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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. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused. What do think are the highlights of the visual web 2012? Facebook Timeline.

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

Webbiquity SMM

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. What do buyers really want from social media marketers?

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The Top 5 Challenges for Digital Brands in 2012

Direct Marketing Observations

Last week in a very thought provoking Tweetchat hosted by Lisa Petrilli , the discussion, though swirling around how an introvert uses social media, somehow segued into driving website traffic. 1) Driving traffic - The challenge in 2011 is the same in 2012. In 2012, it’s imperative that we determine what engagement looks like.

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The Oscars: content marketing success

Sherrilynne Starkie

And, while the awards show and its host, Seth McFarlane , were both widely criticized even as the broadcast was just going out for being boring, badly written and not funny, it was a clear, out-of-the-ballpark content marketing success for the global entertainment industry. The Academy Awards 2013 have come and gone.

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Channel Partners Conference & Expo Vegas 2012

Kikolani

Last month, I received an all-expense paid invite to the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas from Time Warner Cable Business Class (who I never realized offered web hosting and an array of other services for small businesses ). The primary industries of attendees are certainly not blogging or online marketing.

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One Social Thing Wrapup – Week of 6/11/2012

Convince & Convert

Scroll to see the social media and content marketing articles you need to know. If you find a social media or content marketing story you think is a must-read, tweet it out with the #OneSocialThing hash tag. Jay is the founder of [link] and host of the Social Pros podcast.

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One Social Thing Wrapup – Week of 6/4/2012

Convince & Convert

Scroll to see the social media and content marketing articles you need to know. If you find a social media or content marketing story you think is a must-read, tweet it out with the #OneSocialThing hash tag. Jay is the founder of [link] and host of the Social Pros podcast.