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Shadow Traffic: Why Your Traffic Numbers Are Off By 20%

Parse.ly

Getting the complete picture of your traffic has always been challenging. Dark traffic first popped up in 2012, when it became clear that traffic stripped of its referrer information was categorized as “direct.” What is Shadow Traffic? What Causes Shadow Traffic? The Rise of Shadow Traffic.

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#Pubcon 2012: Tips, Tools & Trends

KoMarketing Associates

Last week I was fortunate enough to spend the week in Las Vegas for Pubcon 2012. Top Tips from Pubcon 2012. Krista Neher of BootCamp Digital noted that Pinterest traffic converts at 10% higher than other social traffic. Top Tools from Pubcon 2012. Top Trends from Pubcon 2012. Alison Zarella.

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Our Favorite Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2012

KoMarketing Associates

For KoMarketing Associates, 2012 was a year of growth, collaboration, successes (and challenges), and good fortune. As the year draws to a close, we wanted to look back and share some of our favorite posts from 2012, organized by a handful of KoMarketing team members. You can never stop learning and sharing.

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Understanding Direct Traffic: What It Is & How to Decode It

Parse.ly

There’s a big blind spot in the world of content analytics: direct traffic. Marketers often don’t know the source(s) of their direct traffic, which leaves them a bit powerless. They can’t determine how to attract more of the traffic or whether it’s even meaningful without knowing where it comes from. What Is Direct Traffic?

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9 Places to Source Authoritative Stats for Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

.” Maybe you were never burned by using the first number you found, only to discover it’s from a blog post that points to an article published three years ago, which in turn links to a white paper from 2012, which referenced the original statistic in a 1998 university study.

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5 Content Marketing Lessons from the Fastest Growing SaaS Companies

Marketing Insider Group

It’s forecasted to account for a whopping 82% of all internet traffic by the end of 2022, and audiences across industries and topics increasingly prefer it over other types of content. Here’s two examples, one of their early videos from 2012 on keyword targeting, and one of their most recent from 2021 on the ROI of SEO.

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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. What is the source of the largest share of social traffic to websites? Marketing Charts ).