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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

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Dark social is sharing content or mentioning brands on private social media channels, including through direct messaging, email, private groups, and more. The term “dark social” was invented in 2012 by Alexis Madrigal, former editor of The Atlantic. Common examples of dark social are: Private messaging apps (e.g. What are dark posts?

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Community Manager Appreciation Day: 5 Must-Reads

Firebelly

Today is the 3rd annual Community Manager Appreciation Day ! A Worldwide Salute to Community Managers. By Jeremiah Owyang It’s the third annual Community Manager Appreciation Day (every fourth Monday of Jan) and I’d like to salute the folks working on the front lines at companies big and small leading the charge. By David B.

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Social Media Research: Interview with Joel Rubinson of ARF - Part 2

Diva Marketing Blog

Also, let me say that focus groups have their own problems when a strong personality becomes the group leader, which often happens. Kim Dedeker from Procter expressed the opinion that research as we know it will be on life support by 2012 and Donna Goldfarb from Unilever said, “My God, we’re all having the same conversations!”

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Agencies, are there any other services you provide likely to grow 34% each year?