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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

million in 2003. So in early 2003, we’ve got over 15 million people playing fantasy sports online. With the surge in social media engagement came a surge in fantasy sports. Let’s take a look at how a few of the top-rated fan sites are using social media to engage with fans and prospects. DraftKings.

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A Pinteresting Story

Twist Image

In August of last year, Time Magazine named it in its " 50 Best Websites of 2011 " and last December, the analytics firm, Experian Hitwise , said that Pinterest's user-base had forty times the number of visitors it had from only six months prior. engagement. At first blush this may not sound like anything all that groundbreaking.

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

Ignite Social Media

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. But what we find when we do that is the client ends up with more impressions, more engagements, more web traffic by doing fewer pieces of content that are more high quality.

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243: Tools and Techniques to Blog Effectively on the Road

ProBlogger

That’s what I did back in 2002, 2003. It also has apps that allow me to chat with my team, Google Analytics, all those things are available on an app now. Engaging with people on social media, responding to comments, responding to emails, those are the types of things you can’t really schedule.

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Common Social Media Questions and Answers All Marketers Should Know

Hootsuite

Skill expectations are high, ranging from copywriting to videography and mastery of various analytics and creative platforms. There’s so many roles squished into one that it can be really tough,” says Nick Martin, Hootsuite’s global social engagement specialist. How do you measure engagement rate? billion users. WhatsApp: 2009.

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Eloqua, TopRank, Demandbase and More – OMS Minneapolis Wrapup

Webbiquity SMM

Last week’s Online Marketing Summi t in Minneapolis drew an intense crowd of local agency and corporate attendees focused on learning the latest strategies for SEO and search, conversion rate optimization (CRO), QR codes, PPC, social video marketing, integrated analytics, social media measurement and more. Buy his new book !

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6 Tips for Building a Successful LinkedIn Company Page

Oktopost

LinkedIn started its life in 2003 as a resource for job seekers and recruiters, but in the intervening years, its functions have multiplied considerably. So, it’s very important to have a compelling, engaging company page (but no pressure, right?). There are over 645 million users on LinkedIn. Look Sharp, Make an Impression.

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