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Content Marketing Showdown: Google vs. Facebook

Contently

Have any companies shaped the digital era more than Google and Facebook? Facebook may be the relative baby here, having been founded in 2004. Rather than pursue Google’s in-out expansion, Facebook has bolstered its own innovation by buying other social media platforms, the biggest of which are WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search

Parse.ly

In 2016, on average, 40% of external referrers to the Parse.ly network of sites found the content via Facebook, 35% came from Google search, and the duopoly left the rest of the internet (including Google News) with a mere 25% of traffic referrals. network during 2016, categorized by topic.

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Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search

Parse.ly

In 2016, on average, 40% of external referrers to the Parse.ly network of sites found the content via Facebook, 35% … The post Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search appeared first on Parse.ly.

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7 not-quite-predictions for marketing technology in 2016

chiefmartech

There weren’t many new big company entrants into the marketing tech space in general, although Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google all continued to build deeper direct relationships with marketers. (C-). 2016 is the year we hit “peak martech” in the marketing technology vendor landscape.

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Attention Brands: Young Americans Are Breaking Up With Facebook

Contently

Facebook’s relationship with some of its users has gone downhill since the 2016 presidential election. In March of 2018, Facebook messed up again. These percentages increase in younger users, who are more likely to be over Facebook altogether. In this case, apology flowers probably won’t cut it.

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Paid Social: Facebook Ad Spend Slows in Q4 While Instagram Investment Grows

KoMarketing Associates

Facebook has been a dominating force for digital marketers, but how do other social media platforms compare, particularly when it comes to paid social? The statistics showed that Facebook ad spend grew 20 percent year-over-year, but this was a significant decrease from the 40 percent recorded during the first three quarters of the year.

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Survey: Marketers Frequently Connected with Buyers on Social Media in 2016

KoMarketing Associates

Social media may have helped marketers connect with clients and prospects in 2016 more than they initially thought. The “2016 Social Commerce Survey” from SUMO Heavy found that last year, 72 percent of buyers used social media on a daily basis. Facebook (42 percent) led the way in terms of channels that influenced respondents most.