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Six important shifts for social media in 2012

Dave Fleet

So, as usual, I got to thinking about the shifts I think companies need to make in their social media activities in the next year. Here are six shifts I hope to see in social media use by business in 2012. Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a slow maturation in the way companies develop their objectives for social media.

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2012 in Recap: The Year of Visual Social Media

Mindjumpers

But 2012 was also characterised by being the year when visual content came into focus, as Sara predicted. Throughout the year, we’ve seen great examples of brands leveraging Timeline for visual storytelling and thus optimising fan engagement by encouraging fans to go back in time and explore the Timeline. Facebook Timeline.

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Three Words for 2012

Justin Levy

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. This is actually one of my three words from 2011 that I’m choosing to include again for 2012. Consistency.

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Social Media In 2012: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (5 Must-Reads)

Firebelly

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. There are, however, companies that make mega mistakes for millions to see. Here are eight disasters from 2012…. 100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012.

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Use Instagram to Create Visual Engagement

Mindjumpers

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. How Threadless Engages its Community on Instagram. Threadless’ customers are therefore co-creators, which makes an outstanding starting point for engagement.

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The Top 5 Challenges for Digital Brands in 2012

Direct Marketing Observations

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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Revisiting My 3 Words for 2012

Justin Levy

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. Grade: Good.

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