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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? The two companies were created six months apart; Myspace was founded in August 2003 and by July 2005 was bought by News Corp for 580 million dollars. The company now has over 1.4 billion users.

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Lessons along the road: 5 career pointers for new graduates

Dave Fleet

I loved the idea that companies could use these new online technologies to anticipate and serve the needs of their customers. I loved the idea that this two-way technology could help to narrow the gap between companies and their customers. I moved to Canada in 2003 and soon after landed a temp gig with the Government of Ontario.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. You could create a profile, include “status updates,” and reveal your mood.

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SMS Marketing: a Grossly Underrated Marketing Tactic

Kikolani

A cross-media study conducted in 2013 found the ROIs of TV, radio, online, newspapers, and magazine ads to be between 60% (for TV) and 130% (for magazines). In his Forbes column, Steve Olenski quotes James Citron, the CEO of a video text messaging company as follows. An ROI of 500% and 680%…no kidding!

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Lessons along the road: 5 career pointers for new graduates

Dave Fleet

I loved the idea that companies could use these new online technologies to anticipate and serve the needs of their customers. I loved the idea that this two-way technology could help to narrow the gap between companies and their customers. I moved to Canada in 2003 and soon after landed a temp gig with the Government of Ontario.

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15 Lessons That Took Me 15 Years to Learn by Jim Tobin

Ignite Social Media

I also created a company called Carusele. If we take a look at what’s happened over those 15 years, to frame this in the context of the larger timeline going on in the world, MySpace launched in 2003. They just needed to appeal to enough people to get their razor company off the ground. It really does take a team.

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Common Social Media Questions and Answers All Marketers Should Know

Hootsuite

Sometimes they run companies and only sort of understand the role social media can play for their business. Social media managers communicate on behalf of a company or organization through social media channels. Here’s a chronological timeline of the founding dates of Facebook and other platforms: LinkedIn: May 5, 2003.

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