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Review of the Online Group Buying Industry

Idaconcpts

Group buying is a trend that had incredibly growth throughout 2010. Group buying, which refers to social buying or collective buying as well, is the buying an offer which has been significantly reduced, due to the fact that it is only valid if enough buyers are found. Enter: Google Offers.

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43% of US Broadband Households Plan to Purchase a Smart Home Device in 2019

The Realtime Report

“Forty-three percent of US broadband households plan to buy a smart home product in 2019, but many markets have struggled to transform this interest into actual sales, specifically among new buyers,” said Elizabeth Parks , President, Parks Associates.

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Tweeting of purchases is a plug that money can’t buy – Social Media ROI Monetization

Laurel Papworth

ChompOn, a group-buying site similar to Living Social and Groupon, recently revealed that at the end of a purchase, if the customer “shares” the purchase on Facebook, it’s worth $14 to their business. Twitter: @silkcharm. First published in The Australian April 1 2013 (paywall).

ROI 101
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Why Do People Still Use Pinterest in 2022 and Should You?

SocMed Sean

Once upon a time, women shared recipes with index cards that came out of little wooden boxes, young girls and women created collages and vision boards to visualize their future goals and dreams, and we all got our fashion and travel advice and ideas from magazines. Time Magazine named Pinterest in its “50 Best Websites” list by 2012.

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The wine blogger kerfuffle

Sherrilynne Starkie

The issue of blogging ethics came to the fore recently when prominent Canadian wine blogger, Natalie MacLean was accused of copyright infringement by the US wine magazine, Palate Press. Trusting bloggers as journalists.

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How to Structure And Staff Your Internal Social Media Marketing Team

Ignite Social Media

Furthermore, it can be hard to get internal leadership to buy into the importance of building a strong social media team. After all, a brand would never let an intern manage their trade show exhibit or print ad in a magazine, so why would you assign an intern to be the sole Social Media Manager?

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Twitter for Business: Is It Time?

Webbiquity SMM

Of the top 500 people in event marketing per BizBash magazine (a group that should definitely be social media active), just 119 —less than a quarter—even have a Twitter account, and many of those are inactive. After all, enterprise decision makers buy things, Often big, expensive things. But it’s not.

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