We recently ran across this Huffington Post article   featuring a great compilation of stats from 2012 that are worth taking a look at, especially as you plan for your 2013 social media campaigns. Here is just a sampling: Websites using the +1 button generate 3.5x the Google+ visits than sites without the button. 625,000 new users on Google+ every day. Facebook monthly active users now total nearly 850 million  . 56 percent of customer tweets to companies are being ignored. Check out all 100 facinating statistics here. Interactive MORE >>

We recently discovered this infographic illustrating the best and worst times for your  social media networking–based on internet users on a whole.  Does your engagement align with this chart or do your analytics (assuming you’re tracking) say differently? Check out the full article here. Interactive MORE >>

Great article with some really interesting (and yes, even facinating) facts and statistics on interactive marketing… #5. LinkedIn generates more leads for b2b companies than Facebook, Twitter or blogs. Yet only 47% of b2b marketers say they are actively using LinkedIn vs. 90% on Facebook. Mobile commerce is projected to ten-fold from 2010 ($3 billion) to 2016 ($31  billion). and yet… #45. Just 16% of b2b marketers are producing mobile-specific content as part of their  content marketing efforts. Check out all 72 facts here. Interactive MORE >>

Many marketers have turned to marketing automation to help achieve loftier goals while still being down a player or two. We found an interesting article with 5 tips on kicking your demand generation into gear: Build a welcome campaign. Automate your webinars. Run a lead-scoring program. Send Sales website visitor reports. Run a data-cleansing program. Read the article in full here. Lead Management Other Interesting Topics MORE >>

Social CRM is coming and has potential to completely change the insights and influence you can have on the success of your company, products and brands. Oh, and your personal success as well (assuming it’s tied to the success of your company, products and/or brand). The best article I’ve read so far on this topic ( “Using social software to reinvent the customer relationship&# ), provides a lot more detail on what the future might look like. ll provide you with my opinions, mixed in with some conclusions from the article. SCRM can be thought of as a better way to manage a community. MORE >>