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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity SMM

According to Google Trends, social media marketing as a topic if search interest recently turned nine years old (or is about to turn 11 years old, depending on when you place its origin). Twitter emerged at the SXSW conference in March 2007. More than half of online adults (56%) use more than one of the top five social media platforms.

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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. Brands are still typically in search of digital marketing ROI. Many brands want to know that if they invest, for example, $20,000 in a marketing program, they are going to drive more than $20,000 in sales.

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Why Social Media Will Challenge Marketers in 2019

Direct Marketing Observations

In 2007 when I joined Twitter, those were not front of mind questions for those of us using the social network for the first time. In 2007, when I joined Facebook, it was all about the one degree of separation between you, and who you knew. Now let’s say a promoter takes over, or marketing steps up and in. Absolutely.

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

Social Media Strategies Summit

During his opening keynote at this year’s Social Media Strategies Summit NYC, Connor LeBas, Director of Marketing and Social Media at OWN, explained how she was able to make this transformation while still maintaining the authenticity that has earned her the respect of millions. Super Soul Sunday.

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Five Upcoming Social Networks To Look Out For In 2021

Ignite Social Media

Social media marketers constantly try to balance the proven practices on established social networks with strategic bets on the up and comers. When I started Ignite Social Media in 2007, the battle between MySpace and Facebook still raged and Friendster was hanging on for dear life. TikTok was just released in 2016.

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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). While other companies have pivoted over the years to add web development, digital marketing, or some related field, we’ve stayed true to our roots. How Social Media Marketing Operated in 2007.

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What Brands Should Take Away from “The Social Dilemma”

Ignite Social Media

After working in the social media industry for over a decade and running a social media agency since 2007 , it also makes me wonder about my role in the space and if people like me are contributing to the problem. In the meantime, the platforms themselves need to take these issues seriously and begin chipping away at them.

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