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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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What Twitter could learn from Facebook Deals

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I know that the comparisons between Facebook and Twitter are not justified. Facebook is really about developing deeper relationships with friends and family whereas Twitter is more about sharing and consuming information with people in a quick and easy fashion. And now Facebook has created Deals … What has Twitter done ?

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12 things I thought I knew About Social Media in 2011

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9) That Twitter would be making money by now. Would you pay 5 bucks a month to use Twitter? Would you pay to advertise on Twitter? I think I might have predicted in 2009 that Twitter would be making money by now as well… Le Sigh. 11) Brands knew what they were doing on Twitter. The problem?