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

Webbiquity

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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SMB a New Year Bright Spot for IT Sales and Marketing?

The ROI Guy

According to SpiceWorks latest State of SMB IT report, there was a 9% increase in second half 2011 budget forecasts, the highest planned budget uptick over the past two years. Hiring demands are increasing at the same time, from a low of only 20% planning staff additions in the latter half of 2010, to 31% currently planning staff additions.

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Supporting Small Business Saturday with 2020-Conscious Marketing

Moz

American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 in response to the Great Recession. Consider: In 2012, small businesses made up 99.7% SMBs with 500 or fewer employees are the backbone of the US economy. He’s like so many of our SMB clients. With the right strategy, we can make an impactful effort together.

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47 Superb Social Media Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

And yet—only 27% of top companies said their C-level executives were actively engaged in social media last year, down 20% from the peak in 2012. The top three goals for SMB social media marketing programs are brand awareness (74%), website traffic (53%), and lead generaiton (41%). But social media marketing spending will rise anyway.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Seeing ROI in the Cloud?

The ROI Guy

Thursday, December 09, 2010 Seeing ROI in the Cloud? Spending on IT cloud services will triple in the next 5 years, reaching $42 billion and capturing 25% of IT spending growth in 2012." - IDC Much of the adoption is driven by the promise of what cloud can do to help transform IT services and drive important cap-ex and op-ex cost savings.

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How Local Search Will Evolve in 2013 [6 Predictions]

Hubspot

A decade from now, when the next John Battelle writes the definitive retrospective on the mobile-local internet, my guess is that 2012 will be viewed as the tipping point for local search. Google Will Re-Introduce its SMB Dashboard. Google’s going to have a much better year in local than it did in 2012 , no doubt about it.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity

We’re proud to acknowledge these 50 women from 41 different organizations as the top #Nifty50 women of technology on Twitter for 2012. SMB and Distribution. ” She was named B2B Magazine’s 2012 Digital Marketer of Year. There you have it, the #Nifty50 Women of Twitter for 2012. Stacey Acevero. Cindy Bates.