Drive more traffic with a YouTube marketing strategy. Here are some tips on how it works: “Shoot short videos.

Create a branded channel. Be consistent with content production. Use analytics to understand what works. Use annotations to engage your audience.

Advertise with Google Ads. Promote your video.” Via Social Media Today

Evaluate your 2019 content strategy. Schedule new photos, new content and strategy. Team up with an media expert to get your strategy, content and goals aligned.

Learn the effective ways to build your brand online using social media, search and media elements.

How To Promote & Market Your Film Using Digital Media (#socialmedia)

‘Videos generate the most reach on Facebook, the most engagement on Twitter, lead to more purchases on Pinterest and inspire more sharing Ljnkedin.’ - via Social Media Today.

Listen to the Margaret Fontana Media podcast show as we discuss the latest in digital media and marketing this week as we approach 2019. New report our on key instagram stories tips and benchmarks. Then we talk about the biggest influencer marketing trends for 2019. Lastly, Youtube quietly added 100 films for free viewing, changing the game and becoming more versatile as a platform. "Nearly 20% of Youtube viewing is now done on TVs, either on smart sets with built in Youtube app or streaming players like Roku or Apple TV which bring the Youtube App to TV sets. By the way audio from laptop to audio on iphone quality, night and day.. Iphone way better. Just note.

What DIGITAL trends will dominate for 2019? Artificial intelligence, data management, user generated content, chatbots, messenger marketing, pay for play, video marketing and proving ROI are just a few topics you will see come to the surface in 2019. Everyone will need to become a technical digital marketer, self education in the space will become a requirement.

Tonight I was Inspired by a Instagram live by Cardi B where she talks about focusing on using social media to build a business rather than wasting time and trolling other peoples pages.

o, the Italian American Girl blog is coming up on 10 years!! How can that be possible? I remember when everyone was just started their online presence and the Italian American Girl served as my real world example of becoming digital and yet sharing more about myself and my upbringing. I truly learned how to become the digital media expert through becoming what they now called an influencer. I'm very proud of the partnerships, content and events I've promoted, or published over the years. I've met incredible people from our Italian American world and honestly we are all proud Americans celebrating our culture heritage. We all have history as immigrants, as our parents and grandparents. This country was built on the hard work of immigrants from all over the world, that's what makes America great.

Visit http://www.italianamericangirl.com/

"Instagram today announced IGTV, a standalone app for watching long-form vertical video that will also have a tab inside the flagship app. When you log in to IGTV, it will automatically begin playing vertical videos from people you follow, along with personalized recommendations from elsewhere in Instagram. Videos can be up to 10 minutes long to start, with larger accounts able to post hourlong videos. Over the long term, the company expects to let all users post videos of unlimited length" - Via Verge.