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My Social Networking Primer in 2014

Ari Herzog

With over 8,400 people in a LinkedIn group I manage about social media marketing , why did I create a new group using that dotcom name and ask people to join that? I wanted to create new social networking channels on some of the leading platforms and watch them grow. Those LinkedIn and Google+ groups?

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Social Networking Stats: 25% of US Smartphone Users Will Use Instagram in 2014, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . 25% of US Smartphone Users Will Use Instagram in 2014. When the data is narrowed down to smartphone users, Instagram is set to overtake Twitter in 2014.

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Egypt, Russia Top U.S. For Social Networking Among Internet Users

The Realtime Report

What percent of internet users engage in social networking in the U.S. Numbers released today from the Pew Research Center show that, out of a select group of countries, the U.S. internet users engage with social networking sites, that number is higher in Egypt (88% use social networks), Russia (86%) and Turkey (79%).

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Social Networking Stats: World Cup Draws 58 Million Facebook Users On First Day, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . During the first day of the 2014 World Cup, over 58 million Facebook users accounted for more than 140 million interactions on the social network.

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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity SMM

Four channels were less trusted than social media ads: online banner ads, mobile phone ads, ads in podcasts and online pop-ups. 59% of Americans with social media accounts think that customer service through social media has made it easier to get questions answered and issues resolved. across all major social networks.

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Update on Social Media ‘Buy Buttons’

Ignite Social Media

It has been awhile since we have heard much about ‘buy buttons’, even though almost all of the social channels have their own version. Buy buttons started coming on to the scene in 2014 in response to marketers trying to better tie social media interactions to purchases. Another issue in the user experience is trust.

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12 (of the) Best Content Marketing Infographics of 2013

Webbiquity SMM

social media including blogs at 79%, case studies 55%, mobile content 11%); the most popular social networks for sharing content; content marketing budget plans; and most helpfully, how budget allocatiions vary by company size. 2: 30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2013 (and 2014). #3:

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