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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

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The phase “social media marketing” first appeared in searches back in March 2007, but the first spike in interest came in January 2009, when search volume more than doubled from the previous month. of marketing budgets in 2009 to 11.7% Twitter emerged at the SXSW conference in March 2007. 89% of U.S. eMarketer ).

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What’s So Funny About Social Media and Online Marketing?

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From social media cartoons and contextual advertising gone wrong to dysfunctional agency-client relationships and the best (and worst) online ads, here are some of the most amusing, creative and remarkable blog posts and videos of 2009. 2009 The Year in Social Media by The Group News Blog. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Tools of 2010

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Among her findings: “While most agencies didn’t link to their social media channels on their website in 2009, 83% included this on their home page in 2010. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Twitter was the most popular social media channel, with 80% of PR agencies having a presence. Related Post. Share this on Bebo.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

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determining which topics generate the highest traffic and comment activity on a company blog, what time of day is most productive for tweeting, etc.). Subscribe to the comments for this post? An astounding majority of professionals do not even try to take it into account. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)

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Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Brian Solis provides a wealth of statistics that answer these questions and more, e.g., 87% of Americans said they were familiar with Twitter in 2010, up from just 26% in 2009.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

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For example, women (63%) are more likely than men (56%) to post comments and likes to their profile, suggesting that women show a greater tendency to engage in personal communication. More than half (53.5%) of marketers currently use social media as part of their marketing strategy, up from 45% in 2009. last year (2009).

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36 (of the) Best Facebook Guides, Stats and Rants of 2010

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Scott Meldrum (again) suggests rewarding loyal fans and customers, targeting your wall posts (see John Haydon’s post above), and responding promptly to questions and comments among other methods to encourage repeat visits. And some of the comments following this post are possibly even more thoughtful enlightening than the post itself.

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