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The Top 5 Challenges for Digital Brands in 2012

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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. Marketers and brands will need to land the plane in 2012.

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Social Business in 2012 Study

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I just came across a great study co-produced by FedEx and Ketchum, titled The 2012 FedEx/Ketchum Social Business Study. This study, updates and expands upon research first undertaken in 2010 and analyzes the changing impact of social media on business today. ”

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What Determines Social Media Success in a Company?

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In 2012, I was working at Accenture. It doesn’t matter whether you’re using it for marketing, sales, HR or recruiting. I have evolved. My thinking around social media has evolved. As has social media. It’s no longer the thing as much as it is A thing. It’s like an appliance now.

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A Bunch of Littles Can Make a Big Difference-KONY 2012

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Just watch the video…and then jump on over to Invisible Children.

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What Twitter could learn from Facebook Deals

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But in 2012 you cannot mention social media without a reference to 1) Facebook and 2) Twitter. The new service is Facebook’s latest attempt to tap into the multibillion-dollar market for daily deals online and additionally adds the element of commerce as well as further keeping their users “in network&# on Facebook. .

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12 things I thought I knew About Social Media in 2011

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Last time I checked, brands are still using Twitter as a push style vehicle for marketing and selling product. Sure there is, don’t do it in 2012. Some have gotten creative, but most are of the Tweet with a link with no conversation camp….Does Does it work? Let’s ask them? Is there an alternative?

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Monetizing Facebook

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Next we have some data by Emarketer in which it was reported that US marketers will spend $3.08 Look at the change in revenue from 2009 to 2012 in the US alone! If we were, I would think much more would be happening in this space and business. Is that why Groupon was valuated so high? of the total spent online in the US.

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