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32 Signs You Might Be a Social Media Marketing O.G.

Ignite Social Media

We’ve been doing nothing but social media marketing for brands since 2007. And with every social media year feeling like 7 human years (or something like that), we’ve been at this a really long time. Are you a social media marketing O.G.? But we know we’re not the only ones.

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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

Iā€™m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as ā€œ the original social media agency ā€ because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity SMM

According to Google Trends, social media marketing as a topic if search interest recently turned nine years old (or is about to turn 11 years old, depending on when you place its origin). Twitter emerged at the SXSW conference in March 2007. Buyers appreciate business social media use. Small Business Trends ).

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Thinking About Disabling Blog Comments

Ari Herzog

I remember when commenting was a feature at the bottom of every newspaper and media website article. Initially, anyone could add a comment without a profile. Readers grew frustrated with the lag between the time they posted their comments and the time the comments were approved. I like email too.

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Is ā€œSocial Mediaā€ Hurting Social Media?

Dave Fleet

Is the term “social media&# hurting strategic communicators in the digital space? Plenty of people have wondered about the term before ( Google “social media term&# and you’ll find a 2007 post from Jeremiah Owyang on the topic) but I’m thinking of this from a slightly different angle.

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Energize Your Social Media Agency: Ideas for Experienced Social Media Managers

agora pulse

You’ve had your social media marketing agency for a while. Check out our tips for experienced social media managers who want to energize their agencies. Recently I published a detailed guide on How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step. But now, it needs a little power boost.

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May 12: this week in social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

Here’s my pick of the week’s top social media news. May 11: this week in social media. May 11: this week in social media. Top stories from social media world for this week! Comment and Like Stuff on Facebook Directly from Bing. Has Social Media Lost Something?