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2012 in Recap: The Year of Visual Social Media

Mindjumpers

But 2012 was also characterised by being the year when visual content came into focus, as Sara predicted. The Timeline allowed them to create a great narrative about their brand by filling in content all the way back to 1932 when it all began. An expression of just how important visual content has become.

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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

Akamai Marketing

But this is a dynamic field and we’re sure to see changes in 2012 too? What should businesses plan for in 2012 and what should they be looking for? I’m putting my Carnack hat on and writing down the trends I see in social media for 2012. We’ll see more and more video as the content type of choice.

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The Top 5 Challenges for Digital Brands in 2012

Direct Marketing Observations

But then I started to think about 2012 and the challenges that most brands will face and thus the basis for this post was born: The challenges for a digital marketer or a digital brand in 2012. 1) Driving traffic - The challenge in 2011 is the same in 2012. Some type of lead generation. Content creation.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

Today’s most effective marketers are optimizing content across channels, coordinating search and social marketing activities with traditional PR, and measuring their web presence and performance with sophistication. Just 4% of marketers said their companies were “very effective” at measuring social marketing in 2012.

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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Debuts New Ad Types, Vine Gets Direct Video Messaging

The Realtime Report

Coming to your Twitter feed: 15 new types of ads – Twitter is debuting 15 new types of ad products, including ‘app install’ ads, which have proven successful for Facebook; the ads are designed to appeal to e-commerce companies and mobile-game developers (WSJ, re/code ).

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6 Great Conferences to Attend Before the End of 2012

Convince & Convert

This list is of some of the best conferences still to come in 2012 that are offering amazing speakers in the business and social media marketing industries. May 24, 2012, Columbus, Ohio. June 5-7, 2012, New York, NY. June 28-July 1, 2012, San Francisco, CA. The 2012 event is in the U.S. Content Marketing World.

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Content Marketing Tip: Video Transcripts

Firebelly

So you shot a video of your latest product offering and you want to get some SEO/content marketing juice out of it. ”) That’s French rookie Jean Alesi at Indy 500 2012 Media Day. Maybe you were working from a script, maybe you can type really fast, or maybe you even hire a transcription service. (I

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