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Yes, Social Bookmarking, Directory Submission, Article Submissions, Forum Posting, Blog Commenting, Image Sharing etc. are still very much effective.
I have used these for my client's Real Estate Website, and it showed the significant result. You will also need direct back-links from authoritative blogs, which have high DA, PA.
All these Methods collectively will help in improving your rank in SERP.