Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The team at Awareness (who offer social media management software I like a lot), recently published a terrific, free ebook of 2012 social media predictions. Paul Gillin ( B2B social media guru). Doug Haslam (good guy despite being a Red Sox fan – read his great post on social ROI ).

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Social Media eBook Mobile Data 121

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 10, 2013

A new report by social customer service software provider Conversocial looks at how social channels are being used to connect with customers, and particularly the rapid growth of customer service on social media. According to the study, ”Consumer demand for social relationships with brands has skyrocketed in 2012.”

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Social Media Brands Twitter Retail 188

The Realtime Report

JUNE 20, 2014

if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . Mobile Video Now Accounts For 21% Of All Online Video Plays. 21% of all online video-plays globally were completed through mobile devices in the first quarter of the year, according to video technology company Ooyala.

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The Social Media Incubator

AUGUST 3, 2012

According to Twitter’s UK Blog , there were more mentions (tweets) on the day of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics than there were during the entire 2008 Beijing Olympics. The numbers are captivating, but how else have the Internet and social media affected the Olympic games?

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Social Media News Mobile Eventful 111

SocMed Sean

MARCH 1, 2022

This popularity is an opportunity for marketers to leverage YouTube to grow their brands in 2022. Is YouTube Facing Challenges As A Social Network? While YouTube still commands the lion’s share of video-based social media popularity and user base, it is seeing rising competition. Is YouTube dying?

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YouTube Strategy Automotive Marketing 204

Mindjumpers

JULY 2, 2013

I have been looking into upcoming social platforms and came across Pheed, which for a while has created some buzz on the web and have been announced the breakout social media star of 2013. It is a webbased platform, also available for mobile. A platform for brands? Similar Posts: 3 Ways To Great Social Content.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 22, 2014

With the growing number of social platforms, businesses have numerous ways to communicate with their customers.? Today we are taking a look at the mobile app ‘Snapchat’, that allows for its users to send images that automatically delete themselves a few seconds after being viewed. on a one-to-one basis.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2012

Mobile access to the web has surpassed browser usage. Consider these 2012 statistics: • Twitter estimates 55% of users access the site through a mobile device. • Click-through rates on search result ads are higher on mobile, according to a Marin Software study. What Can A Mobile Strategy Do For Me?

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Mobile iPhone iPad Training 180

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

As of 2012, social is already too big to ignore. In the beginning of this year, Sara predicted that 2012 would be the year of visual communication – and she was quite right. Not surprisingly, social network usage, e-commerce as well as social gaming is growing. Read the entire report here.

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Social Media Nielsen Aggregator Mobile 269

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 11, 2013

Brands have rushed to provide value (optimally) or promotions (typically) on every new communication platform, all of which are increasingly accessed through mobile devices, making customers’ relationships with brands solely a collection of micro-experiences. This is the “appification” of brand value.

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Mobile Strategy Marketing Insurance 191

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 7, 2013

Mobile video viewers are highly likely to share mobile video content, according to a new study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Out of the 200 mobile video viewers surveyed, 92% share mobile video content with others. And they do so often: 16% share mobile video content daily, and 33% do so weekly.

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Mobile Video Content Survey 178

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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Film Small Business Curation Mobile 168

Mindjumpers

MARCH 5, 2014

The following post is part of the Mindjumpers Network series t hat examines the state of social media around the globe. It is their insights enable us to execute and maintain brand communities around the world in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way. Behavioural insights.

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Social Media Mobile MySpace Trends 200

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 8, 2019

The term “dark social” is kicked around every so often by marketers. But what is dark social, how does it affect your brand, and how you can measure it? mobile users in the U.S. The question is: how big is that impact, and how are brands supposed to measure it? What Is Dark Social?

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Brands Analytics Consultant Data 152

Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 11, 2012

A survey done in 2012 by McKinsey, showed that 95 percent of those living in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 cities are registered on a social media site and proves at the same time to be the most active users. The Chinese social media landscape is vast and bubbling with innovation. A diversity of Internet users.

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Social Media Privacy Nielsen Social Networking 254

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Mobile gaming is growing more rapidly in the US than either social or online casual gaming, according to an eMarketer report. With its rapidly expanding audience, mobile gaming will also lead in advertising growth. The top sources of revenue for mobile gaming are: paid downloads. in-game advertising. in-game advertising.

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Mobile Advertising Social Networking Report 187

Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Our ever-growing global network of Local Social Media Managers around the world helps us ensure contextually relevant content through social listening, content production and response management. India is a mobile first country where 41% of total mobile users are active on social media.

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers think it’s important for brands to have a mobile-friendly site, according to a recent study by Google. Despite this clear expectation by consumers, nearly all of those surveyed (96%) have come across a site that wasn’t mobile-friendly, AdWeek reports. What happens when they do?

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Mobile Sites Focus Group Journal 186

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Women now account for 30% of sales for athletic apparel brand Under Armour, and women’s apparel is the fastest growing segment of their business. New marketing efforts reflect this shift, and are aimed directly at the female demographic — with social media as the primary tool for reaching out. VH1 and Nickelodeon.

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 25, 2012

A new study by Adobe found that brand engagement (defined as likes, comments, and shares) on Facebook rose 896% year-over-year. Mobile engagement is also way up; around one-quarter of Facebook engagement came from mobile users. What led to the increase in brand engagement? more effective social marketing by brands.

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Engagement Automotive Brands Paid Search 194

Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

The focus of our webinar was around the changes we have witnessed in the social space over the past decade, the current trends, and our predictions for the years to come in social media. The Past 10 Years in Social Media. of brand’s audience. The Current State of Social Media. What’s Now.

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Social Media Trends Community building Hosting 84

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 31, 2014

Over 50% of Facebook’s Q4 Revenue Comes From Mobile Ads. Back in 2012, Facebook had “virtually no mobile presence” and most of the social network’s revenue came from generic banner ads that appeared on the desktop site. and 945 million monthly mobile users, up from 874 million in Q3.

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 7, 2014

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: Vine adds direct messaging via video (photo: Vine blog). Any social media updates that we missed? Facebook updates Pages Manager for IOS – Facebook released version 3.0

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News Types Nielsen Social Media 176

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 9, 2013

A recent campaign by Securian Financial Group illustrates how social media can be a great tool for the financial services industry. The brand chose a relevant topic, engaged with the public, and used social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – to reach out to potential customers.

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Social Media Strategy Case Study Airlines 186

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 13, 2012

Four in 10 of the Interbrand Top 100 brands are now on Instagram, according to a new study by Simply Measured. How active are these top brands on Instagram? But overall, luxury brands are the real leaders on Instagram - Burberry, Tiffany & Co. 37 have an active profile. 26 post more than one photo per week.

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Instagram Brands Comparison iPhone 189

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Instagram adoption growth is outpacing that of other social networks among the world’s top 100 brands, according to a new report by Simply Measured. The majority (54%) of the top 100 brands are now using Instagram, according to the study. Between August and November 2012, brand engagement has increased significantly.

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Instagram Brands Mobile Study 178

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a mobile-friendly platform, Twitter has been used by farmers to share information, check realtime conditions, and connect with customers from its earliest days – CNN reported on this as early as 2009. Now, with the drought of 2012 creating extreme conditions for farmers across a great swath of the U.S.,

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API Education Social Media Research 178

Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The use of smartphones among consumers continues to grow as they continue to use apps for purchasing goods and services and search for different brands. Gartner recently reported that smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 went up to 207.7 Businesses can use this app to increase brand presence and sales.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 16, 2012

from the beginning of 2012, according to statistics released by Facebook at the Game Developers Conference Europe 2012 in Cologne, Germany this Tuesday. At the moment, Facebook is intensifying the focus on mobile. If your game doesn’t work on mobile, you might quickly end up with a lot of dissatisfied fans.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media use isn’t quite universal—but it’s getting close. population now has at least one social networking profile; more than half use two or more social networks. The number of worldwide social media users is projected to grow from 2.1 But social media marketing spending will rise anyway.

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Mindjumpers

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This is the follow up to our Brazil post in our short series that examines the state of social media around the globe. It is their insights enable us to execute and maintain brand communities around the world in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way. Japan’s social status quo. Behavioural insights.

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Social Media MySpace Trends Energy 113

Kikolani

MAY 11, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Your Blog, Your Rules – Why Marketing Should Always Begin at Home – Don’t rely solely on social platforms for housing your content. Blogging / Writing.

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 22, 2013

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2020

From sharing life experiences in real time to virtual shopping with augmented reality, social media has become a part of everyday life for most people in the world, including those who were born well before the dawn of the internet. Bonus: The first video to hit one billion views was Psy’s “Gangnam Style” in 2012. Yes, really.)

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2013

These are some pretty staggering figures that brands and their CMOs cannot afford to ignore. Some place the highest premium on loyalty and trust in a brand or product. As different as consumers are, they all want to feel like the brands and products they use are tailored specifically for them. Overall, U.S.

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Retail Discount Loyalty Data 217

Mindjumpers

JUNE 5, 2012

Tweet Instantaneous mobile photo sharing is becoming increasingly popular. The Facebook-owned mobile photo editing and sharing network Instagram has been around since October 2010 and by April 2012, the platform had 30 million users worldwide. The photos are interesting as they tell a story and show the brand identity.

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Engagement Instagram Crowdsourcing Upcoming 277

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

Thanks to the Internet, another critical moment for consumer/brand interactions is also getting attention: the Zero Moment of Truth (or ZMOT). According to a study by Google (who came up with the ZMOT concept), before deciding whether or not to buy: 50% of shoppers used a search engine to get more information on a product or brand.

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