Social media is one of the most important marketing tools your small business has to reach your audience because that’s where your customers spend their time.

On average, Americans check their social media accounts 17 times a day.

But, as a small business owner, do you really have the time to keep up with all the social media trends?

Even if you know social media can help grow your business, how do you know where to spend your time?

You can be successful on social media and save time this year if you focus only on the networks and trends that work and appeal to your audience.

To make it easier on you, we decided to seek advice from 33 experts.

We asked them: What is the one social media trend small businesses and marketers should watch out for in 2017?

We hope this advice helps you cut through the clutter and improve your social media marketing in the year ahead!

View their tips in the Slideshare below.

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