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

Webbiquity SMM

Today’s most effective marketers are optimizing content across channels, coordinating search and social marketing activities with traditional PR, and measuring their web presence and performance with sophistication. Of those using this channel, social media accounts for 32% of SMB marketing activities. Marketing Charts ).

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

In a study asking consumers to rate the most influential sources of information for their purchase decisions, 59% said “personal advice from friends or family members,&# followed by 39% search engines, 36% articles in newspapers or magazines, online articles 28%, email 20% and social media 19%. While 28% of U.S.

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