Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 10, 2014

I just came across an interesting survey, BRANDfog’s 2014: The Global, Social CEO. This annual look at social media engagement in the C-Suite explores the changing role of a business leader’s involvement with social media by surveying 1000 employees in both the UK and the US.

Social Media 107

Social Media Survey Startup Reputation 107

The Realtime Report

MARCH 25, 2014

Out of websites in 33 industries, social media sites provide the least satisfying experience, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) first-ever website benchmark. out of 100; social media websites rank at the bottom of the barrel with an average of 68. Social Media 68.

Sites 177

Sites Social Media Insurance Airlines 177

Buffer Social

JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media is changing at a rapid pace. For example, the content format Stories was introduced on several major social media platforms slightly more than a year ago. To succeed on social media, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve and understand the latest social media trends.

Social Media 111

Social Media Trends Report Survey 111

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 17, 2014

This week: From ExactTarget , a free whitepaper called The Audience Growth Survey. And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. “Social used to be the last part of the conversation. The Big 3 Heading into 2014. Listen Now. Find us on iTunes: [link]. The Big Two.

Questions 136

Questions Aggregator Banking Hosting 136

Socialmedia.biz

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Social media is your best friend. Increasingly, today’s marketers working with startups or small businesses with bare-bones budgets point to social media because it basically amounts to an enormous base of potential leads. Social media can do that! According to a recent survey by J.D.

Social Media 126

Social Media Startup Creative Commons Survey 126

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But spending on digital marketing programs is projected to rise three times as fast, and over the next five years, the share of budget dollars dedicated to social media marketing will more than double. Social media benefits are unclear. The CMO Survey ). The CMO Survey ). The CMO Survey ).

B2B 110

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

The Realtime Report

MARCH 24, 2014

Three-quarters of marketers are using realtime marketing, and 41% have included realtime marketing in their 2014 budgets, according to a new survey from realtime web personalization platform Evergage. The vast majority – 88% – of respondents consider realtime marketing important to their 2014 plans.

Survey 177

Survey Marketing ROI Statistics 177

Convince & Convert

JUNE 26, 2014

In partnership with PR News , Cision polled the PR community on their social media usage to find out how they engage, which platforms they utilize, and where they spend ad dollars. To get you started, 360i offers tips on Paid and Earned Media: Building an Integrated Strategy. What does this mean? What does this mean?

Study 150

Study Social Media Research Survey 150

Buffer Social

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Here’s a summary of all the changes that are relevant to social media marketers, in reverse-chronological order. December 4, 2015: Facebook uses surveys to improve News Feed ranking. November 14, 2014: Overly promotional posts will receive less reach on Facebook. December 4, 2015: Surveys.

List 190

List Facebook Feed Feedly 190

The Realtime Report

APRIL 4, 2014

Once again, Americans are not very comfortable with Facebook – over one-quarter of those surveyed think Facebook is most likely to violate their privacy. The Reason-Rupe national survey conducted live interviews with 1,003 Americans on mobile (503) and landline (500) phones from March 26-30, 2014. Do you trust Facebook?

Facebook 185

Facebook Privacy Statistics Survey 185

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

If you’re looking at the most common topics discussed by social media managers today, it’s probably a toss-up between two things: social media advertising and emojis. It feels like every month a social network unveils a new social media advertising tool. Social media advertising usage statistics.

Advertising 112

Advertising Social Media List Statistics 112

The Realtime Report

JUNE 6, 2014

SDL’s Content Finds the Customer study found that Millennials are 56% more likely to find brand content on social networks. Here are some highlights from the study: Millennials embrace social media platforms: 5 out of 6 millennials claim they connect with companies through social media networks.

Social Networking 181

Social Networking Tumblr Brands Content 181

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

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.

Social Media Management 76

Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 76

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 13, 2013

This week: From ExactTarget , a free whitepaper called The Audience Growth Survey. And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. Storytelling in 2014 from Gary Vaynerchuk. Jay is the founder of [link] and host of the Social Pros podcast. Listen Now. The takeaway?

Social Media 148

Social Media Content Case Study Retail 148

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

I started with the sites surveyed in my post on search and social traffic and then added several more newspaper, magazine and content sites, for a total of 70 brands. On average, for the past six months (May-October 2014) mobile visits accounted for 40% of total site traffic for this group. Entertainment 52%. Health 50%.

Mobile 164

Mobile Publishing Hitwise Patterns 164

Ignite Social Media

JUNE 1, 2016

Social media has evolved over the years and in order to design a successful social media marketing strategy, you must consider the latest social media trends that are likely to have the biggest impacts. However, a survey found that 32.1million U.S as of June 2014. Social Commerce Goes Viral.

Trends 60

Trends Social Media Strategy How To 60

Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 20, 2014

For a long time, there was a perception that social media marketing was free, or at least very inexpensive. In reality, social media marketing has never been free. Most brands now know the real costs of social media marketing are not as great as the opportunity costs of bad social media strategy.

Social Media 104

Social Media Compete Cost Syndication 104

The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2014

Instagram is on the rise as the favorite social network for teens, but this increased popularity is coming at Facebook and Twitter’s expense, according to new data from Piper Jaffray. One year ago, Facebook was the preferred social network for teens, listed as the most important social platform by 33% of those surveyed.

Social Networking 189

Social Networking Instagram Tumblr Facebook 189

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 3, 2013

Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

Social Media 160

Social Media Flipboard Storify Reddit 160

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 26, 2018

Recently, I’ve been seeing reports from news media outlets that are saying the recent privacy misuse of Facebook users’ data was a data breach–referring to the Cambridge Analytica privacy issue that occurred in 2014. Here’s what actually happened: Someone set up a survey/poll/question web site.

Privacy 79

Privacy Facebook Survey MySpace 79

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Here are five more key takeaways from the digital marketing stats and facts detailed below: Digital, social media marketing budgets will grow. Social media’s share of the total marketing budget will grow from 10% in 2015 to 14% this year, while spending on offline advertising will fall 2%. The CMO Survey ).

Hubspot 100

Hubspot Marketing B2B Survey 100

ProBlogger

AUGUST 12, 2021

The post Optimize Your Social Media For More Traffic and Engagement appeared first on ProBlogger. But this week I want to talk about social media, and how you can use it to get even more traffic and engagement on your blog. The power of social media. A change in direction.

Social Media 47

Social Media Engagement Newsletter Platform 47

Social Media Marketing

JUNE 5, 2013

Each week, I compose a newsletter for our team that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

Social Media 140

Social Media Foursquare Journal Flipboard 140

The Realtime Report

MARCH 21, 2014

A recent study from Nielsen and Twitter reveals that, out of several European countries surveyed, the U.K. currently access the social platform via mobile device; 70% log on ‘primarily’ via mobile. In 2014, new estimates from eMarketer project that 82% of U.K. Eight in ten Twitter users in the U.K.

Social Networking 170

Social Networking Mobile Tumblr Twitter 170

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

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.

Social Media Management 40

Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 40

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 26, 2018

Recently, I’ve been seeing reports from news media outlets that are saying the recent privacy misuse of Facebook users’ data was a data breach–referring to the Cambridge Analytica privacy issue that occurred in 2014. Here’s what actually happened: Someone set up a survey/poll/question web site.

Privacy 60

Privacy Facebook Survey MySpace 60

Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But even if you’re just a small business or growing startup, you’re probably going to get hundreds of brand mentions monthly from review sites, blog posts, and social media. Naturally, they took to social media in droves to air their frustration and chastise Expedia Canada. Enter brand sentiment analysis!

Sentiment 52

Sentiment Analysis Brands How To 52

Adam Cohen

JANUARY 13, 2015

If you aren’t infusing “why” people are using social media into your marketing segmentation model, you may be missing key ways to make digital marketing successful. Faced with new data about social media behaviors, marketers need to figure out how to integrate social media behaviors into those models.

Data 100

Data Flickr Statistics Survey 100

Adam Cohen

JANUARY 13, 2015

If you aren’t infusing “why” people are using social media into your marketing segmentation model, you may be missing key ways to make digital marketing successful. Faced with new data about social media behaviors, marketers need to figure out how to integrate social media behaviors into those models.

Data 100

Data Flickr Statistics Survey 100

Ignite Social Media

APRIL 2, 2020

TikTok is a bite-sized social video platform that allows users to create, share, and edit videos with built-in tools the make it easy for anyone to add music, implement special effects, and join in on the latest trends. Its origins here in the West can be traced back to 2014’s Musical.ly

Marketing 217

Marketing Authentication Trends Feed 217

ProBlogger

AUGUST 12, 2021

The post Optimize Your Social Media For More Traffic and Engagement appeared first on ProBlogger. But this week I want to talk about social media, and how you can use it to get even more traffic and engagement on your blog. The power of social media. A change in direction.

Social Media 29

Social Media Engagement Newsletter Platform 29

ProBlogger

AUGUST 12, 2021

The post Optimize Your Social Media For More Traffic and Engagement appeared first on ProBlogger. But this week I want to talk about social media, and how you can use it to get even more traffic and engagement on your blog. The power of social media. A change in direction.

Social Media 28

Social Media Engagement Newsletter Platform 28

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

When doing my due diligence for this post, I came across a transcript of the #PRprochat that happened in July 2014. Shonali Burke (@shonali) July 10, 2014. On average, each employee connects with at least 300 people through social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms included). How does it figure in PR?

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Nielsen Reputation Metrics Exercises 100

Twist Image

JUNE 8, 2018

How depressing is this : "Forty-five percent of teenagers say they are online 'almost constantly,' according to a new Pew Research Center study on teens and social media use. That percentage has nearly doubled in just a few years: In a 2014-2015 Pew survey, 24 percent of teens said the same. digital media.

Survey 40

Survey Policies Trends Research 40

Twist Image

JUNE 4, 2018

How depressing is this : "Forty-five percent of teenagers say they are online 'almost constantly,' according to a new Pew Research Center study on teens and social media use. That percentage has nearly doubled in just a few years: In a 2014-2015 Pew survey, 24 percent of teens said the same. digital media.

Survey 40

Survey Policies Trends Research 40

Twist Image

AUGUST 20, 2014

That''s what the 2014 Korn Ferry Marketing Pulse Survey is saying. So, while marketers are using words like "content marketing," "social media" and "mobile apps," the CEO is looking for marketers to act more like. social media. social media. Deliver timely results.

Marketing 85

Marketing Survey Advertising Mobile 85

Sprout Social

AUGUST 23, 2016

Despite the growing popularity, social media for business is still put on the back burner for a lot of organizations. However, social media can benefit businesses of any size. Social Media for Business by the Numbers. Being successful with social media for business comes down to creativity and engagement.

Social Media 40

Social Media Avatar Social Networking Compete 40