Social Media Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2010

The Society of Digital Agencies - a group that serves as a worldwide voice of digital marketing professionals with a mission to advance the industry through best practices, education, and advocacy - recently sent me the results of a large survey they conducted. There is no question that digital marketing continues its upward trend.

Automotive 165

Automotive Marketing Syndication Trends 165

The Marketing Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

02 am Facebook vs Twitter (A Comparison) Jump to Comments With over 40,000 tweets per minute and new-user registration growth rate of 1500%, you would expect Twitter to give a close fight to the social networking giant Facebook. Equally interesting is the result of a similar survey conducted on Pickfu.com.

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Comparison Twitter Web 2.0 Facebook 222

Freelance Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns by Meghan on July 9, 2009 Online marketers are increasingly seeing the benefits of integrating social media into their e-mail marketing campaigns, a recent study by StrongMail Systems Inc.

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Campaign Social Media Foursquare Marketing 138

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Not surprisingly, social media gets the most attention with 80% of respondents indicating they plan to do more with it in 2010. Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Vocus 166

Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2013

I’ve been a web marketer for a long, long time. Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. Send them a survey asking for feedback and input. Let’s dig right in.

Adwords 278

Adwords SEO Compete Analytics 278

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics.

Social Media 245

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? by Adam Sherk on September 17, 2009 Now that the improved Facebook Pages have been around for a while I wanted to check the level of engagement that major news sites are achieving with them.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

10 pm Google Spreadsheets Update: Blessing in Disguise for Marketers… Jump to Comments Web-based productivity tools have been around for quite a while, but their usage and focus has primarily been limited to a very niche audience. The process of ‘Conducting Survey’ and ‘Collecting Data’ are merged together.

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Google Web 2.0 Startup Survey 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Lauren: The ten profiles are a joint effort between myself and the social media lead in each of the 10 markets. Has there been interest/demand for market-specific content?

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Digg Marketing News Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Corporate Social Media Marketing is about Two-Way Communication by Adam Sherk on April 14, 2009 It’s a simple concept, but one that many companies are still struggling with in terms of practical implementation.

Social Media 100

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Idaconcpts

MAY 24, 2011

After becoming the first social network to go public on May 19, 2011, LinkedIn is now in the hot seat as finance pundits examine whether the company’s market valuation is realistic. According to Experian Hitwise, LinkedIn saw only about 0.51% of all site visits to social networks in December 2010.

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LinkedIn comScore Hitwise Statistics 139

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Blogging by teens (ages 12-17) has been cut in half - from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2009. Social networking sites (SNS). The survey also showed that teens are significantly less likely that Gen Y and adults to use Twitter. Where did they go? This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Facebook 103

Facebook MySpace Paid Search Survey 103

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Next we have some data by Emarketer in which it was reported that US marketers will spend $3.08 billion to advertise on social networking sites this year. Additionally, that growth in spending will bring social media ad dollars to 10.8% Look at the change in revenue from 2009 to 2012 in the US alone!

Facebook 178

Facebook Social Networking Widget Advertising 178

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information by Adam Sherk on January 21, 2010 Yesterday Cision released the results of their Social Media and Online Usage Study, a survey of social media usage by print and Web journalists.

Social Media 122

Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 3, 2011

Tweet Written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced content, conversion and social media consultant. Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. The consequences for the marketing strategy should be clear by now as well. Sounds like B2B marketing and lead nurturing, doesn’t it?

Loyalty 205

Loyalty Social Media Study Social Networking 205

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In 2006, Radian6 was founded by Chris Newton (@ cdnewt ) and Chris Ramsey (@ chrisramsey ) Back then monitoring and listening were a novel concept, but they knew that social wasn’t a fluke. Clearly,social networking is not a fad but rather an activity that is being woven into the very fabric of the global Internet.

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Data Social Media Radian6 ROI 197

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? Such sites also produce new content every day, so there are plenty of things that Google can pull from in creating social results.

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2013

Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

Social Media 167

Social Media Nielsen Press Release News 167

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage of Site Traffic by Adam Sherk on October 23, 2009 Yesterday posts from eMarketer and Marketing Pilgrim called my attention to some interesting social media statistics put out by advertising network Chitika.

Hitwise 124

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

7 comments… read them below or add one } Marty November 19, 2009 at 6:48 am Great post. They are going to need a groundswell to get the NFL network on every cable tv in the country and that is the goldmine ahead of them. November 22, 2009 at 6:50 pm Great info. That’d be an interesting thing to see as well.

Team 209

Team Twitter Facebook Sports 209

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

So companies can increase the likelihood of their press releases being used by bloggers and local news sources by giving them a more news-like tone and dialing down the marketing hype. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Study News Press Release Report 147

Socialized

JANUARY 22, 2010

and went on to cite statistics that show both e-mail and social networking use on the increase. Everyone knows MySpace is the social network for kids, but in truth, in October, 2006, comScore reported More than Half (51%) of MySpace Visitors are Now Age 35 or Older, as the Site’s Demographic Composition Continues to Shift.

Social Media 214

Social Media MySpace Sharepoint comScore 214

agora pulse

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you’re a marketer, how can you coordinate employee advocacy for your brand? As creative director for Contentworks Agency , I’ve rolled out social media employee advocacy programs for a number of brands. 76% of individuals surveyed say that they’re more likely to trust content shared by “normal” people than content shared by brands.

Social Media 84

Social Media Guidelines Hashtag Training 84

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines by Adam Sherk on July 28, 2009 Yesterday Steve Rubel pointed out how the article highlights on sites like CNN.com and iMedia Connection are a good time saver for him.

Engineering 100

Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

2 comments… read them below or add one } Gary Gregory October 9, 2009 at 4:51 pm Thank you for the list! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Very helpful as I only used a couple of these previously.

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CNN.com is soliciting user feedback by including a prominent survey link at the top of the page: It will be interesting to see how NewsPulse changes user behavior on the site over time. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction by Adam Sherk on November 3, 2009 With all the buzz about Twitter Lists I thought I’d take a look at how some major news sites are doing so far with their own Lists. Nice roundup.

News 136

News List Twitter Sites 136

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable by Guest on September 10, 2010 This is a guest post from Aaron Goldman , author of Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google. Accordingly, there are limited opportunities for marketers to reach people via search.

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social Connections has released MashedIn.com , an application that allows you to identify mutual connections across multiple social networks. Individuals have various groups of friends or connections on different social networks they use on a regular basis. .

Applications 115

Applications Social Media Widget Technorati 115

Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content by Adam Sherk on July 30, 2009 Executive quotes in press releases are notorious for lacking any kind of substantial information. Greg Jarboe July 31, 2009 at 6:03 pm Great example, Adam.

Press Release 102

Press Release Video Yahoo Microsoft 102

Convince & Convert

APRIL 9, 2013

A recent survey found that 42% of customers who reach out to brands via social media expect a response in less than 60 minutes. And of those customers who had attempted to contact a brand through social media for support, 57% said they expect the same response time at night and on weekends as they do during normal business hours.

Authentication 145

Authentication Loyalty Buy Study 145

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

According to a survey commissioned by identity protection services firm Kindsight, nearly two-thirds of respondents worried that banking, credit card or other personal info could be stolen from their computers. According to an August 2009 survey of US consumers by the American Bankers Association (ABA), online is now the No.

Banking 137

Banking Mobile SMS Technorati 137

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I’d Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool { 1 comment… read it below or add one } David Mathison September 25, 2009 at 7:13 pm Hmmm. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

News 104

News Engagement Facebook Press Release 104

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The usual caveats: Social media isn’t a popularity contest and reach does not equal influence, engagement or action These figures will quickly be out-of-date (they probably were before I could hit the “publish” button) But those things aside, it is interesting to take a snapshot at various times for the purposes of comparison.

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Team Twitter Facebook Comparison 188