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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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The Social Media ROI Debate

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According to a survey late last year from Bazaarvoice and the CMO Club, 72 percent of CMOs did not attach revenue assumptions to social media in 2009,&# Jerry McLaughlin goes on to say that marketers must do it anyway. An astounding majority of professionals do not even try to take it into account.

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Eight Factors to Consider When (Re)Launching a Business Blog

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According to Small Business Trends and HubSpot , the percentage of businesses with blogs has increased from less than half in 2009 to nearly two out of three in 2011. Why are so many companies now embracing blogging? Just kidding, this really isn’t a tough decision: use WordPress. Blogger , TypePad ) to fee-based systems (e.g.,

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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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54% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) were using social media to promote their businesses as of September 2010, double the number using these sites in December 2009. Study: Social Media Affects SMB Purchasing Decisions by HubSpot Blog. last year (2009). search volume rose 16% from 2009 to 2010.

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55 (of the) Best Social Media Tips, Tactics and Tools of 2010

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If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. According to a HubSpot study, 71% of marketers viewed Twitter as a useful marketing tool last year, up from just 39% in 2009. Adoption soared. 85% of Inc.

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

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30% of social media users access a social media site “several times a day,&# up from 18% in 2009. New Chart: Survey Says Inbound Marketing Budgets on the Rise by HubSpot Blog. 85% view company blogs as “useful,&# while 71% said the same for Twitter (up from just 39% in 2009). 50% of mobile Internet traffic in the U.K

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