yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

What a year was 2011 for social media and marketing! I watched and experienced first-hand the marketing and social media landscape change, consolidate, focus, develop and evolve all at the same time. As I’ve said before, social media needs to be INTEGRATED into your overarching marketing plan.

Trends 279

Trends Marketing Mobile Wireless 279

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

After all, the social media platform boasts more than 1 billion users all over the world (more than 1/10th of Earth’s population). That way you can make the best decisions when it comes to your social media marketing strategy. The Pew Research survey found that 46% of urban respondents are using Instagram.

Instagram 145

Instagram Social Media Marketing Survey 145

SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

billion people were recorded to use Facebook at least once a day. Since then, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has only continued to grow. Although the company has faced some turmoil, such as an advertiser boycott in 2020, Facebook remained dominant with a steady increase in revenue. As of June 2020, close to 1.8

Facebook 130

Facebook Strategy Marketing Travel 130

Hootsuite

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Facebook demographics reach farther and wider than any other social media network. But it’s important to look closely at the numbers to get a full picture of who uses Facebook—and how usage has changed over the years. In some places, Facebook’s audience has shrunk. Facebook has more than 2.45

Social Media 111

Social Media Facebook Marketing HootSuite 111

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 15, 2013

Tumblr is more popular than Facebook among young social media users, according to a recent survey by Posterous co-founder Garry Tan. Here’s the breakdown per platform: Tumblr dominated, used regularly by 61% of teens and 57% of young adults surveyed. Facebook drew in 55% of teens and 52% of young adults.

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Tumblr Facebook Posterous Survey 195

Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 11, 2012

As you may know, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and to some degree Google are blocked in China. A survey done in 2012 by McKinsey, showed that 95 percent of those living in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 cities are registered on a social media site and proves at the same time to be the most active users. Fragmentation.

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Social Media Privacy Nielsen Social Networking 254

Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 12, 2012

Well this advice seems to hold true according a new survey by the Pew Research Center ’s Internet & American Life Project that on social networking sites. Postings on social networking sites reveal surprises for many users when it comes to the political views of their friends. Related posts: The rise of social commerce.

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Facebook Survey Social Networking Sample 337

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 17, 2013

Does having a company leader on social media give that organization a competitive edge? A recent survey by Humanize looks at social media and leadership in organizations – in particular, how company leaders are leveraging social media for organizational results. only 4% think that a leader?

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Company Social Media Survey Tumblr 192

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 8, 2012

And, as we’ve seen too often before, only a small percentage (17%) currently measure social media ROI. Social Media is Good! … But We’re Not Doing It Right. 36% say that social media is an integral component of their business, while 48% use it on a case-by-case basis.

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ROI Mzinga Analytics Social Media 191

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2012

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 1 billion active users. via Facebook. via SmartBlog on Social Media. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Twitter: over 500 million users.

Social Networking 180

Social Networking Products Posterous Tumblr 180

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Here are my top 10 posts of 2012 by pageviews: The Best Free Tools for Twitter Analytics. Beyond Facebook Insights: Useful Facebook Analytics Tools. 5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO. The Fastest and Slowest News Sites in 2012. Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video).

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Press Release SEO Digg Sports 119

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media use isn’t quite universal—but it’s getting close. population now has at least one social networking profile; more than half use two or more social networks. The number of worldwide social media users is projected to grow from 2.1 Image credit: The CMO Survey. 70% of the U.S.

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Social Media Marketing Survey Metrics 100

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Today I am going back to the four social media trends Beverly Macy predicted would be hot in 2012 in the Huffington Post. The rise of Social Intelligence. Social media education and training. Social Media Intelligence is a sure bet in my view – see this post. Measurement.

Analytics 92

Analytics Trends Social Media ROI 92

The Realtime Report

JULY 26, 2012

Australian ranks fourth worldwide in social media penetration – behind only the US, Canada and South Korea. million Australians (44% of the total population) are predicted to be on social media in 2012, according to an eMarketer estimate. A total of 9.8 giveaways (54%). product information (48%).

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Social Media Discount Comparison Social Networking 175

Myrland Marketing

APRIL 18, 2013

The long-anticipated 2013 In-House Counsel Use of Social Media Survey conducted by Inside Counsel , Greentarget and Zeughauser Group was released today. In another blog post today, titled Summarized: The 2013 New Media Engagement Survey , I provided a quick overview of the survey.

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Survey Social Media Wikipedia LinkedIn 74

Socialized

DECEMBER 14, 2009

About a month ago, I wrote about my five social media predictions for 2010. Social media and careers are covered by prediction #6: “In 2009 we saw a couple of interesting surveys by respected organizations indicating that recruiters are increasingly using or planning to use social media to find and investigate talent.

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SocialText Social Media Foursquare Microsoft 157

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 24, 2013

and will be particularly interesting to you if you work at the intersection of health care and social media. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. If social media and blogs in the U.S

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Health Care Social Media Insurance Education 192

The Realtime Report

JULY 10, 2012

Over two in ten internet users worldwide would buy from a brand that a friend “liked” or followed on Facebook or Twitter, according to research conducted by Ipsos in March 2012. According to a recent report by Burst Media , nearly half of respondents (49%) liked or followed brands on social media.

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Buy Brands Facebook Survey 183

Social Media Marketing

MAY 22, 2013

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

Social Media 167

Social Media Yahoo Privacy Flipboard 167

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 2, 2013

Three-quarters of the world’s heads of state have a Twitter presence, according to a new survey from the Digital Policy Council. Out of 164 countries studied, 123 have a head of state on Twitter – some with a personal Twitter handle, others with an official government one.

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Twitter Policies Survey Study 192

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Engaging in social listening means going one step further than merely maintaining the presence of your brand on social media. Currently, social media is primarily used for customer service (i.e., In 2012 he founded a creative design agency. Influencer Marketing Going Micro.

Trends 166

Trends Marketing Influencer B2B 166

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We’ve all been wondering either on the behalf of the company’s we work for, or the clients we serve, or for ourselves- How can we leverage Facebook to actually make money? Recently, Social commerce platform ChompOn , threw down the gauntlet by publishing some data on how much a Facebook share and tweet is worth.

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Facebook Social Networking Widget Advertising 178

Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Bonus: Download a free guide to learn how to use social media listening to boost sales and conversions today. What is dark social? Dark social is sharing content or mentioning brands on private social media channels, including through direct messaging, email, private groups, and more. Talked on the phone?

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HootSuite URL Analytics Forums 120

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 23, 2013

The news of layoffs at StumbleUpon reminded me that in compiling some year-end social media referral data I’d noticed that a number of sites had experienced declines in StumbleUpon traffic. Declines in StumbleUpon Traffic: 2012 vs. 2011. One thing to point out is that not every site experienced a decline in 2012.

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StumbleUpon Sites Content Survey 172

Adam Sherk

MARCH 19, 2012

The Pew Research Center’s The State of the News Media 2012 is out and the section on What Facebook and Twitter Mean for News makes for an interesting read. The figures on where users get their news links from is already being covered as a sign that Facebook and Twitter may not be as strong of a news source as previously thought.

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News Organization Twitter Facebook 135

Convince & Convert

JUNE 4, 2014

That’s among the key takeaways of a new Chango/Digiday survey that asked 400 media buyers, agency executives and brand executives how they’re using the technology and measuring its success. Only eight percent of survey respondents were “very successful” in meeting their objectives with mobile retargeting.

Industry 146

Industry Data Survey Mobile 146

Mindjumpers

JULY 23, 2012

Tweet Burson-Marsteller has conducted a survey examining the social media activity of the world’s 100 biggest companies – the Fortune Global 100 companies. The Global Social Media Check-Up 2012 specifically looks into how these companies use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+ and Pinterest.

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Study Social Media Survey YouTube 256

Convince & Convert

JUNE 12, 2012

Facebook ads are a very powerful tool. For many Facebook marketers we are having to learn how to create good Facebook ads by creating a few bad Facebook ads first. Make sure your business is not falling victim to these very common Facebook ad mistakes. We just don’t quite know what we are doing yet.

Facebook 159

Facebook Real Estate Advertising Case Study 159

The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Pinterest beats out Facebook as a destination for shopping inspiration, tracking and product discovery, according to a new study by Bizrate Insights. And within these categories, the gap between the two social networks is quite large. Of course, Facebook is still way ahead of Pinterest in terms of reach.

Buy 194

Buy Retail Survey Social Networking 194

Josh S Peters

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

My Facebook feed (a free service I use from time to time, which you may be aware allows me to maintain social contact with my friends – with, of course, a backdrop of adverts that I can choose not to click on…) has been awash with rampant anger regarding Instagram’s now aborted plan to sell your family album. Time management.

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Statistics ROI API Analysis 159

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 7, 2013

Out of the 200 mobile video viewers surveyed, 92% share mobile video content with others. Overall, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed share mobile video content at least once per month. . And they do so often: 16% share mobile video content daily, and 33% do so weekly. And is the content inspiring viewers to share?

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Mobile Video Content Survey 178

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 3, 2012

Before joining Software Advice in 2012, she worked in sales management and advertising. Most people wrongly assume social enterprise networks are simply Facebook for business. Such platforms as Yammer, Chatter and Jive certainly look and feel similar to Facebook – with a news feed, groups, friends and status updates.

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Social Enterprise Yammer Jive Crowdsourcing 209

Convince & Convert

JUNE 19, 2012

One of the questions causing a fair amount of debate around digital marketing circles revolves around whether or not Facebook page “Likes” carry any measurable business value. In my opinion, the insights that support the cost per acquisition of a Facebook Like seems to be a bit less of a stretch.

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Facebook Study Apple Consultant 157

Proactive Report

MARCH 14, 2013

Are you still wondering just how to integrate social media into your marketing mix? A new study from Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR) may be able to shed some light on this question – they asked consumers how they use online and social media as they consider purchases within a number of key product categories.

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Pharmaceuticals Social Media Survey Travel 66

Twist Image

DECEMBER 2, 2011

eMarketer published a news item today titled, 2012 Trends: Social Media Metrics Take Center Stage. Further, only 8% could attribute ROI for all their investments in social media. The survey sample was primarily UK companies, with some representation from other territories. social channels. publishing.

Social Media 81

Social Media ROI Survey Metrics 81

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The Chango-Digiday Retargeting Barometer Q4 2013 sought out some of that hard data by asking almost 300 media buyers from a wide range of industries in the U.S., In a similar survey conducted only two years ago, almost half of respondents said they were funding their retargeting campaigns with a new budget. Canada and the U.K.

Statistics 144

Statistics Survey Advertising Industry 144

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Similar to other social media platforms, YouTube’s algorithm has changed as the site has evolved. In 2020, 74% of US adults said they had used YouTube, beating out all other social networks. The next highest usage was Facebook at 68%. 2012: Watch time. billion YouTube users worldwide. Global ad revenue is 19.77

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YouTube Notification Video Trends 123