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. Listen Now .

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Diva Marketing Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest and other social networks changed how we think about "social media" from those long ago days of the blogosphere. However, I wondered if the "truths" of social media also changed. . Is social media still about people-to-people conversations or is monetization the focus?

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 14, 2013

Figured it was time to talk about social selling on my blog and not within the walls of Social Selling University or InsideView. The Rise of Social Selling. As a geek, I welcomed the idea that I could find a way to blend tech into my sales efforts and the first and easiest way was to leverage social media.

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Writtent Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

Being the third or fourth business blog in your niche to cover an industry-related trend will probably win you a small surge of traffic, but it’s far superior to be the first. Blending all the brilliance of a social network and custom RSS feed, Newsgrape connects writers with ideas in real-time. Remember Yahoo Answers?

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Writtent Blog

JULY 10, 2013

billion mobile subscribers worldwide, and this figure will reach 7 billion by the end of 2013. 48% of US households will own at least one tablet by 2013. Worldwide, mobile traffic doubled between 2012 and 2013. Nearly one billion smartphones will be sold in 2013. There are 6.8 Source: Juniper Research ). Source: Akamai ).

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 11, 2015

Though “social media” broadly encompasses a variety of platforms including blogs (WordPress, Medium, Tumblr), content sharing (YouTube, SlideShare, Instagram), and content curation (Scoop.It, Triberr, Paper.li), the term is nearly synonymous to many for the big social networks. The Wonder of Tech ).

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The use of social media and social networks for marketing has rapidly advanced in the past few years from the “should I do it?” ” level to the current “how do I measure and optimize social media marketing efforts?” 500 companies use at least one major social media platform. 90% of Inc.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

It’s hard to remember when we weren’t all glued to social media. Yet the proportion of marketers using social media to reach new and existing audiences has risen every year since 2013: Image source. Pick carefully: would your blog landing page be a wiser choice than your homepage? Set TikTok Marketing Goals. Add a link.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Carrie Morgan (@morgancarrie) September 10, 2013. If your content marketing efforts include guest blogging or submitting e-zine articles, taking a few minutes to synchronize your effort with 12 basic SEO tactics can boost visibility and do powerful things for growing your influence. Learn more about using SEO tactics for blogs here.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Though the use of social media and social networks for marketing is now nearly ubiquitous, and 78% of companies have dedicated social media teams, many marketers sill struggle with certain aspects of social marketing, such as formalizing strategies and measuring results. ” B2B Social Media Marketing Guides.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How effective is social media in comparison to other digital marketing channels? How does B2B social media marketing differ in effectiveness from B2C use? Which network drives half of all social traffic to B2B websites and blogs? 21 Social Media Statistics. ” ( Experience: The Blog ).

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

, the sources below provide a vast wealth of data, statistics and research results, as well as a bit of interesting social media trivia. How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Which social media platforms are most effective at influencing buyer behavior? 40 percent of U.S.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

As the fourth-largest social network, and the fastest growing in 2012 , Twitter has emerged as a serious platform for business professionals to share breaking news, promote thought-leadership content, and engage with customers, prospects, peers and industry influencers. 6 Tips to Get Retweeted More Often by Search Engine Journal.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As consumer and business buyer use of social media has matured and become more sophisticated, their expectations of brands in social media have evolved as well. And ongoing changes by Facebook and other social networks that result in lower organic reach render many of yesterday’s effective marketing tactics far less useful today.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 7, 2014

LinkedIn has made dramatic changes to its platform over the past 18 months, making what was a rather plain but effective business networking tool into a content-rich, visually dynamic, more interactive professionally-focused social network. ” The Secret Benefit of LinkedIn Endorsements by The Social Media Hat. .”

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What role does social play in a brand’s overall online visibility? How does social media use differ in B2B vs. B2C companies? are now active on at least one social network, up from 67% in 2012 and just 8% in 2005. B2B Marketing Insider ). B2B Marketing Insider ). Social Media Today ).

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. But which networks are most effective for spreading the content produced? How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? 59% are on Twitter, and 43% use a company blog for marketing.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

If you were to ask me to describe LinkedIn in 2015, I might have said something along the lines of, “a great professional network” or “the perfect place to find a job.” billion at the end of 2016 in one of the largest social media deals in history. 2013 (250M members): 10th anniversary of LinkedIn.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 5, 2013

of all marketers love blog posts about marketing statistics. Okay, that statistic was made up (though probably not far off the mark), but the social media and digital marketing facts and statistics below are real (or at least from generally reliable sources). For example, 93% of marketers use social media for business.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 14, 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. Blogging / Content. 5 Things To Do Before Your Big Guest Post Gets Published – Guest blogging is a great way to drive new visits to your website.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

And they can keep saying that until about 2013. Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Would You Try It With a Fox? Blogging has reached that point, and now social media is approaching it. It didn’t work.&#

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2014

Given all of the changes Google has made affecting organic ranking factors (asking webmasters to disavow low-quality links, reducing the value of guest blogging , ignoring links in press releases , etc.), the practice of SEO—optimizing owned content for search—is no longer sufficient for maximizing a brand’s online visibility.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 14, 2013

Despite the occasional “death of blogging” pronouncements (often made, ironically, in blog posts), blogs remain the core of a robust social media strategy. more here in 30 of the best business blogging guides and resources of the past year. Why You Want To Be the Last Blog Standing by Outspoken Media.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The megaposts: 103 Compelling Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2013 (and 2014). 104 Fascinating Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 (and 2015). 106 More Amazing Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 and 2015. 5: 31 Sensational Social Media Marketing and PR Stats and Facts. #6:

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 8, 2014

On one hand, not only is it an easy-to-use, low-cost platform with more than a billion members, but 77% of B2C companies and 43% of B2B vendors have acquired customers from Facebook, and the world’s largest social network drives 20% of all internet page views. ” Does Facebook Work for B2B Lead Generation?

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 11, 2013

Influencer Marketing – What it is, and Why YOU Need to be Doing it by The Daily SEO Blog. 5 Killer SEO Insights from Analyzing a Billion Dollars in AdWords Spend by The Daily DEO Blog. ** 5 STARS. Unless the world gets to know about it your superior content will get you nowhere.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

If you can begin a crowdsourcing initiative in 2010, and that contributor purchases a new Ford in 2013 because she has accrued a “Digital Down Payment” along the way due to her consistent and quality participation, is that not ultimate control of the consumer’s purchasing habits?

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