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The Silent Rise of LinkedIn to 500M Members: What Marketers Need to Know for 2018 [SSM069]

Buffer Social

It’s evolving into a thriving network of incredible content, influencers, and networking opportunities unmatched by other social media platforms. 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.”

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9 B2B Social Media Marketing Tips for Social Media Managers

Hootsuite

Business-to-business social media marketing is no longer just an innovative way to boost sales—it’s essential to your organization’s survival in the competitive B2B market. In fact, a recent survey found 92% of B2B marketers use social media as a content marketing tactic to drive sales. Engage with your customers on social media.

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77 Blogging Stats to Improve Your Blogging Strategy

Writtent Blog

Content production is so great today that 60 to 70% of content marketing remains unused – an indication of the need to revolutionize the content turnover for B2B organizations. 83% of B2B marketers prioritize focusing on lead quality rather than quantity. In 2014, the average online conversion rate amounted to 2.95%. Source ).

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9 B2B Social Media Marketing Tips for Social Media Managers

Hootsuite

Business-to-business social media marketing is no longer just an innovative way to boost sales—it’s essential to your organization’s survival in the competitive B2B market. In fact, a recent survey found 92% of B2B marketers use social media as a content marketing tactic to drive sales. Engage with your customers on social media.

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47 Superb Social Media Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity SMM

And that usage isn’t all selfies and cat videos; both consumer and B2B purchases are influenced by social content. Social media now plays almost as large a role in purchasing decisions as does TV, and 57% of consumers say they’re influenced to think more highly of business after seeing positive comments or praise online.

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47 Social Media Statistics to Bookmark for 2017

Sprout Social

Statista recorded new Twitter users grew by 43 million year over year in 2014, but only by 9 million in 2016. On the other hand, new Instagram users increased by 150 million year over year in 2014 and has since successfully grown by 100 million new users each year. Don’t believe us? Not bad for a year’s work, right? billion users.

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16 Tools Every Social Media Manager Should Use

Visually SM

This post was originally published on Feb 4, 2014, and updated on Dec 2015. For example, Sprout gives you calculated engagement and influence scores, and if you’re using social media for customer support, it also measures your response time. Pricing: Free for basic Facebook analytics. Pricing: Free.