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

Webbiquity SMM

More than 80% of small to midsized businesses (SMBs) plan to increase their use of social media in 2013. The next-most-effective lead gen tactics are paid search (32% vs. 9%) and webinars (30% to 6%). ( eMarketer ). Of those using this channel, social media accounts for 32% of SMB marketing activities. Marketing Charts ).

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Science of Productivity

Kikolani

The Top 75 Must-Read Online Marketing Blogs – Last year, I compiled 75 Marketing Blogs that covered conversion, content, email, paid search, SEO, analytics, blogging, and social media marketing. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

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Me on Tom Foremski on PR

Danny WhatMough

PRs have used an array of tactics to achieve this of which the media and organic/paid search are one. But that’s not what modern PR is about and it isn’t what the very best PR agencies are focused on in 2013. PR has always been about building awareness of a brand or a cause and raising, upholding reputations.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Future of Google Author Rank

Kikolani

From the Pros: 7 Advanced PPC Tools – Trada worked with PPC industry pros to collect the most impactful, often underrated tools that will make your job easier by giving you a more informed, effective and profitable paid search marketing program. If so, then you might want to take notes from the experts.

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This Week in Social Media – 7/10/2013

Social Media Marketing

From the article: "Although consumers are rapidly changing their habits and behavior, marketers still haven''t caught up, prioritizing SEO and paid search efforts above engagement over social media." But 2013 is shaping up to be the year of social HR.

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Fetching Friday the 13th – 25 Marketing Links

Kikolani

An Introduction to Paid Search Marketing for Small Businesses – If you’re looking to boost your traffic, or you’ve lost your search engine rankings in one of the latest Google algorithm updates, then paid search marketing could be a good option for your business. Search Engines / SEO.

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106 More Amazing Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 and 2015

Webbiquity SMM

01% from Twitter; this compares to almost 10% for paid search and 7% for email marketing. billion) than they did for broadcast television in 2013. billion on online display (banner) advertising in 2013–30% of the total online advertising spend. billion on online video advertising in 2013. DashBurst ).