The Science of Social Media

Latest Episodes:

The Twitter Upheaval and What it Means for Marketers Dec 07, 2022

Show notes

Hello there! On today’s episode we dive into what’s happening at Twitter and how it will impact marketers. We also share some advice for getting more engagement on Twitter, featuring a brand new Buffer feature, Twitter Threads scheduling. Learn more about threads scheduling at https://buffer.com/twitter.

I hope you enjoy the episode! We’re testing the waters to see if we can get this show back up and running, so make sure you give us a shout on social media if you want to hear more episodes. As always we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify (or wherever you listen to the show). ️️️️

- Phill

Shownotes:

How social media managers are coping with the Twitter debacle

https://digiday.com/media/how-social-media-managers-are-coping-with-the-twitter-debacle/

In less than a month, Elon Musk has driven away half of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers

https://www.mediamatters.org/elon-musk/less-month-elon-musk-has-driven-away-half-twitters-top-100-advertisers

I told my team to pause our $750K/month Twitter ads budget last week

https://www.teamblind.com/post/i-told-my-team-to-pause-our-750kmonth-twitter-ads-budget-last-week-4dnbo1Ft

Mastodon hits 1m monthly active users

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109300967725833789

7 Reasons to Use Emoticons in Your Writing and Social Media, According to Science

https://buffer.com/resources/7-reasons-use-emoticons-writing-social-media-according-science/

5 Social Media Content Ideas for 2023 Nov 29, 2022

Show notes

Oh hi there, it’s been a while! We’re experimenting with kicking off the Science of Social Media podcast again! On today’s episode we take a look back at our best performing social media posts of 2022 and share what worked! We’ll also celebrate the launch of our latest Buffer feature, Ideas, a tool to help you save, store, and action all your best ideas. Head here to learn more: https://buffer.com/ideas

- Phill

Shownotes:

Buffer’s best performing Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/108311429241313/posts/7204551369617248

One of Buffer’s best performing LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6943563156040425472/

Buffer’s best performing Twitter post: https://twitter.com/buffer/status/1579094350079762432

Buffer’s best performing Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf63xsQAxfG/

Buffer’s best performing TikTok post: https://www.tiktok.com/@bufferapp/video/7099110112547147054?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en

About the Show:

Each week in Science of Social Media the Buffer team answer your questions and explore marketing strategies and tactics to help you grow your business through social media and build a brand your customers love. Join our 25,000+ weekly listeners.

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

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Introducing Small Business, Big Lessons Season 2 — A Buffer Original Series Oct 11, 2022

Show notes

Listen to a preview of Small Business, Big Lessons, a podcast from Buffer that goes behind-the-scenes with inspirational small businesses to explore how they are questioning the best ways to build a business and uncover the big lessons we can learn from their journeys (so far).

The eight-episode series tells business stories from extraordinary small businesses and the people behind them, examining how they’re doing things differently and what we can learn from their journeys.

These stories prove it’s possible to build a business and do good along the way.

How to Build an Audience on Twitter (with Matthew Kobach) Dec 02, 2020

Show notes

Welcome to episode 200 of The Science of Social Media! Thanks to each and every one of you for tuning in to the show and joining us on this journey.

Today we're focusing on how you can build an audience on Twitter.

Twitter has over 321 million monthly active users, and it’s the perfect platform to build an audience — either for your personal brand or on behalf of your company. But how do you actually get people to follow your account, and engage with the content you share?

To dig into all-things Twitter growth, we're joined by Matthew Kobach. Since early 2019, Matthew has built an audience of over 85,000 followers on his personal Twitter account and in just a couple of months, he's helped grow Fast's Twitter following to over 20,000.

I hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

Allyship and Anti-Racism on Social Media Nov 12, 2020

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Today’s episode is a little different from usual. In this episode, we’re focusing on allyship and anti-racism on social media.

Back in June, Buffer made a commitment to anti-racism work as an organization, as did many other brands worldwide.

And we want to regularly focus on this topic here on The Science of Social Media to keep ourselves accountable and also help others to continue to move forward and stand up to racial injustice and fight for equality for all.

In this episode, we're joined by Buffer teammates Keisha Washington and Katie Gilmur.

We hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave & Heather-Mae

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

No Budget, No Problem: Shifting Social Media Strategy in the Face of COVID-19 Sep 24, 2020

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As Q4 approaches, budgets are top of mind for many of us.

And if you’re feeling worried about managing budgets, and hitting your goals, you’re not alone — a recent study on the marketing impact of COVID-19 from LinkedIn found that budget cuts are the top concern and the biggest challenge for marketers right now.

In this episode, we're joined by Buffer's VP of Marketing Kevan Lee. Kevan shares how COVID-19 has impacted marketing budgets and how brands have shifted social strategies to focus more on organic growth due to smaller budgets for paid.

I hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

How Local Businesses Can Crush It On Social (And Keep Customers Coming Back... Without Spending a Dime) Aug 13, 2020

Show notes

As of July 2020, more than half of all the people on Earth use social media.

With so much of the world’s population using social channels — and more joining for the first time each day — social media offers incredible opportunities to connect with your customers, no matter your business size.

And in this episode, we’re going to focus in on exactly how local businesses can get most out of social media. We'll discuss why social media is important for local businesses, share examples of local brands doing great things online, and discuss some ways businesses can build their audience and connect their online and offline customer experiences.

Here are a few useful links from the show:

I hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

Measuring Social Media Success Using Data Jul 09, 2020

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The thing we love most at Buffer is helping you succeed at social media. But I’m sure every social media manager has at some point asked themselves the question… "what exactly does success look like?"

In this episode, we’re going to help you to define what success might look like for your business and specifically how you can use data to measure success, thanks to some expert advice from Buffer's Alfred Lua.

I hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

How to Sell More Online Jun 25, 2020

Show notes

According to data from Shopify, new stores created online grew 62 percent between March 13th to April 24th, 2020.

With so many businesses moving from brick-and-mortar to online, and many people embracing their inner entrepreneur and starting completely new businesses, we’ve seen a ton of people asking questions around how to sell online.

In this episode, we're joined by Simon Heaton, Demand Gen Lead at Shopify, who will be sharing five tips to help you to sell more online. Whether you’re new to eCommerce, an experienced seller or just looking to learn the best tactics to sell your products or services online, Simon’s talk will have something to help you.

We hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave & Hailley

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer

Inside Buffer's Formula for Customer Engagement on Social Media May 26, 2020

Show notes

As people have been spending more time and home, screentime and time on social channels have also gone up. This has led to big jumps in engagement for many brands. And though a rise in engagement is great for marketers, it can also bring unexpected challenges and more demand for support.

With many brands not expecting such a sudden increase in messages on social, we spoke with Buffer's customer advocacy lead Darcy Peters to learn how we manage social engagement and support in busy times.

In this episode, you'll learn how to deal with more questions and comments, and keep response times down, as well as how to set up your team for success.

We hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, we'd really appreciate a review and five stars on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- Dave & Hailley

About the Show:

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

We'd love for you to check out the detailed show notes at www.buffer.com/podcast

Check us out on Instagram - www.instagram.com/buffer

Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bufferapp

Check us out on Twitter - www.twitter.com/buffer