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2020: The Year Data Saved The World

Waxing UnLyrical

I think it will be as The Year Data Saved The World. Ok, many of us still zoned out in front of our screens – those on our mobile devices – but at least we did that outside…!). So, while 2020 will certainly be The Year COVID-19 Changed The World, I think it will also be The Year Data Saved The World.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Brand Influence

Webbiquity SMM

say strengthening their brand is a top business objective. However, while most focus on brand awareness, it’s crucial to understand that brand awareness alone doesn’t create conversions and sales. Brands compete for the attention of their customers in real-time, across various channels. Image credit: HubSpot.

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Mobile commerce: what it is and why you should care

Sprout Social

Mobile commerce has long been touted as the future of ecommerce itself. Mobile transactions are poised to make up more than 10% of all retail sales in the United States by 2025. The concept of mobile shopping is pretty universal, right? Browsing brands on Instagram. What is mobile commerce? What is mobile commerce?

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10 ways the Sprout Social mobile app lets you manage social from anywhere

Sprout Social

Between publishing content, providing customer care, reporting on social data and the many other responsibilities of social media marketers, there’s a lot to juggle every day. Unlike some popular social media apps, there’s nothing “light” about the Sprout Social mobile app.

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

You can see the forest and the trees in big data, according to Nora Young , the Canadian author and the host of CBC Radio One’s Spark, in her opening keynote at last week’s Fireworks Factory conference held on Galiano Island, British Columbia. Her topic was “Big data as a new information ecosystem.”. And it can be used for good.

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3 Ways Mobile Insights Are Informing Online and Offline Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Posted in Customer Experience Mobile. It’s predicted that shoppers around the world will have purchased about $119 billion worth of goods and services through their mobile phones by 2015. Either way, mobile will be instrumental in expanding brands’ reach and connecting them to new and existing audiences in a different way.

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Brands Spent a Whopping $673B on Social Media Ads in Five Years

The Realtime Report

Brands Spent a Whopping $673B on Social Media Ads in Five Years By Jastra Kranjec With 75% of Gen Zers and almost half of Millennials making purchasing decisions influenced by social media ads, it`s no wonder brands and companies continue pouring money into this type of advertising. billion this year, up from 4.59 billion in 2022.