Pixlee

DECEMBER 31, 2018

To prep for the Big Show in the Big Apple, we’ve curated a must-watch list of some famous incumbents and brilliant upstarts that are bringing a fresh take to retail in 2019. Odds are you’ve heard of every company on the list, but take time out of the conference to meet with these amazing brands! Newell Brands. Under Armor.

Brands 40

Brands Retail Apparel Fashion 40

Mindjumpers

JUNE 25, 2012

Cannes Lions Awards sets the benchmark for excellence in creative communications and this year Cannes Lions welcomes new entry sections for Mobile Lions and Branded Content & Entertainment Lions. Branded Content & Entertainment Lions: Cultivate Campaign by Creative Artists Agency for Fast Food.

Film 168

Film Small Business Curation Mobile 168

Pixlee

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The closer consumers become to brands through avenues like social media, the more they begin to long for—and eventually, expect—authentic, high quality experiences. Since 2009, $18B in market share has shifted away from the top 25 largest brands to smaller brands. In that same year, this brand innovation group also secured $4.4

Brands 41

Brands Authentication Fashion Curation 41

Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Are you looking to improve brand awareness, generate new leads, or drive traffic to your website? Brands often make the mistake of setting up an account on every social platform, believing that doing so will increase their presence in the social space and maximize their budget. Wondering which social platform is right for your brand?

Content 99

Content UGC Instagram Social Media 99

Twist Image

JANUARY 3, 2012

Along with the slew of customer service gaffs we've seen businesses go through in the past five years, this has forced brands to become (somewhat) social. It may (but I'm bullish on it continuing), and this year will be a year where consumers will be even more social than they were in 2011. Will this trend stop in the future?

GPS 106

GPS Microsoft Apple Loyalty 106

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. 8 Steps To Become A Brand Publisher by B2B Marketing Insider. Whereas if your goal is brand awareness, or perhaps link-building for SEO, going broad with your content can be an excellent strategy.” by Business2Community. ** 5 STARS.

Strategy 226

Strategy Content Marketing BuzzStream 226

Writtent Blog

MAY 20, 2014

Another fellow marketeer heavily invests in an up-to-date, regularly updated blog and complementary social media; and his traffic and brand authority are skyrocketing. The rest of it is either curated (24.0%) or syndicated (12.6%). 16% of Marketers Curate Content Daily. 16% of Marketers Curate Content Daily. After Yahoo!

Trends 95

Trends Content Marketing Curation 95

Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2013

Fueled by the need to go IPO to produce returns for a lengthening list of investors (Twitter raised $800 in its 2011 financing round alone ), the company seeks to become a platform not a tool. Twitter as Curator and Editor. But now, the Twitter you know (and presumably, love) is morphing again.

Twitter 167

Twitter Nielsen Forums Digg 167

Kikolani

DECEMBER 7, 2012

14 Sources for Content Curation Inspiration – Increasingly, marketers are finding, organizing and sharing third-party content among their other efforts. Try these sources for content curation inspiration. Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup, 2011 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

Mashup 122

Mashup Resources Remix Google Reader 122

Twist Image

JANUARY 31, 2012

In August of last year, Time Magazine named it in its " 50 Best Websites of 2011 " and last December, the analytics firm, Experian Hitwise , said that Pinterest's user-base had forty times the number of visitors it had from only six months prior. Also of Interest: 7 Creative Ways Your Brand Can Use Pinterest - via ClickZ. chad hurley.

Hitwise 101

Hitwise Delicious Findability Yahoo 101

ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? ” I love Maria’s work because talented curators are needed in this cluttered blogosphere. ” I love Maria’s work because talented curators are needed in this cluttered blogosphere. Maria Popova. Kristi Hines. In 2012, she’ll be just as busy.

Blogger 53

Blogger Blogosphere Curation Case Study 53

Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

2011 was the year of social media. You’ll likely end up driving traffic to your competitors websites because the core of your content will be curated. The benefits of aligning content and social can include: Better brand messaging and campaign awareness. Inversely, social media without blogging can work – but it’s tough.

Social Media 93

Social Media Metrics SEO Yahoo 93

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 9, 2012

Curating the curator here, as Gabrielle Conde links to and summarizes 100 educational posts about Twitter, covering the gamut from setting up a Twitter account to using hashtags to marketing and prospecting strategies, from authors like Marian Schembari , Michael Brenner and the ebullient Diana Adams. by iMedia Connection.

Tools 201

Tools Twitter Tips B2B 201

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 3, 2012

Social media, content aggregation and curation , user-generated content and other developments have dramatically changed the B2B buying cycle over the past few years. The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 by Everything Technology Marketing. Holger Schulze laid out these ten predictions in January 2011. ”

B2B 190

B2B Strategy Marketing Buy 190

Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

75% of small and medium-sized businesses cite social media as the reason for increased web traffic, while 89% have credited social media for increased exposure to their brands, services or products. In late 2011, AT&T was experiencing a significant decline in clientele.

Education 40

Education LinkedIn B2B Banking 40

Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

75% of small and medium-sized businesses cite social media as the reason for increased web traffic, while 89% have credited social media for increased exposure to their brands, services or products. In late 2011, AT&T was experiencing a significant decline in clientele.

Education 40

Education LinkedIn B2B Banking 40

agora pulse

JULY 16, 2019

Let’s begin with a reality check: A whopping 74% of brands have no meaning in consumers’ lives. Consumers don’t care about your brand or your marketing message—unless it resonates. Brands can increase the value of a product or service by 20 times with storytelling. Our favorite brands use characters (e.g.,

Social Media 110

Social Media Brands Hashtag Meme 110

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Though social media marketing has become ubiquitous, most companies and brands still struggle to achieve their desired results. As consumer and business buyer use of social media has matured and become more sophisticated, their expectations of brands in social media have evolved as well. They are overwhelmed with brand pitches.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Networking Real Estate CPC 100

Social Media Marketing

MAY 29, 2013

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2013 edition, more bidding efforts from Yahoo, Twitter gets into the CRM business, how brands are getting social media wrong, giving employees the tools they need to be productive and more - it''s This Week in Social Media. The authors note that brands could be doing better by implementing targeted advertising.

Social Media 164

Social Media Yahoo Storify Flipboard 164

Writtent Blog

MAY 6, 2013

While Google’s Authorship markup has been available to content creators since June 2011, adoption rates remain low. Here are 8 ways it will benefit your brand today: 1. Including images of real people in marketing can “boost trust” and improve first impressions of your brand. Ghostwriters Without an Established Personal Brand.

Google 90

Google SEO Reputation Case Study 90

agora pulse

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Millions of pieces of new content are churned out daily by brands, companies and individuals. If a company (or brand) is putting time, effort and money into creating new content, might we assume that these companies want that content to be found, shared and acted upon? Monitor their Brand. You Have Content. You Have Tools.

Publishing 60

Publishing Case Study Facebook Study 60

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Alexa is a social media, web, and ecommerce content curator who strives to cut through the noise while having fun. Her blog, Web Content Curator , covers blogging, book reviews, social media, and more. Alice is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction, and co-author of the book Let’s Panic About Babies (due out in March 2011).

Blogger 168

Blogger SEO Consultant WordPress 168

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

How your brand is abusing social networks by iMedia Connection. ** 5 STARS. She notes that “social media” is far more than Twitter, blogs and Facebook, now encompassing “social listening,” content curation, crowdfunding, social gaming, social CRM and more. Reddit Marketing Tips. YouTube Marketing Tactics.

Social Media 213

Social Media Resources Tips Policies 213

Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2012

Read on for insights from Shawn and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : are corporate crises isolated events or do they affect a brand for eternity?). It is about real timeliness and curating content in a feed. In 2011, Susan G. This episode features Shawn Morton of JPMorgan Chase. Listen Now.

Banking 113

Banking Mobile Team Social Media 113

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. These men are indeed using Twitter to rewire and reorient the Web.

Twitter 196

Twitter B2B Crowdsourcing Hubspot 196

Writtent Blog

MAY 15, 2013

For many content marketers, curation is something of a silver bullet. The average B2B marketer is using 12 different content marketing tactics , and a curation strategy can boost the volume of information shared without dramatically increasing the workload. Content Curation: Everyone Is Doing It. Curation Is Social.

Curation 103

Curation Curata Content Mashup 103

Convince & Convert

JUNE 21, 2012

Read on for insights from Joe and our Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : only 33% of people on social networking sites follow a company or a brand on social media sites). Social Media Stat of the Week: 33% of People on Social Networking Sites Follow a Company or Brand. And I like brands who I work with. Listen Now.

Radian6 118

Radian6 Social Media Company Statistics 118

ProBlogger

AUGUST 5, 2015

There’s been a huge shift in the industry since 2011. Do you think too the move away from storytelling and into more curated posts have been a part of that? Where once we could write without wondering if we were being useful or if we could be attractive to brands? ” When did you know it was time to move on?

Publishing 20

Publishing Blogger Journal Fashion 20

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

It’s probably a fraction up on previous years—it’s probably grown at two percent in 2012 based on 2011. Brands and audience engagement: a balancing act. The next thing I wanted to talk about is the personal blog or the personally branded blog, versus a business branded blog, or one that’s not got your name attached to it.

Affiliate network 39

Affiliate network Buy Marketing Forums 39

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Welcome to the Social Spotlight, where we dive deep into what we love about a brand’s approach to a specific social campaign. From strategy through execution and results, we’ll examine what makes the best brands on social tick — and leave you with some key takeaways to consider for your own brand’s social strategy.

Communities 110

Communities UGC Class How To 110

Devumi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Twitter comparisons in terms of which is best for your brand, the first the thing that comes to mind is which thing first came into being. This has lead to Facebook having bigger and better brand exposure for its own brand, but what about yours? Twitter: Which is better for promoting your brand? Facebook, of course!

Twitter 79

Twitter Brands Facebook Comparison 79

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

94% said C-suite social media participation enhances a brand image. 95% of Facebook wall posts are not answered by brands. Between mid-2009 and late 2011, “messaging friends declined 12%, searching for new contacts fell 17% and joining a group of Facebook users dropped 19% in the U.S.” eMarketer ). Mindjumpers ).

Statistics 204

Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 204

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

94% said C-suite social media participation enhances a brand image. 95% of Facebook wall posts are not answered by brands. Between mid-2009 and late 2011, “messaging friends declined 12%, searching for new contacts fell 17% and joining a group of Facebook users dropped 19% in the U.S.” eMarketer ). Mindjumpers ).

Statistics 198

Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 198

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 9, 2012

Four51 offers two sets of tools for local business and consumer brands. ” Pricing ranges from free (though your “Prezis” will be public and include Prezi branding) to $159 per year for the Pro version (your own logo, lots of storage space and more). Cool iPhone Apps. MySocialMania (app).

Review 200

Review Tools Social Media Klout 200

Writtent Blog

JUNE 4, 2013

Old Spice, Smart Water, and BlendTec are just a few examples of companies with campaigns that have received million of shares, and some serious brand advocates. Inspired by the awesome infographic designed by Voltier Digital (see image below), we’ve curated 17 fresh ideas to help you generate more exposure than ever before.

Content 101

Content Marketing Meme Airlines 101

Hootsuite

MARCH 31, 2020

Learn more : 7 Great Ways Brands Are Using Instagram’s “Questions” Sticker. When used creatively, augmented reality provides new ways for potential customers to interact with your brand, such as seeing what your products would look like in their home or which glasses look the best on their face. Brand advocate. Brand Awareness.

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List Social Media HootSuite URL 145