yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

What a year was 2011 for social media and marketing! I watched and experienced first-hand the marketing and social media landscape change, consolidate, focus, develop and evolve all at the same time. As I’ve said before, social media needs to be INTEGRATED into your overarching marketing plan. Be authentic.

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 18, 2012

Tweet 2011 was a great year for social media where we saw true integration of “social” to our lives. To demonstrate the growth of social channels in the last one year, here is an interesting infographic designed by Internet marketing firm Dream Systems Media based on the data provided by AdAge.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

February 17: this week in social media. Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 for 2012. 17 essential social media guidelines to follow. 17 essential social media guidelines to follow. 100 Content Marketing Tools for PRs: From Content Marketing Software to Content Curation. via @listly.

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Social Media Guidelines Curation Newsletter 312

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We don’t have to tell you that social media is an industry that changes almost daily. At any given moment, there are new tools, platform updates, improved tracking, and several 2020 social media trends are emerging now that point to our industry being one of constant movement. Source: PEW Surveys conducted 2012-2019.

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 19, 2012

The integration between the three platforms makes it even more clear that visual content is here to stay. Here are three key reasons why brands should put more effort into producing and distributing visual content as a part of their social media marketing tactics. Things move fast in social media.

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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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Proactive Report

DECEMBER 16, 2011

In her post about social media trends in 2012 Beverly Macy says content curation is important because people want to know what’s important and they want to discover interesting and relevant content. ” There are already a slew of tools that enable curation of content. .”

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Akamai Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2011

This is the 2nd year that I’ve published my social media resolutions. Fine Tune Karma for Business: I kept at this social media mantra this year and it worked for me and it worked for my clients. I’m pleased with the social media story telling this year. Here’s my 2011 scorecard: ?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 2, 2013

And, while the awards show and its host, Seth McFarlane , were both widely criticized even as the broadcast was just going out for being boring, badly written and not funny, it was a clear, out-of-the-ballpark content marketing success for the global entertainment industry. That’s the power of compelling content. Related articles.

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Visually SM

AUGUST 19, 2020

But with so many social media platforms out there, how can your company make such a big decision? In this guide, you will understand why it is so important to have social media profiles for your business. By the end of this article, you will be able to understand: Why does a brand need a social media presence?

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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. What is interesting about Pheed is that the platform takes no ownership of user content. Monetize your social content.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Today’s guest post comes from Hazel Fogg, creative social media manager and editor at Academic Brits. Just recently she started to create her first social media course. Thanks to Hazel for sharing her thoughts on the use of humor in social media. They don’t want to be sold to.

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Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Last week in a very thought provoking Tweetchat hosted by Lisa Petrilli , the discussion, though swirling around how an introvert uses social media, somehow segued into driving website traffic. 1) Driving traffic - The challenge in 2011 is the same in 2012. Social site design geared towards your target audience.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 22, 2018

A huge proportion of brand promotion is now done online, particularly through social media. If you create online solutions for your clients but have poorly designed and managed social media accounts, it doesn’t make a great impression. 2. Use Consistent Branding Assets Across Social Media.

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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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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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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Its round shape, blackish color and white cream stuffing have undeniably added to its success but as a social media agency we wonder: where would the crowd-pleasing, twistable cookie be today without effective social media marketing? 2012 was the year that America’s favorite cookie turned 100. Here’s why….

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 15, 2012

The goals of #Nifty50 are: 1) Acknowledge 50 men and women who share valuable content and actively engage on Twitter, and. But as the #Nifty50 moves forward, our goal—our passion—is to add a third component to the #Nifty50 brand, an objective for social good. to 50 disadvantaged kids in all 50 states.

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Dave Fleet

JANUARY 18, 2012

Now that I’ve had a few days to decompress, I thought I’d do something slightly different and provide a few insights from a social perspective. CES is not a social media conference (duh). That doesn’t mean there’s no place for social media, though – far from it. Listen and learn.

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Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

I saw one today in the Huffington Post that caught my eye because I agree with the 4 trends Beverly Macy highlighted: The rise of Social Intelligence. Content curation. Social media education and training. Social Intelligence. Once you have the data use that old PR skill called content analysis.

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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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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2018

“She does social media,” is the go-to introduction my friends bestow on me at parties. Currently, I don’t directly manage any brand’s social media channels, though I have in the past. As the resident social media expert person, I blurted out, “Of course! We already use “social” in isolation.

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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. The rise of Social Intelligence. Content creation and curation. Social media education and training. Social Media Intelligence is a sure bet in my view – see this post.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 24, 2012

Page speed is not a major ranking factor (according to Google it impacts roughly 1 in 100 searches) but it does have a direct and indirect impact not only on SEO but also on social media activity and the overall user experience. Here are the fastest – and the slowest – news sites in 2012: Home Page Page Speed Score. April 2012.

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Dave Fleet

JANUARY 9, 2012

Content Rules ( here’s my review ). The Social Customer: How Brands Can Use Social CRM to Acquire, Monetize, and Retain Fans, Friends, and Followers ( here’s my review ). Brand Turnaround: How Brands Gone Bad Returned to Glory and the 7 Game Changers that Made the Difference (review coming soon).

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Convince & Convert

MAY 15, 2012

Amy Schmittauer is the Founder & Face of Savvy Sexy Social. She is a “social media frenzy” working in social relations consulting, blogging, and, of course, vlogging about life on her YouTube channel. May 24, 2012, Columbus, Ohio. June 5-7, 2012, New York, NY. Connect with her on Twitter.

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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. Put Content Marketing at the Heart of Your Brand Strategy. What are your predictions for 2013?

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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.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Since its first launch in 2011 and rebranding in 2012, Snapchat has grown rapidly. Letting different employees participate in creating the Snapchat content can add some new perspectives.?And Let the users create the content: Encourage the users to participate in campaigns by sending images or videos of them using the product.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 21, 2012

I’ll be teaching a couple of 1/2 day step by step social media course in Perth on 27th April, 2012 while I’m there for the #Media140 conference. Step by Step Social Media. You probably already know a little of Facebook, Twitter and social bookmarking. social media training.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be THE year of social media. Hand social media activities over to a junior staff member or intern with no communications experience. Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Fail to put any measurement plan in place.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Have you ever wondered what compels people to share content on their social networks? Two social accounts cross in the night , and a re-tweet or Like is born – why is that? Facebook insists it has the answer: write better content. In other words, the bandwidth for content consumption is fixed.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

The biggest category of content that attracted visitors to SocMedSean.com in 2011 was definitely my social media comic strips. In case you missed them, here are links to all my 2011 social media comics in one post. In case you were wondering, my favorite comic that I created this year was The Social Media Kneejerk.

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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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Jason Yormark

MAY 7, 2012

I’ve worked on my fair share of social media campaigns, and every once in awhile, a project comes my way that I have an extra ounce of vested interest in making a success. They turned to social media as an area to focus on and I had the opportunity to craft and implement a plan for them.

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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. The Current State of Social Media. In 2015/2016, organic reach was down to 2.6%

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 1, 2022

Since its introduction in 2006, YouTube has become one of the largest social networks and continues to grow. The simplicity of creating, uploading, and sharing videos is one of the reasons for YouTube’s ability to attract both viewers and content creators. Is YouTube Facing Challenges As A Social Network? Is YouTube dying?

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