Sherrilynne Starkie

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. Glad to see these priorities.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Eighty-three per cent of Canadians are on Facebook and almost 77 per cent use it daily. The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network and a third of those use it daily. Almost a third of those use it daily.

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

But little by little Twitter and Facebook have taken over the reader duties for me. I like that my online communities help surface the content that is most relevant to me and it seems to keep me up to date with news and events. Facebook would not confirm the reports at the time. Does Facebook affect your brain.

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Most people think about what they see on Facebook

Sherrilynne Starkie

Barely a day goes by that a Facebook update doesn’t make us stop and think. Whether it’s someone’s funny anecdote or a heartfelt plea for prayers, the social network lets us connect over stories in so many ways. Eleven of the 41 respondents, however felt that nothing on Facebook had moved them personnal.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Eighty-three per cent of Canadians are on Facebook and almost 77 per cent use it daily. The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians are on Pinterest, an image-based social network. A balanced communications strategy is going to maximize the return on investment.

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How to be smart on Twitter

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter has gone mainstream as people, brands and organizations flock to the social network. The key to realising the true value of Twitter as a communications channel lies in understanding how and why key stakeholders use the social network. Start by taking a good look the Twitter community.

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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

The findings are based on a two-year analysis of brand-customer social media engagement and transaction data with the more than 10-million member AIR MILES Reward Program. It’s proof that smart social media marketing can deliver a significant, lasting and measurable increase in customer engagement and transactions.

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