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

Webbiquity SMM

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. Today’s most effective marketers are optimizing content across channels, coordinating search and social marketing activities with traditional PR, and measuring their web presence and performance with sophistication. What do buyers really want from social media marketers?

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Social Media Marketing Checklist from SES Chicago

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Cyber Monday Is Here! What is your overall marketing strategy? What are your marketing/business goals for your social media marketing? What forms of social media will you use and why? What types of supporting marketing will you use to promote and extend the reach of the program? Allow your listening activities to determine what forms of social media you will use.

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Happy Social Media Day - June 30th

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Are We Addicted To Social Media? Main | Jakes Take: TV On The Internet » June 30, 2010 Happy Social Media Day - June 30th Today is the first-ever Social Media Day , an unofficial holiday created by Mashable to "celebrate the revolution of media becoming social." Video URL : [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon]

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy) | Main | Hook A Facebook Fan Up: Theyre Looking For Discounts » March 19, 2010 Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon] It has been uber busy in the Firebelly office this week. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media?

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Weekly: 5 Stories You Need to Read | Main | Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas » June 22, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media? A great video that in 2 minutes shares 10 key reasons why brands should be aware of social media. I particularly enjoy the "Social Media Playtime Is Now Officially Over" message at the end.

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Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Jakes Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0 | Main | YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer » July 23, 2010 Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week Below are our top 5 social media stories from this week that we wouldnt want you to miss (besides Facebook hitting 500 users ): Three Social Marketing Mistakes That Could Tank Your Campaign What makes a social marketing campaign fail?

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social media marketing's good news

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Twitterese — The new way to speak online | Main | Too much flash turns google off » November 13, 2009 social media marketings good news Interview with Dave Evan, Digital Voodoo and author of social media marketing, one hour a day Here's a quick recap of the video. Marketing is focused on listening and paying attention to what kinds of experience people are having.

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Friday's 5 Fun Social Media Finds

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. Here are 5 fun social media finds from this week that are sure to entertain and educate you over the weekend. WHAT THE F*CK IS MY SOCIAL MEDIA "STRATEGY"?

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5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) | Main | Firebelly at Blog Indiana » August 13, 2010 5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads Tweet 1. Is A Social Crash Coming? By Chris Brogan Social networks push human interaction to the utmost limits. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Main | Jakes Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0 » July 22, 2010 How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media While shopping for new tires last night, I overheard a woman and the tire store manager (let's call him "Todd") getting into an argument. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Facebook Stories From This Week You Need To Read | Main | Firebelly Work: J.C. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer | Main | Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare » July 30, 2010 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week Below are the top 3 stories that rocked the social media world this week. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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What the F**k is Social Media NOW?

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site | Main | How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media » July 16, 2010 What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Fridays fun find is an excellent presentation on Slideshare called What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Its a sequel to the original What the F**k is Social Media?

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This Week in Social Media – 7/10/2013

Social Media Marketing

LinkedIn poised to serve as a global economic graph, what causes customers to recommend brands, Vine withers in the face of Instagram video, Twitter targeted ads, Facebook differences in Asia and Africa, what to do with CEOs who doubt social media, the changing role of television in the digital age, the language of images and more, it’s This Week in Social Media. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links in the This Week in Social Media Magazine.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

2010 by far was the biggest year yet in the Internet Marketing realm. Here’s how I do it : I read and review hundreds — thousands — of articles yearly, on all Internet Marketing topics from SEO to social media to general entrepreneurship (new for 2010!), also gathering intelligence via their rankings on top social sites and by stumbling upon new items in my feed reader. Quick Jump: Social Media: Getting Started, Implementation, and Execution.

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Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media | Main | Youtube Tuesday: ESCP Europe Human Experience » January 15, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media.

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral! Main | Social Media Citizens Hate BP + 4 Other Social Media News Items » June 10, 2010 United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media Efforts We want to congratulate United Way of Central Indiana  who was recognized for their social marketing efforts in the special Corporate Citizenship insert of the Indianapolis Business Journal this week. 

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Top 200 Social Media Sites by Niche | Freelance Social Media

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Top 200 Social Media Sites by Niche by cinta5 on October 6, 2008 Tyler over at SMMGuru offered up the top 198 social media sites. Owner of LangfordMedia Blog Twitter blog comments powered by Disqus Previous post: Google Updates Analytics Favicon Next post: So just how much do social media consultants get paid?

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Social Media Citizens Hate BP + 4 Other Social Media News Items

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media Efforts | Main | Wendys "Treat it Forward" on Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare for Fathers Day Frosty Weekend » June 11, 2010 Social Media Citizens Hate BP + 4 Other Social Media News Items Do social media citizens hate BP for more than just the oil spill?

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Social Media Bootcamp: Facebook For Business

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: Digital Ethnography | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » March 03, 2010 Social Media Bootcamp: Facebook For Business This past Saturday, I presented Facebook for Business at Hoosier PRSAs Social Media Bootcamp and wanted to share it with our readers as well. Facebook For Business View more presentations from Firebelly Marketing.

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Facebook Brand Engagement Grows 896% Year-Over-Year

The Realtime Report

Mobile engagement is also way up; around one-quarter of Facebook engagement came from mobile users. more effective social marketing by brands. Mobile engagement on Facebook rose 4X since Facebook Timeline rolled out. Mobile growth is also having a significant effect on paid search – as mobile traffic rises, one in five paid search clicks will originate from smartphones or tablets.

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social media marketing might be for you (and it might not)

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Objectified: Our Relationship with Manufactured Objects and, by Extension, the People who Design Them. Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? Make sure that social media fits in your overall marketing mix. So social media marketing may be right for your company.

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4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) | Main | Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 » January 14, 2010 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media Originally posted on January 16, 2009. Below are 4 ways you can celebrate his legacy with social media.

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YouTube Tuesday: I'm A Social Media Guru!

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How Grandma Reads Your Facebook Updates & 4 Other Social Media Stories | Main | BP Facebook Sentiment » May 25, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Several of our clients came to Firebelly after having negative experiences with a wide variety the "social media gurus" out there.

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Social Media Weekly: 5 Stories You Need to Read

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Wendys "Treat it Forward" on Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare for Fathers Day Frosty Weekend | Main | YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media? » June 18, 2010 Social Media Weekly: 5 Stories You Need to Read Has your business turned into a free clinic? Does Twitter search really suck? What are the 20 questions you should ask yourself regarding your social media efforts?

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Firebelly Work: Social Media Optimization Summits

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs | Main | The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On » February 10, 2010 Firebelly Work: Social Media Optimization Summits Firebelly is excited to be working with Multifamily Pro , a Florida-based provider of tools, forms, information, and publications that support the multifamily industry and its leading professionals.

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Are We Addicted To Social Media?

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas | Main | Happy Social Media Day - June 30th » June 25, 2010 Are We Addicted To Social Media? Its Flickr Friday here on the Firebelly blog and this weeks pic is an infographic about peoples addiction to social media - their compulsion to check Facebook and their need to tweet.

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How Grandma Reads Your Facebook Updates & 4 Other Social Media Stories

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook Landing Tab | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! » May 21, 2010 How Grandma Reads Your Facebook Updates & 4 Other Social Media Stories Why is it important to avoid putting all of your social marketing eggs in one basket? How easy is it make your blog or website mobile friendly?

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Social Media & The Super Bowl

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl. Marketers and companies know this and are hoping to extend their 30 seconds with consumers into longer lasting relationships on social networks.

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B2B Marketing Stats from HubSpot’s Marketing Data Box

Webbiquity SMM

HubSpot last week released the Marketing Data Box , a 3.4 megabyte, 65-slide data dump of marketing facts and statistics from a variety of sources. Here are some of the most interesting observations for B2B marketers: Slide 10: B2B magazines continue to struggle. While print in general has taken a beating over the past decade, B2B publications have been particularly hard hit, leading to speculation about the future of B2B trade magazines (content marketing?

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20 Tremendous Digital Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity SMM

Digital marketing budgets continue to rise, often at the expense of offline advertising spend. But digital marketers must continue to evolve practices as they strive to make their content an asset, rather than an annoyance, to prospective buyers. But likely the most significant finding from recent research (see below) is this: the average person now spends more time online than with TV and all other media (newspapers, magazines, etc.) 5 General Digital Marketing Stats.

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106 More Amazing Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 and 2015

Webbiquity SMM

Or have too many social media marketing statistics.” ” Well, she actually only said the first part (which is debatable), but certainly would have said the second part (which isn’t) had social media been around in the 1930s. How effective is social media in comparison to other digital marketing channels? How does B2B social media marketing differ in effectiveness from B2C use? Social Media Slant ).

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Don't try to fight it. Social media is here to stay.

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Content Update: Stories connect Us | Main | Objectified: Our Relationship with Manufactured Objects and, by Extension, the People who Design Them. Social media is here to stay. Social media has officially invadedpopular culture. There’s only one explanation: Social media is so engrainedin our society that it’s being written into popular TV shows. Social media is here to stay.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In January of 2011, I said that I’d make our Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 subscriber only. Many loyal readers have checked in on the newsletter throughout 2011 to get both evergreen content , the content that typically embraces these monthly updates, in addition to something completely new, monthly digital trends – the stuff you use for presentations and proposals, for arguing that social media and online marketing does have a firm place in today’s landscape.

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What Bubba Gump Shrimp Can Teach You About Social Media

Convince & Convert

This is Episode 3 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Lauren Fernandez , the head of social media for Landry’s Restaurants. Read on for insights from Lauren, our “Work It Out” advice segment, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: has the role of the salesperson changed because of social media?). We are back on Social Pros.

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Canadian ad spend growing faster than anywhere

Sherrilynne Starkie

per cent this year, a faster increase than any other global market, according to biannual forecasts just released by Dentsu Aegis Network, an international digital advertising group. Digital, especially mobile advertising, is driving the growth as smartphones are becoming Canadians’ primary access point to services and content. per cent, of all online traffic comes from mobile devices according to Statista. And so, mobile will represent a quarter of global ad spend, 25.2

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5 Tips to Engage Your Audience With Push Messages

Convince & Convert

If you’re doing your job well, you’ve already invested in a number of marketing channels, and you’re paying attention to which ones work. The paid search ads which once roped in a prospect have now become “noise” they sift through when searching for your content online. As part of a holistic marketing strategy, your vehicle for communication must be paired with the appropriate stage of the customer lifecycle.

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The 7 Deadly Sins Of Digital Marketing In 2014

Twist Image

Have we solved the most basic of questions for our digital marketing efforts? I would argue that the vast majority of brands engaged in digital marketing have left the fundamentals behind them. You can pick a brand (any brand) and benchmark them against these 7 deadly sins of digital marketing in 2014, and you will see where the real gaps truly lie. Here are the 7 deadly sins of digital marketing in 2014. A lack of mobile. These searches are leads.

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Job Opportunities After MCA in India - Digital Marketing Is New World Order

Social Media Marketing

And that door is Digital Marketing. I followed my friend and walked in for an interview with a digital marketing agency and today I am in total love with my job. In fact Digital Marketing has emerged as one of the best career options for MCAs and even engineers graduating in IT and Computer Science. Digital Marketing, The New World Order It is interesting to note that a decade back Digital Marketing didn’t attract the creamy layer among MCAs.

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Digital Marketing Trends you NEED to Know About

Devumi

If there’s one thing you can count in when it comes to digital marketing trends it is change. Here are 7 quick digital marketing trends that you should be thinking about right now. Digital marketing trends you can’t ignore 1: Mobile, mobile, mobile It has always been location, location, location – but that location is now mobile. With #Mobilegeddon now past, you could have seen a change in your website’s ranking on mobile devices.

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How to Select an Interactive Marketing Agency

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Check out his earlier posts on How to Hire Your Social Media Marketing Partner and How to Hire Your SEO Partner. It’s very difficult for small and mid-size firms to select the right interactive marketing agency — as evidenced by how often agencies get fired, and how frequently client-agency relationships subsist at a low level of productivity and mutual satisfaction. 25 Key Criteria for Choosing a Marketing Agency. Marketers know how to talk the talk.

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5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Bootcamp: Facebook For Business | Main | The New Dork - Entrepreneur State of Mind » March 05, 2010 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader. You have to focus on Universal Search, Real-Time Search, Social Media and the Mobile Web.