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Paying Homage to the Social Technographics Ladder

Ignite Social Media

The year was 2007 and Ignite Social Media was opening as the first social media agency in the United States. The year 2007 was a crazy time in social media marketing, with new tools popping up seemingly daily and the early Social Media Club attendees trying to get their arms around the dizzying array of opportunities.

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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. Small Business Trends ). Facebook was opened up to the public in 2006. WordStream ).

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Your Guide to Understanding How Hashtags Work on Twitter

SocMed Sean

Twitter originated the hashtag in 2007, and it has since grown to become one of the most useful tools to categorize tweets. You can also grow your following on Twitter by using trending hashtags. You can discover trending topics on Twitter itself or by using outside tools. What are hashtags on Twitter?

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17 Content Marketing Trends to Keep an Eye On

Writtent Blog

Meaning, if your content campaign today looks just like it did in ‘07, then it isn’t as effective as it was in 2007. If you’re behind the content marketing curve, now’s the time to get caught up — here are 17 content marketing trends relevant to 2014. 65% of Content is Based on Industry Trends. Social Media Reigns King.

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Webinar Recap: A Decade in Social Media. What’s Now. What’s Next?

Ignite Social Media

The focus of our webinar was around the changes we have witnessed in the social space over the past decade, the current trends, and our predictions for the years to come in social media. We kicked off the webinar with Lisa Braziel, our SVP, talking about how she was one of the original community managers in 2007.

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Most Popular Digital Marketing Jobs

The Realtime Report

PPC Manager roles have fallen in popularity; online interest has steadily declined since 2007. Interest in Content Manager, PPC Manager and CRO Manager roles in decline, per Google trends. Since 2007, we can see the role has steadily decreased in popularity before reaching a low point in 2012.

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How to Use Hashtags: A Quick and Simple Guide for Every Network

Hootsuite

They were first used as hashtags in the summer of 2007 by Chris Messina. — Chris Messina (@chrismessina) August 23, 2007. For example, if you search the popularity of #springtime, you will get results showing you this hashtag’s overall popularity, its recent popularity, and the trends for the month and week.

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