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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

This was 2006, just after Twitter had launched, but the world didn’t yet know Tumblr, Pinterest, or Instagram. Facebook had just started allowing photos to be uploaded and didn’t have any brand pages. Just a focus on doing interesting things that we felt would be brand building. So we were very early. We don’t have time to wait.

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Putting Instagram events to work for your business

Janet Fouts

According to our friends at Hubspot , 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visuals are processed 60,000X faster in the brain than text. This post is really about how to use Instagram’s power to raise the visibility of your brand or cause using simple contests. Impressive, even for a big brand.

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This Week in Social Media – 6/5/2013

Social Media Marketing

India is seeing the benefit of social advertising for branding , according to the Ernst & Young Social Media Marketing: India Trends Study 2013 report. Hubspot has the answer. The sponsored posts on Tumblr have begun - and so have the complaints. Stumped for how to get your executives involved in social media ?

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87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

60% of people who use three or more digital means of research for product purchases learned about a specific brand or retailer from a social networking site. 60% of people who use three or more digital means of research for product purchases learned about a specific brand or retailer from a social networking site. MediaPost ).

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15 Lessons That Took Me 15 Years to Learn by Jim Tobin

Ignite Social Media

This audio recording, “15 Lessons That Took Me 15 Years to Learn” by Jim Tobin is the perfect resource for social media managers and brands alike. That same year, Tumblr, Friend, Feed and Justin.tv The brands we work with are typically larger brands, so that’s the background from which we speak today.

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33 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resoures of 2012 So Far

Webbiquity SMM

Brands Face Stream Fatigue as Consumers Look Beyond Gimmicks in Social Networks by Brian Solis. ” Blakeley concluded that “the online experience for consumers was undefined or uncharted, leaving consumers to fend for themselves to find relevance within the engagement without any reinforcement to brand value or story.”

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Will The Rise of the Photo Apps Kill the Written Word?

Convince & Convert

The rise of image driven apps such as Pinterest, Tumblr, or Instagram is another trend that various commentators have jumped on to hail the death of the written word in generating sales. Of the top 10 brands on Pinterest , 9 are lifestyle/retail. A way to humanize the brand. Word Killer Number One: Pinterest.

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