The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 31, 2012

What were the most popular social media case studies in 2012? How Nike Stole Social Media Gold From Olympic Sponsor Adidas (Aug 21): 2012 was dubbed the “Social Olympics” and both Nike and official sponsor Adidas planned extensive social media campaigns around the Games.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Learn about some of the biggest ones brands made in 2012 (as well as lessons learned) in these must-reads. 11 Biggest Social Media Disasters of 2012. Lessons Learned: The Top 10 Twitter Mistakes of 2012. Lessons from 2012’s Social Media Disasters.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Below are 5 must-reads related to 2012 social media predictions that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Social Media Predictions For 2012. Once we accept that “social” does not equal “transactional” we’ll all be a lot more adept at using it in 2012. 5 Social Media Predictions for 2012. By Jeffrey L.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JULY 23, 2012

The Social Capital 2012 conference took place on Saturday in Ottawa and more than 220 people turned up to share and learn about the latest in social media thinking, issues and technologies. One highlight was Kelly Rusk’s session on using social media for research.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 4, 2012

2012 was an exciting year in the social media space. From the Nielsen Social Media Report for 2012. 8 Big Social Media Disasters of 2012. Here are eight disasters from 2012…. 100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012. 10 of the best social media campaigns from 2012. Seriously obsessed.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

So here are my 8 marketing trends to implement in your 2012 marketing plan. I think these marketing trends are a must for your SMB this year, following how the landscape “ended” in 2011 and are going to be very powerful in 2012. This will be even more prevalent in 2012. Integrate customer review software within your website.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 26, 2012

One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. write their own blog post to promote IWD 2012. The eCard initiative was new for 2012, so there wasn’t a benchmark, say for 2011, to set goals against. The project.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 12, 2012

Here is your transcript of the May Day 2012 edition of #measurePR ; and. Here is your transcript of #measurePR on May 15, 2012 , when Rebecca Denison was our fabulous guest on the chat. Which isn’t bad… Picking up on #measurePR (May 2012). So I won’t make any more excuses, but get right to the point: 1.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 12, 2012

One of the primary criticisms is that the Kony 2012 video doesn’t accurately represent the current state of affairs in Uganda and the LRA , not to mention the fact that Kony hasn’t been in that country in a while. ” Kony 2012 did that in spades. 5 Lessons for Nonprofits from Kony 2012. But at what price?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2012

Last week we held the first #measurePR chat of 2012. Here is the complete transcript of the first #measurePR chat of 2012 , and I hope we’ll see you next week: 12-1 pm ET on Tuesday, January 24 , when Alan Chumley will be joining us. MeasurePR Enters 2012. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it?! See you then?

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 31, 2012

UPDATE: By Nov 2012, Tumblr reached 20 billion pageviews per month. billion internet users by the end of 2012. The average Tumblr user spends 30 min or more on the site per day, and the majority of traffic (55-60%) comes from international users.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JULY 19, 2012

I just came across a great study co-produced by FedEx and Ketchum, titled The 2012 FedEx/Ketchum Social Business Study. This study, updates and expands upon research first undertaken in 2010 and analyzes the changing impact of social media on business today. ”

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Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2012

We are now 50% of the way through putting 2012 in the history books. For the past few weeks my team has been busy putting together our plans for the 2nd half of 2012 and sharing them with various teams. The 3 words that I chose as my guiding pillars for 2012 were: Consistency, Balance, & Ship. Welcome to July.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Twitter & Politics: A 2012 Recap. On Tuesday, Twitter released a recap of the past year – 2012: Year on Twitter. The tweet garnered not only the most retweets in 2012, but the most retweets in history (over 817,000, as reported by the Washington Post.).

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Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 14, 2011

But then I started to think about 2012 and the challenges that most brands will face and thus the basis for this post was born: The challenges for a digital marketer or a digital brand in 2012. 1) Driving traffic - The challenge in 2011 is the same in 2012. Marketers and brands will need to land the plane in 2012.

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 19, 2012

Tweet It’s a known fact that visual stimuli has a strong effect on humans, also compared to other kinds of stimuli such as reading or listening. Now, more than ever before, technology has made it easier to take part in visual storytelling with online communities.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 1, 2012

Over the past month I’ve been working on my 2012 plans and getting myself organized and set up for the upcoming year. My three words for 2012 are: Consistency, Balance, & Ship. My three words for 2012 are: Consistency, Balance, & Ship. I want to keep that up in 2012 and make even more improvements.

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Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

“We probably need to change the name of this conference,” Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey said on September 10, 2012 from the stage of TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Photo Credit: Fast Company.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Have you shared your favorite song of 2012? Social marketing solutions company Hyperactivate.com has created “the world’s first social media music mosaic” — powered by Spotify, the project aims to share everyone’s favorite tunes in 2012 via an interactive, social media collaboration.

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Akamai Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2011

But this is a dynamic field and we’re sure to see changes in 2012 too? What should businesses plan for in 2012 and what should they be looking for? I’m putting my Carnack hat on and writing down the trends I see in social media for 2012.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The discussion kicked off with a great question from Deanna Boss , who wanted to know: “What does 2012 look like for #measurepr? What the #measurePR Community Thinks of 2012. New trends? Saying goodbye to bad habits? Any goals?”. Shonali kicked things off, predicting a growth in the number of those who will offer analytics.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 3, 2013

of consumers were using connected TV at least monthly by the close of 2012, and 22.7% million homes had smart TVs in 2012 (out of 26.8 million homes had smart TVs in 2012 (out of 26.8 However, it should be noted that penetration is lower in terms of individual users: 17.4% will do so by the end of 2013. Is your TV connected yet?

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 2, 2012

That’s 102 million people accessing Facebook every month only from mobile – a 23% increase over the 83 million mobile-only users in March 2012. Mobile ads just started showing up on Facebook in February 2012. Facebook’s US growth has slowed to 10% in the past year, vs. a global average growth of 29%.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 21, 2012

How to Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2012 Edition is a post written by Tamar Weinberg. ]. The post How to Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2012 Edition appeared first on Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg. You can follow Tim on Twitter or on Facebook. [ Like this post?

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 16, 2012

A new compilation of stats from the 2012 Olympic Games reveals that 60% of visits to the official London 2012 Games website and apps came from mobile devices. The London 2012 stats – showing engagement across 77 digital products - were compiled by Alex Balfour, the head of new media for London 2012.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 15, 2012

For 2012, the #Nifty50 will honor 50 men and women who work for technology companies (B2B or B2C) and are, of course, active and engaging on Twitter. Nominations close on June 22, 2012 and the #Nifty50 women and men for 2012 will be announced in posts on the Webbiquity and Blue Focus Marketing blogs this summer.

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Socialized

OCTOBER 30, 2012

So when Quora included me among its Top Writers for 2012, I was pretty happy about that. "Well, yeah, I guess it's obvious, I also like to write." It's true. I love to write. Which is why I am addicted to Quora. According to.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 24, 2012

Here are the fastest – and the slowest – news sites in 2012: Home Page Page Speed Score. April 2012. April 2012 Page Speed Score. For the sake of simplicity I pulled PageSpeed Online scores for the home page of each news site. PageSpeed scores are on a 0-100 scale with a higher number indicating better performance. T-5 CNET 90.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 11, 2013

Though membership continues to grow for companies like Facebook, 2012 hasn’t been kind to the social giants when it comes to what they’re doing with all of our personal data and facts about ID theft online.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Mobile advertising spending will total more than $4 billion by the end of 2012, according to eMarketer estimates. The third quarter of 2012 saw a 574% jump in mobile ad spending for the automotive industry year-over-year.

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Mindjumpers

JUNE 25, 2012

Tweet Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 was held last week and was the 59th annual festival. Cannes Lions Awards sets the benchmark for excellence in creative communications and this year Cannes Lions welcomes new entry sections for Mobile Lions and Branded Content & Entertainment Lions.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

After a brief absence (December and January) the Ottawa Twitter top 20 makes its return. I started doing these tables over a year ago to illustrate how being popular (Grader) on Twitter doesn’t necessarily mean you have influence (TweetLevel).

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 12, 2012

What did residents of Portland, Oregon search for during 2012? Anyhow, here are the top 10 search terms on Google that originated from Portland Oregon in 2012: The following terms make up Google’s Portland top ten searched list: 1. Olympics 2012. Easter 2012. Mother’s Day 2012. Election 2012.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 15, 2013

explicit core search market in December 2012 with 66.7 (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, has released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google, of course, remained at the top of the U.S. percent market share, followed by Microsoft with 16.3 percent (up 0.1 percent (up 0.1

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Twist Image

APRIL 13, 2012

AMC has a new original series called, The Pitch , that looks at what it takes to be a leading advertising agency in 2012. There's a new reality show in town. and it's just for you. It's a weekly series where two agencies pitch for a piece of business. Each agency is given seven days to make it happen. and it's right here.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 13, 2012

I posted February 2012 search engine rankings , as well, if you would like to compare February 2012 with March 2012. During March 2012, according to comScore, “Google Sites led the U.S. These are not the actual search engine rankings that you see when you search at a search engine, which are constantly changing.

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