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87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012

Webbiquity

90% of marketers now use social networks in their marketing efforts, but growth has plateaued; the figure was 89% in 2011. eMarketer ). eMarketer ). Get Elastic ). Get Elastic ). eMarketer ). Instagram tripled its user base from 10 million in September 2011 to 30 million by April 2012. eMarketer ).

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8 Industry Experts Weigh in on the Toughest Social Media Topics

Hubspot

We asked them one question: What surprised you about social media in 2011, and how did it affect your planning for 2012? Jeff Bullas of JeffBullas.com noted 7 social media surprises from 2011: In July, Google+ launched, a new social network that no one apparently wanted. Jeff Bullas' 7 Surprises.