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A Realistic Look at Digital Marketing ROI

Ignite Social Media

I’ve been working on nothing but social media marketing for brands since 2007 and one thing hasn’t changed. First of all, while many of us individually spending our own $20,000 know that it’s a lot of money, in paid advertising, it’s a very small amount, even before agency fees and other ancillary costs. Several reasons.

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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Paid advertising on social media was still 4 years away. I sat down with a friend to flesh it out and then brought it to my business partners in the advertising agency for which I worked.

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Ignite Social Media Promotes Bounds to President, Announces Other Management Changes

Ignite Social Media

Bucking the ‘lack of representation’ trend in the advertising business, Ignite Social Media today announced several management changes. By taking the position of CEO, I can focus on high level business strategy while also developing our Carusele influencer marketing product.” CARY , NORTH CAROLINA August 30 , 2016.

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The Evolution of Social Media, and of Likeable

Likeable

It was the summer of 2007, and Facebook had recently opened up beyond college students, to welcome everyone to its platform. We had an assignment for Verizon FiOS, then a new cable TV alternative, to find influencers (yes, in 2007!) We quickly refocused on social media as word of mouth. (It It needed to evolve.

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Why a Social Credit Score is an Empty and Dangerous Notion

Waxing UnLyrical

Instead, this tweet made me reflect on what could have become of the business I co-founded, Traackr (an influencer discovery platform). Back in 2007, my co-founder, David, and I kicked around ideas fairly similar to what Klout does today. If users and advertisers see value in this model, that’s wonderful.

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Top B2B Brands on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

In fact, 84% of C-level and VP-level buyers are influenced by social media, with many spending about 760 minutes a week on Facebook. It is often difficult to market to marketers – they know the tricks of our trade, and aren’t as easily influenced as other consumers. PRIORITY PLATFORM: Facebook and Instagram Advertising.

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How OWN Creates Community and Multi-Platform Success With Social Video

Social Media Strategies Summit

They are positively impacted by social influencers. Fortunately, their research also revealed their audience doesn’t mind being advertised to, so long as it’s relevant. Terry has been in the Digital Marketing field since 2007 – most notably, helping clients achieve their marketing goals while working at Adobe and Facebook.