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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

5% of Americans had heard of Twitter in 2008; that figure rose to 87% last year. Regardless of age group, personal recommendations from company or industry colleagues are rated the most influential information source, while retail websites are least relied upon. search volume rose 16% from 2009 to 2010.

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

The key takeaway — companies can’t put all of their marketing eggs in one basket, but need to balance budgets across several areas including email, social media, organic SEO, paid search and offline campaigns. Small businesses spending more on search by iMedia Connection. Search Engine Marketing.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Here’s a crazy one: An online hardware goods retailer that accidentally left their snow shovel AdWords (paid search) campaign running in spring months. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.