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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. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused. What do think are the highlights of the visual web 2012? Facebook Timeline.

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Top Social Media Case Studies of 2012

The Realtime Report

What were the most popular social media case studies in 2012? Both Toyota and Twitter learned an important lesson about social media campaigns that involve automated messaging, and LocalResponse no longer runs this type of campaign. What did you think were the most interesting case studies of 2012?

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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

Akamai Marketing

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. We’ll see more and more video as the content type of choice.

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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. Some type of lead generation. Keep your users focused in 2012.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

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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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Debuts New Ad Types, Vine Gets Direct Video Messaging

The Realtime Report

Coming to your Twitter feed: 15 new types of ads – Twitter is debuting 15 new types of ad products, including ‘app install’ ads, which have proven successful for Facebook; the ads are designed to appeal to e-commerce companies and mobile-game developers (WSJ, re/code ).

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Thinking Aloud in 2012

Net-Savvy Executive

It's the same for 2012: only one of the top 10 posts in 2012 was something I wrote in 2012. When working around monitoring and analysis, think of social media as three types of data sources: about content , activity , and people. If you haven't considered all three, you have more work to do.

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