Contently

APRIL 19, 2017

Social media—once a competitive, dynamic space—has gotten predictable. And you’ll notice I only brought up Facebook news, since it’s now by far the most significant social media player. In 2016, Facebook accounted for almost two-thirds of all social media ad spending. What else is new ? Par for the course.

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The Customer

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Fresh controversy over Facebook’s practices regarding misinformation and Instagram’s effect on children should cause brands, including rewards programs, to question their marketing on the social network. Social Media Has Many Faces. However, older consumers are its fastest-growing market. Which Aligns With Your Brand?

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ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

In the industry of social media marketing, jargon is used loosely and things can change quickly. Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. General social media marketing terms.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 10, 2012

There are some prognosticators that would have you believe that 2012 is going to be a bleak year for business. I believe 2012 offers tremendous opportunity, especially for businesses to grow and for marketers to continue to play an increasingly important role in the transformation of our world economy. The Bad News.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2015

In the past, successful decision-making was based on knowledge garnered from traditional media, trade publications, and personal connections. However, with the rise of social media, there is now a quicker, more efficient way of gathering data to influence investors’ judgements. And that’s precisely where social media comes in.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Invigorate your strategy with insights from marketers at TikTok, Glossier, Zillow, lululemon, and more Convince & Convert started the Social Pros Podcast back in 2012 as a way to get to know the “real people doing real things” in social media. to get through.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 12, 2018

And this percentage is growing with every passing year, which means digital marketing should be at the forefront of any promotional strategy because it is universal, affordable, and will only grow in importance. Engaging in social listening means going one step further than merely maintaining the presence of your brand on social media.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media use isn’t quite universal—but it’s getting close. population now has at least one social networking profile; more than half use two or more social networks. The number of worldwide social media users is projected to grow from 2.1 Top executives: social media marketing is for thee, but not for me.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 23, 2012

Sports have been played, enjoyed by spectators and covered by the media since well before the advent of smartphones and social media. The London 2012 Olympics from July 27th to August 12th are going to be the most covered sporting event in our world’s history. New Media Entities are Born. Twitter is the new sports ticker.

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Martech

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This article was co-authored with Ed Crain , President and CEO of Kingstar Media and 26-year veteran of the marketing and media industries. Over 30 years of working in the media business, I’ve seen a fair share of market slowdowns. A slowdown doesn’t necessarily mean pulling the plug. The result?

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Brandwatch Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Marketing always has to adapt to new technology and although we can hardly call social media new anymore, a lot of businesses still haven’t caught up or got to grips with it. What is social media marketing? Social media marketing is any marketing that takes place on social media platforms.

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Biznology

JANUARY 13, 2012

We reported on it over at Marketing Pilgrim. That 2012 could or rather should be the year that Facebook reaches 1 billion accounts. That means that the social media giant needs to grow by 25% before the end of 2012 in order to hit the 1 billion mark. The beginning of the end of the free market as we know it.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Right when you think you’re getting a grasp on your demographics, buyer habits and trends on social media , something new changes and turns your data into old news. That’s why it’s absolutely critical for any marketer to stay up to date on the newest social media statistics. Social Media Advertising Statistics.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 4, 2013

Last year, I shared the importance of taking conversations offline to grow your business and suggested some great events to help make that happen in 2012. Check out these 4 marketing conferences you can’t miss this year: Ohio Growth Summit. Gini and Paul Evans made 2012 absolutely stellar. Content Marketing World.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Organic social media is the use of social networks like Facebook , Twitter , YouTube , Pinterest , Instagram , and Snapchat along with the use of free publishing tools like Hootsuite and Buffer to build a social community and interact with it—publishing posts, sharing others’ posts, and engaging in conversations and comments.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Once upon a time, Snapchat was in line to take over the social network throne from Facebook. Instagram has become the the ideal social network, something built in a lab by the savviest venture capitalists and engineers. Facebook bought the company in 2012.). It had unique features, fast growth, and celebrity superusers.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Marty Weintraub and Lauren Litwinka, our friends over at AimClear , recently published The Complete Social Media Community Manager’s Guide: Essential Tools and Tactics for Business Success. The book offers tips and advice for community managers on how to set up, manage, and run a social media program. Radian6 (enterprise).

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The Lead Agency

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Social media can be a powerful B2B marketing tool. By maintaining the right image online you can instil confidence in your business, discover more about your stakeholders and position yourself better in your market. This one of our top B2B business social media strategies. Invest in your B2B social media content.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Successful digital transformation achieve these results: CUSTOMER: Harness customer networks and reinvent the path to purchase in line with their real behaviors. AUDI : Changed the way in which companies sell vehicles, with the introduction of an innovative showroom concept launched in 2012 named Audi City.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Danny Brown’s blog on September 11, 2012. Social marketing software company Awareness released the second part of its bi-annual State of Social Media Marketing report for 2012, and there are a few surprising key points that brands and marketers should be aware of.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 31, 2012

Leapfrogging isn’t just child’s play; the same concept can be applied to the B2B marketing space. With so many marketers finding social media stumbling blocks standing in their way, how can they effectively find ways to “leapfrog” over them? What kind of social media channels—i.e.,

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Biznology

APRIL 15, 2013

After years of significant growth, social networks exhibited mixed results last year. Here are 10 reasons social media has peaked. Maybe it concerns you if you are in the social media business, but I will give you 8 reasons that it’s a relief that social media has peaked. 10 REASONS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS PEAKED.

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Hubspot

MAY 15, 2017

Most of us know that social media is an essential part of a brand’s marketing strategy. After all, 92% of marketers say that social media is important to their business. That’s understandable -- there are many moving parts to a successful social media strategy. How to Compose Text for 5 Social Media Channels.

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SocialPilot

MARCH 5, 2024

Facebook Insights gives tons of metrics needed to monitor your campaign performance and optimize the marketing on the platform further. This blog will cover every key Facebook metric that you should track and why it is crucial for your overall Facebook marketing strategy. Don’t worry. Let’s roll! According to statistics , 1.6

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2019

Traditional TV viewing has dropped dramatically since 2012 , particularly among 18-24 year olds. In the next few years, we're going to continue to see a decline of TV viewing -- and with it, a steep drop-off of traditional TV advertising in favor of using digital media as the preferred advertising platform. Digital media is cheaper.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

by Jon Miller The annual Buyersphere report from BaseOne , in conjunction with B2B Marketing, Research Now, and McCallum Layton, consists of interviews with B2B buyers who have made actual business purchases in the last 12 months. Some key findings: Overall use of social media in buying is still somewhat low.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 8, 2019

The term “dark social” is kicked around every so often by marketers. Messaging apps continue to be on the rise with no end in sight, and they come with a bunch of new opportunities for marketers. The four most popular messaging apps already have more monthly active users than the four major social networks.

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Parse.ly

AUGUST 22, 2019

The strategist in me wants to understand how trends in social media influence a business’s potential to grow. My primary concern for other strategists out there—business analysts, social media gurus, audience development professionals, marketers—is whether the audience on a platform is even worth pursuing. billion MAUs.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Two new reports on the state of social media and the internet from Nielsen and Mary Meeker should be required reading for digital marketers. As you plan your digital media marketing strategy for 2013, you might want to consider some of these usage statistics. Photo credit: Great British Chefs. Mobile Apps.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You’ll be happy to know that unlike emerging technologies, the pace of marketing and PR is a little slower. While I have been writing about digital marketing and PR every week for at least 9 years on sites like Socialmedia.biz and Biznology, I have been writing about digital PR and marketing since 2002 and blogging since 1999.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? “Ghost town” or not, many experts agree that Google+ is here to stay, and it’s valuable for b2b marketing, SEO , personal branding, and reputation management. Google+ Guides and Tips.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 24, 2012

Larger conferences often have more choices, and bigger thought leaders, but lack the ability to truly get value from networking (especially since you’re traveling from building to building between sessions and due to the sheer volume of people). Chris Brogan and Brian Clark (Copyblogger) at BlueGlass LA 2012.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Similar to other social media platforms, YouTube’s algorithm has changed as the site has evolved. In 2020, 74% of US adults said they had used YouTube, beating out all other social networks. Read on to learn more about the algorithm and how to up your YouTube marketing strategy. 2012: Watch time.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Once thought of as just a passing fad, social media has had a tremendous impact on business over the past decade. In fact, social media’s influence runs deeper than customer engagement. Departments like sales, human resources, product development and market research are launching successful campaigns. Measuring Social Media ROI.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 16, 2011

If you’re like most businesses, your 2012 marketing plan relies heavily on search engine marketing. Should either of these happen, what happens to your marketing plan? Don’t just look at the large social networks’ advertising products. Image via Wikipedia. Antitrust Forces Storm the Castle.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 9, 2018

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have been popular in the media since baseball’s big strike in the 80s. Let’s take a look at how social media helped make fantasy sports into the craze that they are.

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Social Media Media Television marketing eCommerce 83

Martech

JULY 13, 2021

Marketing to physicians was notoriously difficult even before the pandemic made face-to-face meetings and conferences vanish almost overnight. Pew notes that of the $27 billion spent on drug promotion in 2012, 56% — or 15 billion — was allocated to detailing programs. Read next: Marketing the COVID-19 vaccine faced familiar challenges.

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