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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity

According to Google Trends, social media marketing as a topic if search interest recently turned nine years old (or is about to turn 11 years old, depending on when you place its origin). Twitter emerged at the SXSW conference in March 2007. More than half of online adults (56%) use more than one of the top five social media platforms.

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The 6 Most Important Social Media Trends of 2017

Contently

Social media—once a competitive, dynamic space—has gotten predictable. Facebook added a hundred million users in a quarter? And you’ll notice I only brought up Facebook news, since it’s now by far the most significant social media player. And 80 percent of the company’s revenue already comes from mobile ads.

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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity

They’ve adapted to using online social networks (namely LinkedIn) to identify passive candidates in the last few years and it’s serving them well. Social media builds our readership and helps fill the top of our marketing funnel. Blogging Supports Social Media Marketing. This is a very successful company.

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Brand experience: Why it matters and how to build one that works

Sprout Social

Social listening involves analyzing conversations on social media and review platforms related to your brand and industry, which you can use to make better decisions. Sprout’s social listening tool analyzes hashtags and keywords, and captures trends from conversations across social networks like Twitter, Instagram and Reddit.

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Facebook Wants You to Think False News Efforts Are Working, But 52% of People Aren't So Sure

Hubspot

We recently ran a survey to see if users were noticing less spam on the social network, and despite today's announcement, it seems like misinformation might not be totally eradicated just yet. The study also indicated, however that shares of this content on Twitter increased. Source: Alcott, Gentzkow and Yu.

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The Difference Between Direct and Organic Website Traffic Sources

SmartBug Media

Beyond organic and direct traffic, you must understand the difference between all of your traffic sources and how traffic is classified. Social: Traffic from a social network, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram. Traffic Sources.

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Leveraging Micro-Influencers To Gather Insight On Your Product 

Mailmunch

74% of people base their purchase decisions on social network advice. 40% of Twitter users bought a product suggested by a Tweet. And most importantly, 40% of consumers use ad-block to hide your well-crafted, targeted ads. You can also search for them on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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