The Social Media Union

A professional community for those working in social media committed to helping each other & raising ethical standards.

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Who are we? We're a brand new membership community for #socialmedia professionals because we believe that we're better and stronger together.

Find out more and join at https://t.co/jy89oU5bvO

Who should join? Those who use social media for a living that…

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Do you still try to explain your job? 😅

Join our community of social media managers on Discord: https://t.co/lO18FY6CTw

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Family members you only see at Christmas trying to understand your job:

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@KapwingApp Join our community of social media managers on Discord for more tips and advice: https://t.co/CniuAqvc2I

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You've probably heard this before, but seriously, adding closed captions is SO important!

Closed captions make your content more accessible to people who are hard of hearing as well as those who watch videos with the sound off (on the bus after forgetting your AirPods, anyone?).

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Most social media platforms offer the option to add closed captions when you upload a video, but if you're publishing to multiple platforms, you can save time by adding them directly onto the video using a tool like @KapwingApp.

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It's wild how many people still don't know they're against Facebook's terms and conditions!

Join our community of social media managers on Discord: https://t.co/26jNSu8EoF

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Social media managers when a client wants to do a Like and Share competition on Facebook:

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Download our crisis plan template from the #smu-resources channel on The Social Media Union Discord channel here: https://t.co/jogETuUe37

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As a social media manager, sh*t can hit the fan when you least expect it, but you'll be ready and prepared for any eventuality if you invest some time into a crisis plan!

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This could be anything from deleting spam messages to publishing a statement after a negative article about your client's business - whatever the emergency, you'll be armed and ready with signed-off responses and contact details for senior staff members.

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Publishing now cuz we just know it will happen... 

Join our community of social media managers on Discord: https://t.co/b1Z0NjP4yn

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Me: *innocently enjoying the weekend*
Scheduling tool about to have an error:

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Seriously. It's a real earworm.

Listen to The Social Media Podcast for practical social media marketing advice and interesting industry insights (or just for the jingle... we'd understand) here: https://t.co/QXc0ya6bRA

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When you start listening to The Social Media Union Podcast and the jingle plays

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We feel your pain.

Join our community of social media managers on Discord: https://t.co/M4ZCHZjyZb

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Social media managers when they can't put off scheduling any longer

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Have any tips you'd like to share? Head over to our Discord community and tell us what resources and tools you use: https://t.co/avJUg8DRM0

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At The Social Media Union, we're all about helping out our fellow social media professionals with handy tips! So here's one to make sure all your social media graphics are accessible...

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Before publishing any graphics, run the hex codes of the colours you're using for background and foreground elements into Colour Contrast Checker (https://t.co/sVvOVRk2nU). If there isn't enough contrast between the colours you're using, it may not be readable.