Jeff Esposito

JULY 2, 2012

About a week or so back, I came across the Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide (top 500 online retailers) and was looking at the areas where Vistaprint ranked. After thumbing through the traditional marketing, I came across the publication’s inaugural list of Retailers with the highest Social Media Impact (full list below).

Retail 42

Retail Social Media List Trends 42

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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

Retail 217

Retail Discount Loyalty Data 217

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

New marketing efforts reflect this shift, and are aimed directly at the female demographic — with social media as the primary tool for reaching out. Under Armour Women (@UAWomen) September 4, 2012. Under Armour Women (@UAWomen) September 4, 2012. — Under Armour Women: youtu.be/4yUkong5zZg VH1 and Nickelodeon.

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Campaign Apparel Social Media Posterous 180

SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Since then, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has only continued to grow. And with the difficulty to provide sufficient regulation and oversight to social media, many people have become frustrated with Facebook. In 2012, Facebook became the first social media network to ever surpass one billion monthly users.

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Facebook Strategy Marketing Travel 130

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 7, 2012

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. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. via Tumblr.

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Foursquare Social Networking Activities Nielsen 181

The Realtime Report

JULY 11, 2012

Burberry, a “digital darling” among luxury brands, recently launched its Autumn/Winter 2012 collection across 10 different social platforms, according to L2. Burberry’s website has a shoppable video with campaign images; users can purchase directly through the photo and video gallery.

Campaign 189

Campaign Platform Social Media Microblogging 189

The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Pinterest is also “a stronger vehicle for brand association:” 43% of users say they “associate with retailers or brands with which I identify” on Pinterest, vs. less than one-quarter (24%) of Facebook users. Which site has a greater percentage of users engaging with brands?

Buy 194

Buy Retail Survey Social Networking 194

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Did you know that the first brand on Twitter was a retailer? Forward to December 2012 and now there are now there are several thousands brands on Twitter joining @earnestswen. Internet users who used Twitter but were not exposed to retailer tweets, and another group who represented the average Internet user.

Retail 134

Retail Affiliate marketing Compete Study 134

Pixlee

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Gen Z is made up of individuals born between the years 1997 and 2012. Retail Trends. With ages ranging from 8-23 years old, many members of this generation have some portion of their parent’s money to spend on retail items. Gen Z currently has the spending power of $143 billion. Health & Wellness.

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Trends Retail Marketing Survey 67

Convince & Convert

JUNE 25, 2013

While the majority of time spent on mobile devices is checking email, browsing social media sites or playing games – this leaves a crap load (see what I did there?) This type of behavior will ultimately lead to an increase in the importance of online reputation management, fair pricing and transparency from retail outlets.

Mobile 167

Mobile Retail Marketing Smart Phone 167

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Previously, eMarketer forecasted 90% growth in mobile advertising from 2012; now, an upward revision expects 126% growth. Social Media Statistics Britain digital advertising eMarketer England mobile ad growth mobile ad spend mobile advertising UK United Kingdom' Mobile ad spend for 2013 will total over £1 billion (around $1.89

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Mobile Statistics Retail Advertising 142

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.

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Social Networking Flickr Influencer Retail 222

Idaconcpts

MARCH 1, 2012

If you do a Twitter search on ShopLAStyle you would normally find some good deals on clothing, but on 3/1/2012 you will find a series of messages alerting people about a hacker attack. The Social Media Reaction. Updates 3/1/2012. Hacker Attack on ShopLAStyle.com. Having your website down only adds more fuel to the fire.

Retail 124

Retail Sites Engineering Company 124

The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Adobe’s 2012 Global Digital Advertising Update offers three reasons: format changes made in the last three quarters (Facebook Timeline). more effective social marketing by brands. A new study by Adobe found that brand engagement (defined as likes, comments, and shares) on Facebook rose 896% year-over-year.

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Engagement Automotive Brands Paid Search 194

Twist Image

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

I was recently in New York City giving a presentation at the National Retail Federation 's Big Show 2012 event. I was part of the Shop.org First Look series and talked about the massive changes that retail will face as technology, Social Media and mobile collides at the retail level. Zero sum games.

Retail 91

Retail Fashion Comparison Hotels 91

Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Gartner recently reported that smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 went up to 207.7 Hootsuite is a social media management app that businesses can use to increase their social media presence. Here are some innovative apps that can legitimately increase a company’s brand presence as well as sales.

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Brands Foursquare HootSuite Tumblr 177

Twist Image

APRIL 7, 2017

Amazon is a media beast. In 2012, I published an article titled, Is Amazon The Future Of Media? From the piece: "While people wax poetic about the retail prowess and clout of Amazon, I am always quick to point out that they are one of the most fascinating media companies that has ever been created. media company.

Google 66

Google Retail Facebook Advertising 66

Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 2013

Alix Hart , Brand Marketer at Best Buy , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss integrating social into all aspects of customer service and battling the “showroom” effect as a brick-and-mortar retailer. “What we do in social media today might not be what we do next year.”

How To 131

How To Retail Buy Mobile 131

Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

From Singapore I’ve watched the social media world develop its identity and characteristics. Often, friends from the “real” world gave me passage to the social media world. Most social media user interfaces remind me of miniaturized strip malls. Social media became specialized.

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MySpace Tweetdeck Mashup Flickr 187

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 15, 2013

Whether it is investors, a management team, suppliers, distributors or retail partnerships, partnering with the right people is vital. Ekaterina Walter is a social media innovator at Intel, a speaker, and an author of the book “ Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg ”.

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Press Release Airlines Skills Retail 192

The Realtime Report

JULY 10, 2012

We studied their interaction with 63 brands from January to April 2012 in beauty, food/restaurant, and retail (sectors where sessions on owned media lead directly to sales). If marketers do not measure Tyme with brand, they will certainly underleverage social media and overestimate its importance vs. owned media.

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Research Facebook Compete Consultant 175

Twist Image

JANUARY 3, 2012

While many article and columns look back at the year that was or posture on the year that will be, it's becoming abundantly clear that 2012 will - without question - be the "Year of More.". More social. Social Media and online social networking has changed the very fabric of business and society. More devices.

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GPS Microsoft Apple Loyalty 106

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 3, 2012

1SHARE1CONDOM — Durex USA (@Durex_USA) November 30, 2012. Based on AdAge’s calculations, that equals over $600,000 worth of condoms at retail prices, or $0.24 Stop the misunderstanding – RT to spread the word about HIV & AIDS and we’ll donate a Durex condom. The effort is capped at 2.5 million figure represents the 2.5

Campaign 142

Campaign Retail Hashtag Price 142

Twist Image

DECEMBER 1, 2012

It wasn't the mad hoards of people trampling one another for the latest electronic whiz-bang, and it wasn't the dreaded story of a major retailer's site going down, making them unable to capitalize on months of build-up, ad spends and hype (not to mention damage to the brand). retail research. social media. black friday.

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Price Retail Mobile Reputation 85

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Amazon is the most searched retail company and 50% more popular than #2, Walmart. Content marketing didn’t really start to get hot as as topic until 2012. Or pulling out further, should your agency be thinking about growing in marketing, advertising, PR, sales, or social media?

Trends 152

Trends Google Sports Retail 152

Twist Image

APRIL 7, 2017

Amazon is a media beast. In 2012, I published an article titled, Is Amazon The Future Of Media? From the piece: "While people wax poetic about the retail prowess and clout of Amazon, I am always quick to point out that they are one of the most fascinating media companies that has ever been created. media company.

Google 40

Google Retail Facebook Advertising 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. Social Media Stat of the Week: Only 51% of B2B Marketers Say Marketing has Financial Value. This, of course, is not just limited to social media but has implications for marketers across the board.

Crowdsourcing 137

Crowdsourcing B2B Social Media Retail 137

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Just as brick-and-mortar retailers have recognized the growing purchasing power, shopping preferences and influence of this vigorous and fast-growing demographic, online marketers too are beginning to see the value of personalizing and customizing every customer experience to better serve their individual needs. Internet users.

Mobile 225

Mobile comScore Insurance Sites 225

Twist Image

MAY 21, 2013

It''s still somewhat shocking to think that the iPad was first introduced on April 3rd, 2010, and we now live in a world where more iPads are being sold than any PC manufacturer sold of their entire PC line (and this has been a constantly growing trend since 2012). digital media. media executive. online retail.

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iPad Tumblr Yahoo iPhone 105

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

According to a Bazaarvoice study, 80% of online reviews on a given retail site are written by the top 20% of the site’s most committed and loyal customers. Try adding a YouTube channel to your social media arsenal. The thick of the 2012 holiday season is here. Brand Consistency. Personalization.

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Bazaarvoice Mobile How To Focus Group 230

Twist Image

APRIL 17, 2012

What makes media a social media? If you ask someone what social media is, they will inevitably say that it's all about the conversation. I'm no longer bullish on this notion of conversation within social media. Scaling your social media efforts back is the best way to scale them for true growth.

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Wiki Hotels Social CRM Retail 102

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Though social media marketing is now used in about 90% of companies, techniques, platforms and best practices continue to evolve. What will likely be the hot trends in social media over the next couple of years? Social Media Stats and Demographics. Social media and blogs reach 80% of all U.S.

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Social Media Hubspot B2B Marketing 229

Twist Image

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

I hadn't heard about this until recently, but apparently it's been around since 2012. It's a satire of Facebook games designed to demonstrate just how addictive social games are. social game. social gaming. social media. This is resignation at its best, and it's literally a church. Want a sign of our times?

Retail 61

Retail Small Business YouTube Analytics 61

Talkwalker SM

MAY 26, 2016

Images and videos play an ever increasing role in the way people interact on social media, as attested by the rise of visual-oriented platforms such as Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, and the increasing visual focus of giants such as Twitter and Facebook. You should have already heard this statistic: over 1.8

Analytics 68

Analytics Influencer Apparel Airlines 68

Twist Image

AUGUST 20, 2013

You would think that they would have learned their lesson after watching the adoption of websites, then e-commerce, and then social media over the past two decades, but they have not. We''re looking at a traffic growth of about 125% between the first half of 2012 and 2013. retail digital. social media.

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Marketing Mobile B2B Apple 109

Kikolani

AUGUST 24, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Over at the Social Media Examiner Blogging Club, I’m offering free blog reviews. Bloggers have an advantage that static and retail websites don’t.

Mashup 117

Mashup Resources How To Remix 117

Convince & Convert

JUNE 18, 2014

DataSift’s platform enables companies to easily aggregate, filter, and extract information from the billions of social-media conversations that happen across the world. Each of these fast-growing companies has a unique education-based headache, and we have become the Tylenol to provide assistance. DataSift Who is Datasift?

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Trends Marketing Education Training 156