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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Regardless of age group, personal recommendations from company or industry colleagues are rated the most influential information source, while retail websites are least relied upon. More than 53% say that either their company doesn’t have a social media policy or they are unsure if one exists. by CustomerThink. 80% read blogs.

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101 Vital Social Media and Digital Marketing Statistics for (the Rest of) 2013

Webbiquity SMM

31% have no social media policy in place. “This low number is a surprise since blogs drive social media, content marketing and search.” While 31% of businesses overall have no social media policy in place (see above), that is true for only 22% of Inc. WordPress Hosting SEO ). WordPress Hosting SEO ). Heidi Cohen ).

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

The key takeaway — companies can’t put all of their marketing eggs in one basket, but need to balance budgets across several areas including email, social media, organic SEO, paid search and offline campaigns. Search Engine Marketing. The overall average CTR for paid search ads was 0.91%.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Ultimate Resource for Successful Small Business Websites (Samir Balwani): This isn’t completely social media marketing focused, but it definitely covers a great deal of detail on how smaller businesses (consulting firms, law firms, realtors, restaurants, retailers, etc.) can benefit from online marketing. Works for me.

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