Proactive Report

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Today I am going back to the four social media trends Beverly Macy predicted would be hot in 2012 in the Huffington Post. According to a report by Useful Social Media, 12% of the companies surveyed claimed that social media was under the direct control of the CEO. Read their product guide here and watch this video tutorial.

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Analytics Trends Social Media ROI 92

Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Whether just starting a business or you have been around for some time, one of the questions you should review is are you best served doing a company blog in-house or outsourcing it? Some companies prefer keeping the blog in-house so they can attend to it on a regular basis without having to work through outside channels.

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Company Review Engineering Metrics 100

Socialmedia.biz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

In a bid to compete with online shopping services such as Amazon, the social media site Instagram is currently developing a shopping app of its own. The new app will serve as competition to companies such as FourSxty and Shopify which currently promote plug-ins for Instagram business accounts to facilitate marketplace transactions.

Compete 102

Compete Instagram Fashion Sites 102

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2019 we saw several social platforms grow and continue to mature – from industry giants like Facebook and Instagram to emerging platform TikTok and more niche sites like Pinterest. Source: PEW Surveys conducted 2012-2019. This trend toward growth and diversity means that no one social platform or channel can be ignored.

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Trends Social Media Instagram Platform 182

Firebelly

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Pinterest Announces First Ad Product: Promoted Pins. By Tom Risen Pinterest is planning for the future of its photo-sharing website by experimenting with “promoted pins” to see how they can generate revenue, but the company told users that it is trying to be “tasteful” as it develops its advertising model.

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Advertising Social Media Groups Groups 161

The Realtime Report

JULY 26, 2012

million Australians (44% of the total population) are predicted to be on social media in 2012, according to an eMarketer estimate. These numbers are particularly interesting in comparison to the Fortune Global 100; among those large companies, Twitter and YouTube were more popular social platforms than Facebook. A total of 9.8

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Social Media Discount Comparison Social Networking 175

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 6, 2013

Disclosure, Oxfam America was a client last year and I had terrific fun working on the 2012 IWD campaign. “While the food system is complex and its problems multi-faceted, we know that the world’s largest food and beverage companies have enormous influence. Right now, nearly one in eight people on earth go to bed hungry. .

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Twine Brands Policies Campaign 246

Ignite Social Media

MARCH 2, 2021

MeWe was founded in 2012 under the name Sgrouples, but it didn’t launch its platform until 2016. Many MeWe members like the site because it doesn’t censor what they say. The company says that it offers users a nonbiased platform that will not censor ideas or track user data.

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Upcoming Social Networking Privacy MySpace 212

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 15, 2013

There can be few companies that have become part of so many people’s daily lives in such a short space of time as Facebook. Facebook’s mission is to make the world more open and connected.” - About Facebook statement accompanying company’s press release. Great leaders (and great companies) create movements, not just products.

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Press Release Airlines Skills Retail 192

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2014

How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? Background on the two social media sites. The two companies were created six months apart; Myspace was founded in August 2003 and by July 2005 was bought by News Corp for 580 million dollars.

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B2B MySpace Startup Social Networking 191

The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Customers were tweeting in-store to claim their Crisps, and others were simply tweeting the hashtag to share the “products for tweets” concept. Do you think using ‘social media currency’ in this way has potential for other product launches? The response was very positive, AdAge reports. ” (AdAge).

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Hashtag Campaign Products Social Media 173

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

When faced with multiple products, the time it takes for a shopper to make a purchase decision between them is usually three to seven seconds. 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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Bazaarvoice Mobile How To Focus Group 230

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Reverse Social Media Hijacking occurs when someone goes to a social media site (such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) At a later date, sometime after that person registered the social media ID, a company or individual obtains a trademark on that ID. com to go along with their Twitter handle, puts up a basic web site on Keyword1.com.

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Domain Name Social Media Twitter Policies 162

ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

She has become famous for her weekly resource posts, Fetching Friday , and is a prolific guest poster on many high-profile sites. Marcus started a swimming pool company in 2001. Thanks to his blog, and inbound marketing , it grew to be one of the biggest companies of its kind in the world. Marcus Sheridan. Colin Wright.

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Blogger Blogosphere Curation Case Study 52

Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Gartner recently reported that smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 went up to 207.7 With the growth of smartphones, companies are focusing to increase their brand visibility and sales through smartphone apps. Yelp is a popular review site that’s used by consumers to leave reviews about local businesses. FourSquare.

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

In 2012, B2C ecommerce sales grew 21.1% billion in 2012, as more consumers are spending their dollars online. Given this exciting outlook for online sellers, they would be tempted to think that in order to increase their sales, all that they need to do is to attract more people to their sites. to a world-leading $364.66

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Retail Survey Sites Report 126

The Realtime Report

APRIL 16, 2014

Yet back in 2010 (a simpler time for both sites, pre-IPO’s), both sites were generally untapped when it came to ad revenue and mass appeal for small businesses. As both sites continued to grow and shift their scope, all of that quickly changed. For all intents and purposes, they still are. The Trouble with Twitter. What’s New?

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Twitter Small Business Facebook Cause marketing 187

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 29, 2012

Celebrating the Product, and the Fans . The tantalizing product shot. The brand’s 2012 Truck Tour , delivering samples of its Greek Frozen Yogurt – Tweet us! explains the Tour’s web site. — Copley Square Hotel (@copleysqhotel) August 24, 2012. A key ingredient? One example?

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Sample Samples Case Study Hotels 180

Sprout Social

MAY 21, 2019

Pinterest was the fastest standalone site in history to reach 10 million unique users in 2012. Simply put, Pinterest has potential for both local and global companies alike. Considering the power of Pinterest as a platform for showcasing products , these demographics are significant. As of 2019, 79.5% households.

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Statistics Marketing Travel Buy 111

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 10, 2012

Perhaps it was an episode of Extreme Couponers or the explosion of social commerce sites such as Groupon that sparked my addiction to a good deal, but either way, I’m hooked on them. The company offered an assortment of fortune cookies of all sizes stuffed with your own custom fortune. Image: Mash Potato via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Small Business Flickr Upcoming Retail 267

Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 7, 2012

In July 2012, Google Insights indicated that every second 3.5 BIA/Kelsey found that 97% of consumers use the Internet to research local products and services before making a purchase. By dealing with a local SEO company, you will be able to meet with your rep in person. people looked up SEO on Google. This means that 9.1

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SEO Directory Sites Meeting 146

Convince & Convert

JUNE 18, 2014

At Lesson.ly , we are extremely proud to be a part of that learning process for many companies, including the three I would like to talk about today: DataSift, iGoDigital, and Convince & Convert. Each of these fast-growing companies has a unique education-based headache, and we have become the Tylenol to provide assistance.

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Trends Marketing Education Training 156

Josh S Peters

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

A solid content strategy creates a framework for the business and those involved in the content production process. The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012. A late 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that young adults are more likely than others to use major social media.

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Statistics ROI API Analysis 159

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 21, 2013

Around the middle of the page, on every page of the site. Creates repeat visitors to your site (assuming your content keeps on rocking!), They have over 100K customers using their product, mostly small businesses. I believe smaller companies are places, where people have to try harder and are more open to innovations.

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Newsletter How To RSS Template 136

Kikolani

MAY 5, 2016

This, in turn benefits, your content marketing production with increased referral links and positive communication. Sites strategically rich with inbound links rank better in search engines. Effective link builders understand these dynamics and do everything in their capacity to protect and nurture their company, client, and audience.

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Content Findability Engineering Flickr 78

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2012

Internet users will access the web through smartphones than through PCs, according to technology site Mashable.com. Consider these 2012 statistics: • Twitter estimates 55% of users access the site through a mobile device. • Consumers are engaging with their favorite companies on Facebook, says Mashable.com.

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Mobile iPhone iPad Training 181

Mindjumpers

JULY 6, 2012

Restrictions related to these changes were made clear by Facebook, e.g. no price or offer information in the cover photo, no company information, no calls to action etc. Offers on Facebook : By the end of February 2012, Facebook announced the launch of a new feature called Offers. Offers are basically coupons for people to redeem.

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Features Policies Mobile Module 220

The Social Media Hat

APRIL 13, 2017

I was quite surprised then when, 6 months later, she recommended me to take the role of Chief Marketing Officer for SiteSell, a company that has been helping solopreneurs like her to start online businesses since 1997. I met with the CEO and Founder, Ken Evoy, as well as the then-President of the company. Solo Build It! Solo Build It!

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Review Domain Name Training Course 167

Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

These companies could end up being acquired. Certainly all of these companies are active in the Web 2.0 The EU Unfair Business Practices Directive technically banned astroturfing (the practice of company or paid third-party representatives posing as consumers and leaving positive comments on a blog or forum) some time ago.

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SocialText Social Media Web 2.0 Astroturfing 250

Mindjumpers

JULY 6, 2012

Restrictions related to these changes were made clear by Facebook, e.g. no price or offer information in the cover photo, no company information, no calls to action etc. Offers on Facebook : By the end of February 2012, Facebook announced the launch of a new feature called Offers. Offers are basically coupons for people to redeem.

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Features Policies Mobile Module 205

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Would you like to promote your products and services directly to your target audience? In todays world, interaction between companies and their potential and existing customers is carried out through social media. There will be no social engagement after they Liked your page or your domain/site.

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Engineering Buy Domain Name Facebook 147

Twist Image

MARCH 20, 2014

The fact that the company got bought by Facebook in back in April 2012 for about one billion dollars (it still stings for most). Back in August 2012, I penned an article for the Harvard Business Review titled, Does Your Company Need an Instagram Storefront? When you hear the name Instagram , what do you think of?

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Instagram Brands iPhone Adwords 97

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

— 2012 was an incredible year for me. My last day as a full-time employee was December 10 th … and I threw myself into the project that night, developing a site plan, elevator pitch and other key necessities I hadn’t had time to create while I was servicing my clients. They want to sell products. 24 – Jan.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 25, 2013

While the majority of time spent on mobile devices is checking email, browsing social media sites or playing games – this leaves a crap load (see what I did there?) Even more astonishing is the fact that 52% of Americans user their devices while browsing in-store in order to research the product online. This figure is up from 93.1

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Mobile Retail Marketing Smart Phone 167

Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

I was the creative director for a company doing online video and games. My first podcast, audio interviews/explorations of Singapore combined with music, appeared on a music site run by Cosa Nostra. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. 2012: Today.

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MySpace Tweetdeck Mashup Flickr 187

Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2019

2. YouTube is the second-most visited site in the world. This hasn’t necessarily been a well-kept secret, though, as in 2012 YouTube unveiled a focus on “watch time,” while its parent company, Google, has held a patent for “Watch Time Based Ranking” since 2013. 46% of B2B buyers purchase something after watching video.

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YouTube Strategy B2B Marketing 110

Socialmedia.biz

JUNE 8, 2018

With the aid of the available social media monitoring tools, business people in the world can now track business trends, communicate with their customers and prospects, analyze the performance of their services or products, manage reputation, perform market research and perform other essential promotional activities.

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Crimson Hexagon Social Media Sysomos Price 76