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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

But for every high-profile failure, there are countless instances where brands got it exactly right when hopping on social media trends. This article will focus on the second camp, sharing 10 of our favorite examples of brands that used trending subjects to generate social engagement.

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The Nifty 50 Top Women of Twitter for 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. That is what has driven social media adoption. Whatever your role in social media, we hope you find this list valuable in expanding your knowledge and your network.

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Social Networking Stats: Global Social Media Ad Revenue To Grow 60% Year-Over-Year, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Posterous: 3.9 Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Global Social Media Ad Revenues Grow 60% Year-Over-Year. Global social media revenues will increase from $11.8 billion in 2011 to $16.9 million members.

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Social Networking Stats: Sina Weibo Reaches 400 Million Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

via SmartBlog on Social Media. Posterous: 15 million monthly users. via Posterous. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Instagram: 100 million users. via TechCrunch. Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users.

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Social Networking Stats: LinkedIn Tops 187 Million Active Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

via SmartBlog on Social Media. Posterous: 15 million monthly users. via Posterous. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Instagram: 100 million users. via TechCrunch. Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users.

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Charlotte Dawson, Cyberbullies and Social Media Pot and Kettle

Laurel Papworth

Social Media: Friend or Stranger? “I do worry about social media. ” ( Daily Telegraph 2011). I think Cassi’s only going to end up being the poster girl for Sunbury Centrelink.” So for what it’s worth here’s my view: 1. If Gary even looks at me crossly I burst into tears.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Bonus: Download a free guide to discover which hashtags to use to boost traffic and target customers on social media. ” Social media users use this hashtag on posts that “throwback” to an older version of themselves. The history of this social media trend actually goes back pretty far.

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