The Social Media Incubator

DECEMBER 22, 2014

If you haven’t heard of the new social media site, there’s a good chance you will in 2015. The site offers a simple, easy, ad-free social network for its users to share information and status updates, and stresses that user information will not be shared with third party sites. Actually, it’s Ello. Pay to play.

Marketing 182

Marketing B2B Engineering LinkedIn 182

Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2021

The Harris Poll, on behalf of Sprout Social, surveyed more than 1,000 US consumers and 250 business executives to better understand how they use social media, the importance of social media marketing, social’s impact on organizations and how its influence will change in the coming years. Not convinced?

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Statistics Social Media Marketing Survey 145

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 8, 2010

I had an interesting conversation over the weekend with Marvin, who called me to discuss Network Marketing. My conversation with Marvin, a network marketer who is heavily involved in MLM (Multi Level Marketing) and network marketing, thought that he could sell me a domain name and website.

Engineering 140

Engineering Domain Name Marketing How To 140

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

Social Media 170

Social Media Vimeo Content Hubspot 170

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 1, 2014

This is a guest post written by Lisa Smith, Director of Media and Markets Research/Mindwave Research. Social media, blogs, and discussion boards mean that users generate as much online content as brands do. This media fragmentation has also affected business buying behavior. Welcome to the Era of Media Sprawl.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s still the most-used social network in the US, with 73% of American consumers visiting the site regularly… Source: Statista It’s also the platform 65% of marketers plan to use most in 2023. But they were interested to discover if they could use the social network to increase purchases via physical retail stores.

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Brands Facebook Influencer Campaign 130

Hootsuite

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This year’s YouTube stats show that—spoiler alert—YouTube is still bigger than all the other social media platforms. Sidebar: We’re guessing Pew doesn’t classify YouTube as a ‘social’ platform because it’s a bit of a chimera: is it video platform or a search engine or a social network? use YouTube. are in Japan.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

Social Media 176

Social Media Content Vimeo Marketing 176

Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2019

The start of a new year is an opportunity for marketers to evaluate what’s ahead for their brand with fresh eyes. A good starting point in this process is to check in on target consumer’s behavior – an ever-changing element in the social media space. Social Media’s Role in the Buying Journey. The Growth of Live Video.

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Trends YouTube Buy Report 161

yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 18, 2015

This year has been called “The Year of Video Marketing” as businesses find new ways to reach customers. Videos stand out on social media, giving customers a quick overview of a product without overwhelming them with text. Where to use video marketing in social media networks: Facebook and Facebook Video Advertising.

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Video Marketing Vimeo YouTube 133

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 17, 2012

Surely, video marketing must be really expensive, time consuming, and technical? Even on a limited budget, if you plan well, maximize your resources and invest some creative energy it is possible to build a video marketing campaign that will take your business to the next level. Market your video. Social networking.

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Video Strategy Marketing How To 178

Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

When it comes to marketing a small business online, there are certain tactics that appear to stick around. These online marketing tactics are not anything new, and they seem to be important enough that the end of nowhere in sight in terms of their viability, effectiveness, and importance in the small business Internet marketing arsenal.

Marketing 70

Marketing Small Business Engineering Forums 70

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics.

Social Media 245

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 5, 2010

When talking to business owners about marketing their businesses on the internet, I often get asked about why I always recommend that their online marketing strategy, their search engine optimization efforts, include a blog. And the search engines will notice, as well.

Engineering 144

Engineering Social Bookmarking Syndication Newsletter 144

yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 18, 2015

This year has been called “The Year of Video Marketing” as businesses find new ways to reach customers. Videos stand out on social media, giving customers a quick overview of a product without overwhelming them with text. Where to use video marketing in social media networks: Facebook and Facebook Video Advertising.

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Video Vimeo Marketing YouTube 100

Firebelly

MARCH 17, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. 51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend. Having trouble reading this image?

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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Increment Leads As indicated by Social Media Examiner's 2017 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, over 65% of independent businesses are via social media to build leads. While the greatest bit of benefit of utilizing online networking isn't only the leads. In any case, it's something other than that.

Small Business 141

Small Business Social Media Engineering Consultant 141

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? Keep in mind we all start in the same place and that’s at ZERO!

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B2B Marketing Mobile CPM 279

Firebelly

AUGUST 23, 2012

Content marketing is about more than just blogging. Find photos from Flickr or Picasa — be sure to use Creative Commons photos — or buy royalty-free stock photography, and put them in your blog posts for added impact. Put these on YouTube and/or Vimeo, embed them in your blog posts, and share them on your social networks as well.

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Picasa Content Vimeo Tourism 177

Pam Moore

JULY 13, 2020

As brands struggle to rise above the sea of status quo social media updates, videos, podcasts and blog posts, the digital and social web is beyond noisy. Though many marketers think the answer is to create mounds and mounds of content and publish it everywhere for everyone to MAYBE see, this is also not the answer.

eBook 141

eBook Content Findability Template 141

Hootsuite

JANUARY 30, 2020

Here are some of the most important headlines for social media professionals to know. Download the complete Digital 2020 report to learn where to focus your social marketing efforts and how to better target your audience. We spend an average of two hours and 24 minutes per day using social media. Get the full report now!

Social Media 145

Social Media HootSuite Report Advertising 145

Pixlee

MAY 28, 2020

Many know this concept as social commerce. Social commerce is defined as “an online marketing model that brings ecommerce functionality directly into established social networks to drive sales.”. Businesses that are leveraging social commerce are effectively reaching their customers where they hang out.

UGC 66

UGC Influencer YouTube SEO 66

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

According to research from BuzzFeed , “Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months, with traffic from Google dropping more than 30%…While Google makes up the bulk of search traffic to publishers, traffic from all search engines has dropped by 20% in the same period.” How to Get Your Traffic Back.

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Directory SEO B2B Real Estate 196

SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Historically, it has been a pretty fundamental activity with regards to search engine optimization (SEO). How crowded is the niche that you are marketing to? The niche you are marketing to is crowded, AND. You’re “buying” the link using your content as the currency. DO NOT BUY SEO BACK-LINKS!

Content 209

Content Buy Sites Energy 209

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 22, 2015

Do you know what the most effective Internet marketing is? ” Or someone might ask, “Which Internet marketing tactic gets the most results?” The most effective Internet marketing is the set of tactics that support a strategy customized for your particular business. Internet Marketing is Content Marketing.

Marketing 70

Marketing Survey Newsletter Engineering 70

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

Given all of these phenomenal web video statistics continuously released, it seems odd that animation is yet to receive much attention, especially when some of the biggest companies across the world are using animation in their digital marketing. Salesforce use animation in their digital marketing to great effect.

Airlines 210

Airlines Marketing Statistics comScore 210

Ignite Social Media

JULY 10, 2020

Here’s what marketers need to know about TikTok before jumping in. Think of Pinterest as a visual search engine with over 4 million users who spend an average of over 14 minutes per day on the platform and you can see that the demographics of Pinterest make it interesting. Influencer Marketing.

Brands 176

Brands Facebook LinkedIn Influencer 176

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets by Adam Sherk on December 17, 2009 This week both Brian Solis and SEOMoz made reference to a recent Forrester report forecasting US interactive marketing budgets for the next five years.

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Your Escape From 9 to 5

APRIL 15, 2022

Google, the world’s top search engine, is instrumental—if not the instrument—to the rapid flow of information. How can you maximize social media and SEO (search engine optimization) to turn clicks into profits? For neophytes, the concept of search engine algorithms can be overwhelming. Social is the New SEO.

SEO 74

SEO Social Media Engineering Social Media Management 74

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

Social Media 205

Social Media ROI Social Networking Foursquare 205

Kikolani

JUNE 14, 2013

How to Promote Your Content Across Owned, Earned, and Paid Media – Learn how to take your content creation efforts to the next level by using paid, earned, and owned media as part of your initial content marketing strategy. Search Engines / SEO. Social Media / Social Networking. These 5 examples show you how.

Marketing 127

Marketing FeedBlitz RSS SEO 127

Razor Social

JANUARY 10, 2018

Your content marketing takes too much time…. As someone who relies on content marketing for our business I know from experience how powerful it can be. But…content marketing is also hard and it takes a well-thought-out strategy and a focus on performance measurement and continuous improvement to make it successful.

Content 104

Content How To Marketing Metrics 104

Buffer Social

AUGUST 22, 2019

In this post, we take a look at some of the marketing strategies that have aided Daily Harvest’s incredible growth. Contents: 5 Marketing Lessons from Daily Harvest. Before starting Daily Harvest, Rachel Drori worked in marketing for Jetsetter. Pinterest is somewhat of a sleeper in the social media world.

Marketing 71

Marketing YouTube SEO Engineering 71

Firebelly

MARCH 19, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy) | Main | Hook A Facebook Fan Up: Theyre Looking For Discounts » March 19, 2010 Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon] It has been uber busy in the Firebelly office this week. View an alternate.

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Social Media Hubspot Marketing Paid Search 100

Firebelly

JANUARY 29, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle | Main | Social Media & The Super Bowl » January 29, 2010 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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Marketing Feed Reader Paid Search SMS 100

ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

The post Go Beyond Blogging – Multi-Channel Marketing via Online Media appeared first on ProBlogger. As part of the online marketing mix, blogging plays a significant role because right now much of the marketing effort still revolves around driving people to your web site. How to Get the Words Out with Content Marketing.

Marketing 35

Marketing Blogger Forums Syndication 35

Firebelly

MARCH 16, 2010

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