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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social proof is a powerful tool for marketers who know how to use it effectively. This psychological phenomenon has further expanded thanks to the growth of social media. This type of social proof can emphasize how a product or service provided a solution to a common problem. Social proof: Boosts Conversions.

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One-Third of Consumers Are Visiting Top Digital Retail Sites Via Mobile Exclusively

The Realtime Report

New research from comScore’s Data Mine reveals that while the majority of the digital consumers use both desktop and mobile devices, around one-third of consumers are visiting the top digital retail brands exclusively via mobile as of September 2013. Why is there such a sharp divide?

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

Below are 5 social media must-reads that we wouldn’t want you to miss. ComScore Report: 27% of Facebook Browsing on News Feed, Just 10% on Apps. The 10 Traits of Successful Social Marketers. By Michael Brenner What makes one company’s social media strategy successful while others #fail?

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Social Media Does Not Exist

Adam Cohen

I had an interesting discussion recently about Social media strategies. When discussing inputs to a social media strategy, an admitted “social media skeptic&# replied that she thought there shouldn’t be a need for them; rather that social media strategies were really just customer relationship strategies.

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Does your brand take bloggers seriously?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The report reveals that among brand marketers, social spend in 2013 will increase substantially, but perhaps the budget is not being spent where impact would be the greatest. The study shows that blogs are the third among online sites most likely to influence a consumer purchasing decision, coming after retail and brand websites.

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This Week in Social Media – 4/24/2013

Social Media Marketing

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

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Social Networking Accounts for 1 in 4 Minutes Spent Online in Europe

The Realtime Report

hours) online every month, according to a new report by comScore. For those 397 million Europeans, social networking now accounts for 1 in 4 minutes spent online. Other popular online activities among European consumers include: 3 in 4 visited a retail site. 62% visited a games site.