yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

So here are my 8 marketing trends to implement in your 2012 marketing plan. I think these marketing trends are a must for your SMB this year, following how the landscape “ended” in 2011 and are going to be very powerful in 2012. This is how you will turn your casual website or Facebook visitors into ongoing subscribers and fans.

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Trends Marketing Mobile Wireless 279

Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 4, 2012

InSitesConsulting recently released a report of the status of social media in 2012 with more than 2.000 facts & figures about social media in 19 countries. The social media landscape is quite stable : The large sites are getting larger and the small ones are getting smaller with the awareness level of Facebook close to 100%.

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Social Media Collaboration Report Instagram 239

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 28, 2012

The importance of social media marketing has been remarked upon multiple times by Mindjumpers, most recently in an article about using Facebook games to build up your brand. In fact, social media marketing is a relatively new branch of advertising that has taken the digital world by storm, as I will discuss today.

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Strategy Facebook Metrics Advertising 228

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? e-Strategy Trends ). e-Strategy Trends ). Earnest Agency ). Marketing Charts ).

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Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 26, 2012

Unless you’ve been under a rock since the beginning of 2012, by now you’ve heard of little thing called Pinterest. While I haven’t given in to the craze yet, it’s impossible to ignore its meteoric rise in the world of social media, not just within our industry but in mainstream adoption. Is your audience part of the network?

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Social Networking Flickr Influencer Retail 222

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

With the enormous amount of time spent online on searching for information and connecting to social networks, content marketing is something marketers around the world have become increasingly interested in. It’s especially valuable for your brand to reach ‘influencers’, the celebrities of the social network.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? It’s certainly gaining traction, with over 500 million users now on board, already half of Facebook’s total. 5 Things Google+ Offers Brands That Facebook Doesn’t by Sprout Insights.

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Google Tips Bookmarklet SEO 216

Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Content is set to be one of the biggest trends in B2B marketing for 2012, but the concept is not all that new. Corporate blogging began circa 2004 and with the growing ubiquity of social networks many companies have been creating and sharing content as part of their marketing strategies. 1 Facebook brand.

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Content Marketing B2B Newsletter 307

Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Of the three largest social networking sites in the United States, I plan to use Facebook the most, LinkedIn the second-most, and Twitter the least. Facebook in 2013. You want to follow my thoughts on digital strategy , blogging, and internet best practices. That is the order of my priorities in 2013.

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Kikolani

JUNE 19, 2012

I’ve missed out on several great contests in 2012, but this one I just couldn’t pass up thanks to the amazing number of both cash prizes and non-cash prizes sponsors. If you enjoy it, please be sure to leave a comment and share it on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or your other favorite social networks.

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Social Networking Crowdsourcing How To Directory 113

Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2020

Social networking as we know it was born in the 00s, but the last decade has seen the rise of social media’s true potential. As we look forward and wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years, let’s take a look back at what our favorite social media networks looked like in 2010. Facebook – 2010.

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MySpace Instagram Social Networking YouTube 134

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Now that we’re two full months into 2020, we are starting to see which trends and platforms will fade into the background – and which will shape our strategies this year. Trend” can often feel like a four-letter word when it comes to social media, but it is critical that we keep an eye on the future. Source: Facebook Groups.

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Trends Social Media Instagram Platform 182

Kikolani

MAY 11, 2012

19 Ways to Build Relationships With Blog Comments – Business blogging strategy: use these blog comment tactics to build and cultivate better relationships with your business community. Social Media / Social Networking. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. Blogging / Writing.

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Laurel Papworth

JANUARY 30, 2012

If you are in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane I am teaching some one day hands on courses on social media campaigns, Facebook and Twitter, also 1/2 day courses on LinkedIn or Google Plus. Please forward this (Share on Facebook, Tweet it, email, whatevs ) to anyone you think might be interested? This is very intensive course.

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Training Social Media Class Course 76

Unmetric

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Unmetric’s customers have the option to access a world-class social media management platform, while Falcon’s customers will have the option to add crucial benchmarking and competitive intelligence to their existing package. In 2011, we set out to elevate the way marketers create and analyze their social media strategies.

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Social Media Management Class Compete Social Media 114

Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication. Dark social media, or dark traffic, isn’t easily tracked by traditional analytics tools.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2015

A staggering 74 percent of Internet-using adults are active on at least one social networking website. And with more than 3 billion users online , that amounts to almost 2 billion social network users. In 2012, the NRA sent out a tweet that read “Good morning, shooters. Guest Post by Vasudha Veeranna. Happy Friday!

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Social Media Tweetdeck Strategy Airlines 100

The Social Media Hat

MAY 6, 2016

Facebook The Many Faces of Facebook Ads. Facebook is the marketing platform of choice for businesses of all kinds and sizes everywhere. Companies are spending more than ever on Facebook advertising. And this is because of the excellent results that Facebook advertising generates for businesses. Column ads.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

What to do…It’s 2012 and you’ve been blogging for almost a year now with no success. Maybe it’s time to rethink whether the you’ll be able to quit your job in 2012 to become the next Pete Cashmore of the Web. Are you building your social network? You wouldn’t be the first. Do more! ??

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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

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Social Media Facebook Marketing HootSuite 111

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 21, 2012

I’ll be teaching a couple of 1/2 day step by step social media course in Perth on 27th April, 2012 while I’m there for the #Media140 conference. They are small classes with room for question and answer, so bring your Facebook and Twitter questions! Step by Step Social Media.

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Training Course Social Media Press Release 76

Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. The Facebook” followed in 2004.

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Social Media MySpace Tumblr Foursquare 145

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

As of 2012, social is already too big to ignore. In the beginning of this year, Sara predicted that 2012 would be the year of visual communication – and she was quite right. The rise of Pinterest and Instagram as well as the creative uses of the Facebook Timeline proves this. Read the entire report here.

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Social Media Nielsen Aggregator Mobile 269

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We put the question to our LinkedIn community and based on the responses one thing is clear: There’s a lot of people out there who don’t know what social media marketers do. Questions marketers get asked often include: So do you just scroll around Facebook all day? Can social media really be a full-time job? billion users.

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Questions Social Media HootSuite Marketing 141

Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Savvy PR and marketing folk are digging deep into the conversations – mining that data to find insights that can drive strategy, inform product R & D, give the competitive edge and improve that pesky bottom line. Johns Hopkins Medicine, like most companies and organizations, started in social media without much of a strategy.

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Trends Social Media Social Graph Analysis 103

SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

The biggest category of content that attracted visitors to SocMedSean.com in 2011 was definitely my social media comic strips. Think Twice About Automating Your Social Media Efforts Your Customers Are Not The Enemy! Why Don’t Our Customers Like Our Facebook Page? Share this on Facebook Tweet This! What’s The Point?

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Yesterday, Facebook announced that a new structure of Global Pages is available for all brands working with Facebook. As a brand, this also provides you the possibility to compare your fan base on a local country level with your competitors’ pages on Facebook. The Performance of 100 Icon Brands on Facebook [report].

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn,” said Ben Franklin about social media never. Social Media Week 2012 SP (Photo credit: Fora do Eixo). Most organizations use social media channels in some way as part of their daily business. How many Facebook friends become paying customers?

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Training Social Media Policies Skills 260

yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Check out this infographic from Digital Insights on social media facts, figures and statistics from 2013: Facebook is still the leading social media network and continues to grow. Here are the latest facts and figures : Facebook now has 1.26 Facebook averages 1.23 billion users.

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Social Media Mobile YouTube Social Networking 279

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

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2013

It’s unfortunate, but a lot of brands these days are still guessing their way through their website design and e-commerce strategy. 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. percent from 2012 and almost triple the amount spent in 2011.

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Retail Discount Loyalty Data 217

Mindjumpers

JULY 5, 2012

Tweet As yesterday’s tip on our Facebook page advised, the SoLoMo (Social, Local, Mobile) revolution of how we interact on social media platforms refers to the need of an intensified focus on use of mobile devices in daily life of social media. The social media market it gearing up. Where do you start?

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Mobile Social Media Module Statistics 247

Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Until 2008, MySpace was with its 76 million monthly unique users the most popular social network in the world and a pioneer of its kind. You all know the story of the breakthrough of Facebook, there’s no need to go into detail about the history of the ever growing and almost 1 billion strong social network.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

In a previous blog post , Jonas made a summary of a report called “The State of Social Media Marketing” from January 2012 in which he outlined the key points and conclusions drawn from the report. As in the beginning of 2012 the big three – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – remain at the top positions.

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Survey Report Social Media ROI 225

Twist Image

JANUARY 31, 2014

Facebook is looking smarter than ever. It seems like only yesterday, when everybody was complaining about Facebook''s lack of a mobile presence. It took a mere six months for the company to turn that around by releasing a full native mobile app experience, that gave consumers a new way to look at Facebook. Not Facebook.

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Flipboard Facebook Journal Mobile 96

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

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

And once you do, you’ll be able to create a smart Instagram marketing strategy that will create leads, sales, and an audience devoted to your brand. After all, the social media platform boasts more than 1 billion users all over the world (more than 1/10th of Earth’s population). But that’s a little easier said than done.

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Instagram Social Media Marketing Survey 145