019! Got your ticket yet?! 👉🏻 Come join us: bit.ly/SMMW19_MS (today is the last day to save the MOST moolah!) 🎟 San Diego, March 20-22, 2019 with an expected 7,000 attendees. 😮👏🏻 YESS!! 🎤🎶
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"Don't ruin a good day today by thinking about a bad yesterday. Let it go." -- Grant Cardone
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“Don’t just aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.” —Denzel Washington
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If you were to choose a one-word theme for the coming year, what would it be? 😊
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7 Facebook Trends To Grow Your Business In 2016 (slides) bit.ly/1lDcSe1 Replay at marismith.tv
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Added orange to my profile pic in honor of #CMWorld!! Honored to lead a Facebook video marketing session! 📹🖥
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“You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it.” —Brendon Burchard
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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"For myself, I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." - Winston Churchill
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How To Create Compelling Videos for #Facebook: @Animoto Tutorial bit.ly/1V8vFZl Save 20%, enter MARI20
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"You don't have to be great at something to start, but you have to start to be great at something." - Zig Ziglar
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"The grass isn't greener on the other side. It's greener where you water it." -- Author Unknown
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Friends, I'm changing my most popular quote after over a decade. It's no longer engagement that's Queen. It's COMMUNITY. Social engagement rates have declined. Instead, strive to focus on building community via Facebook groups or 3rd party platforms! #SMMW23
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"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean
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LinkedIn Announces New Data Partnership with Adobe to Improve Ad Targeting via @socialmedia2day | A move that will expand LinkedIn's account-based marketing capabilities to Adobe Experience Cloud users! 😎 🎯☁️ socialmediatoday.com/news/li…

LinkedIn Announces New Data Partnership with Adobe to Improve Ad Targeting

LinkedIn has announced a new partnership with Adobe that will expand it's account-based marketing capabilities to Adobe Experience Cloud users.

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"Act as if you are worthy to have what you want, and the universe will demonstrate that your faith is justified." ~ Alan Cohen
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"Paths do not come to you. You have to find them for yourself, and sometimes, you have to carve new ones entirely." -- Susan Dennard
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Want to establish yourself as an Authority? The root word of ‘authority’ is ‘author.’ Write more, speak more, publish more. Speak up, share your thoughts. Look for opportunities to share your expertise! 😊👌🏻
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Our dynamic business-building webcast replay is up! marismith.com/ss Feat. @Anne_McKevitt + moi! #SSwebcast
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Want to be an Authority? The root word of ‘authority’ is ‘author.’ Write more, speak more, publish more.
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WHY oh why are people sharing pics of their 80 year old selves?! Seriously, have you read the TOC of FaceApp?! 🙄 news.com.au/technology/onlin…
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Facebook is starting to push the use of hashtags in posts to INCREASE YOUR ORGANIC REACH. Woohoo!!! #️⃣ 🎉 bit.ly/2ArwK1y 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 Check out my post on Facebook, packed with intel and tips!! #facebookhashtags #facebookreach
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Think like a person, not a marketer. Nobody wakes up in the morning, looks at their phone and says, “Gee, I wonder what XYZ big brand is doing today on Facebook or Instagram! 🥰
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"One thing I've found... the road rarely rises up to meet you until you've begun walking." -- Michele Jennae
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Which social platform are you using most in 2021 so far? 🤔📱
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"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." -- Dale Carnegie
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Facebook 2016 Trends: What Marketers Need To Know - Free Webinar Jan 19th! bit.ly/fb2016trends Save your seat!
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Instagram's Test of Removing Like Counts is Being Expanded to More Regions via @socialmedia2day | It looks like this could be the way forward. Thoughts on how this will impact brands? 🤔 📱 socialmediatoday.com/news/in…

Instagram's Test of Removing Like Counts is Being Expanded to More Regions

Instagram's controversial test of removing like counts is expanding into three new regions. 

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“Fun is one of the most important and underrated ingredients in any successful venture.” - Richard Branson
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Facebook Marketing: What’s Hot & What’s Not: bit.ly/FBsmdaysd - my slides for today’s Social Media Day San Diego!! #SMDaySD
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"Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything." George Bernard Shaw
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Now Marketers Can Actually Read Your Photos On Instagram And Facebook ow.ly/5OgZ30bBAGd via @FastCompany | Wow! 😳
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Hello X Friends!! ❎ Haaa... um, is it okay to still call this thing Twitter? 😆 Anyone still here? 🤷🏼‍♀️
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2015 Year In Review: bit.ly/1n37Usf A Magical Year! 😊🎉 Fun video made with @Animoto!
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"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King
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“If you want to change people’s behavior, you better speak to their emotions.” 💗 @BreneBrown #INBOUND15
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"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present." - Jim Rohn
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"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way." —Henry Boyle / Yes!! 🚘😄
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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
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NEW STUDY out today by @BuzzSumo reveals the MOST engaging type of Facebook posts in 2018 was VIDEO! See this in-depth post: The 2019 Ultimate Guide to Facebook Engagement bit.ly/2R8byEZ Analysis of 777 million facebook posts! 📈📺
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Uhoh!! Facebook and Instagram down for the past 90+ minutes?? Seems so. Hm, now we can all get some real work done? 🤪😂 ("Routine maintenance" seems highly unlikely in the middle of the U.S. workday?!) #FacebookDown #instagramdown
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"Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply." - Stephen Covey
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"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion." - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel #SMMW19
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Whee, celebrating partnership!! 😍💗💕🎉 Lucky meeee, guess who got a gorgeous promise ring?! … ift.tt/1U1pE1J
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Greetings #INBOUND16 friends!! 😀 So happy to be in Boston with y'all. Sneak peek at my Facebook marketing session 11:45am Thurs. 👋🏻
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Hands up, who's attending @marketo’s #MKTGnation Summit? April 23-26, San Fran ow.ly/whQI308maeM See you there! 😊👍🏻
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The ABCs of Facebook Marketing ow.ly/4mKL34 via @canva | Beautiful and informative post! #SMMW16
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IGTV is ripe with opportunity! This cool infographic is packed with valuable tips! 🎯😍 via @socialmedia2day socialmediatoday.com/news/ig…

IGTV Dos and Dont's 2020 [Infographic]

Thinking about utilizing Instagram's IGTV video platform? Check out these stats and tips. 

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"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." -- Oscar Wilde
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"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." -- Jon Kabat-Zinn
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"When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to posses superhuman powers to achieve." - Napoleon Hill
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Instagram Rolls Out Option to 'Pause All' Notifications via @socialmedia2day | Do you like this feature? ⏸🤔 socialmediatoday.com/news/in…
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"If people like you they'll listen to you but if they trust you they'll do business with you." - Zig Ziglar
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Hahahaaaa!!! I knew you would give us a bit of levity!! 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well played, @Twitter!!
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It's true. Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp all experiencing serious bugs/outages right now. Gah!!! How can we get any work done?! 🤪 Oh, wait. 😂 #facebookdown #instagramdown #WhatsAppDown
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