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Pinterest leads Facebook in retail customer aquisition

Sherrilynne Starkie

Sixty-nine per cent of online consumers who visit Pinterest found an item they’ve purchased, or want to purchase, compared to just forty per cent of online consumers who visit Facebook and found the same, according to the latest study in the Bizrate Insights Image Sharing and Shopping Series. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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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. Facebook Timeline. Facebook & Instagram: success and turbulences. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused.

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5 Reasons Facebook Should Continue to be Part of Your 2022 Marketing Strategy

SocMed Sean

billion people were recorded to use Facebook at least once a day. Although the company has faced some turmoil, such as an advertiser boycott in 2020, Facebook remained dominant with a steady increase in revenue. Is Facebook dying as a social network? Is Facebook still a good marketing platform?

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Facebook Brand Engagement Grows 896% Year-Over-Year

The Realtime Report

A new study by Adobe found that brand engagement (defined as likes, comments, and shares) on Facebook rose 896% year-over-year. Mobile engagement is also way up; around one-quarter of Facebook engagement came from mobile users. Mobile engagement on Facebook rose 4X since Facebook Timeline rolled out.

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Social Media Customer Service: Brands Respond More On Twitter

The Realtime Report

According to the study, ”Consumer demand for social relationships with brands has skyrocketed in 2012.” 297% growth in the number of replies brands sent on Facebook and Twitter. 53% of Twitter mentions were responded to…compared with just 16% of Facebook comments and posts. .”

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70% Of Users Visit Pinterest For Inspiration On What To Buy

The Realtime Report

Pinterest beats out Facebook as a destination for shopping inspiration, tracking and product discovery, according to a new study by Bizrate Insights. Nearly 7 in 10 online consumers who visit Pinterest have found an item they’ve purchased or wanted to purchase, compared to only 40% of online consumers who visit Facebook.

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It’s Time For CMOs To Tap Into The Power Of Personalization

Buzz Marketing for Technology

e-commerce sales are expected to hit $370 billion by 2017 – that’s 10 percent of retail sales. According to eMarketer, 15 percent of online retail sales this year will take place via mobile devices, which is up from 11 percent in 2012. retail m-commerce sales are predicted to reach nearly $39 billion in 2013, up 56.5

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