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Social Media In 2012: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (5 Must-Reads)

Firebelly

From the Nielsen Social Media Report for 2012. By Dori Zinn With our favorite restaurants and brands offering deals and gifts on Facebook and Twitter, there’s no shortage of companies eliminating the marketing middle man and advertising straight to the consumer. 100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012.

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A Long List of Social Media Advertising Stats

Hootsuite

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. That’s no small number.

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Social Networking Stats: 8 in 10 U.K. Twitter Users Log In Via Mobile, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

A recent study from Nielsen and Twitter reveals that, out of several European countries surveyed, the U.K. Mobile – and mobile advertising – is clearly playing a huge role for Twitter in the U.K. Social Media Statistics mobile social media statistics social networking statistics Twitter Twitter mobile use UK'

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Social Networking Stats: 42% of Those With Foursquare App Are Active Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Nielsen’s “Social Media Report 2012″ report revealed that 42% of the 25 million people who have downloaded the Foursquare app are using it at least once per month. Nielsen ranked Foursquare behind only Facebook (78 million) and Twitter (23 million) in terms of July mobile app users, according to AdWeek.

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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

Launching a social media profile almost always results in the need for more human resources, content creation, and advertising budget. According to Nielsen , Millennial buying power is an estimated $65 billion, while Gen-Z has already eclipsed that with an estimated $100 billion in purchasing power.

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The 5 Reasons Most Companies Aren’t Measuring Social Media

Convince & Convert

Our abhorrence for calculation enables us to mutually agree on statistically dubious metrics with nary a shrug or arched eyebrow. Consider Nielsen ratings, which are used to determine the popularity of all TV shows and, consequently, how the dozens of billions of dollars in TV advertising is apportioned. That’s the good news.

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This Week in Social Media – 8/7/2013

Social Media Marketing

Fascinating statistics, particularly about the age of Twitter users. A Nielsen study shows that Facebook reach and TV reach across age groups vary , as you''d expect - but more importantly, that it''s a disproportionate imbalance (in Facebook''s favor) because typically Facebook and TV media buys aren''t in the same universe.