Social Media

Topics » Articles » Social Media

• Give Me 10 Minutes and I'll Make You an SEO Expert (Kinda)Chris Warden
  Here's the quick-and-dirty guide to being an SEO "expert," which merely means you know more than the people around you. This article will accomplish that. Well, not really... But the ...
  Content, Content Marketing, Keywords, Links, Measurement, Metrics, Mobile Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, SEO, Social Media
• #SocialSkim: Social Media This Week, Including a PowerPoint AlternativeAngela Natividad
  Find yourself some Yelp killers, LinkedIn stats, a delicious social alternative to PowerPoint, Twitter #ComedyFest, scratch-and-sniff banner ads, and GIFs... for TV! Skim to get caught up on the week's ...
  Advertising, B2B Marketing, B2C, Demographics, Digital Theory, Humor, LinkedIn, PowerPoint, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, SocialSkim, Twitter
• Five Steps to Improve Your Marketing to Generation-YJoeri Van den Bergh
  Millennials grew up with the Internet, and they are used to having everything at their fingertips. After interviews with 21 global marketing executives, we defined a five-step plan for improving ...
  Advertising, B2C, Brand Loyalty, Brand Positioning, Community, Customer Behavior, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience, Customer Insight, Customer Relationships, Demographics, Gamification, Integrated Marketing, Millennials, Mobile Marketing, Positioning, Product Marketing, Retail Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking
• US Social Ad Revenues to Reach $11B in 2017Vahe Habeshian
  US social advertising revenues will grow from $4.7 billion in 2012 to $11.0 billion in 2017—a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6%—while locally targeted social ad revenues are projected ...
  Advertising, Facebook, Local Marketing, Location-Based Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Research Summaries, Social Media, Twitter
• The Women of Social Media: Digital Influencer Study [Infographic]Verónica Jarski
  Among online women, 75% use social media sites, whereas only 63% of online men do. To find out more about women's online social media activities and influence, check out the ...
  Customer Insight, Demographics, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• #SocialSkim: Boston Marathon, LinkedIn Ads, Twitter Music, Facebook Open Graph MobileAngela Natividad
  The Boston Marathon topped headlines this week. See how social helped salve wounds, correct errors, and reconnect people. Also, the latest on LinkedIn ads, Twitter's just-launched #music, and Facebook's Open ...
  Advertising, B2B Marketing, B2C, E-Commerce, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Marketing Strategy, Retail Marketing, Small Business, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, SocialSkim, Strategy, Twitter
• Social Takes Up 27% of Time Spent OnlineVahe Habeshian
  If time spent online in the US via personal computers were compressed into one hour, 16 minutes of it, or 27%, would be spent on social networking and forums, according ...
  Customer Behavior, E-Commerce, Email, Mobile Marketing, Research Summaries, Retail Marketing, Social Media, Web Content, Websites
• Mobile Minute [Video]: Facebook Home's Marketing Pros and ConsAmanda Klohmann
  Facebook Home has been the biggest mobile story since SXSW, which is why we've dedicated an entire Mobile Minute to it. We've downloaded it and dissected it, and we're now ...
  Advertising, Facebook, Local Marketing, Location-Based Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Smartphones, Social Media
• Three Steps to Using Instagram for E-Commerce (Without Sharing a Single Photo)Thibaut Davoult
  If Pinterest is great for driving referral traffic, Instagram takes the lead in customer retention and engagement. The practices outlined here are only just starting to spread, and they will ...
  B2C, Content, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationships, E-Commerce, Instagram, Product Marketing, Retail Marketing, Social Business, Social Media, Testimonials, Web Content
• Social Media Becomes Less Important to Teens; Prefer to Shop In-Store Than OnlineVahe Habeshian
  Today's teens, though digital natives, by a wide margin prefer to shop in stores than online, and even their use of what they consider their favorite social networks is decreasing ...
  Consumer Electronics, Demographics, E-Commerce, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Research Summaries, Retail Marketing, Smartphones, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, Websites, YouTube
• #SocialSkim: Ebert, Government Vines, Facebook and Millennials, Twitter CVs, Branded BlockbustersAngela Natividad
  Death was a big social theme with the passing of two cultural icons. See how government is using Vine and how MTV's voting via Instagram and Twitter works. Find stats ...
  Advertising, Career Management, Content, Content Marketing, Demographics, Digital Theory, E-Commerce, Facebook, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, SocialSkim, Twitter
• Six Reasons Your Website Will FailOllie Bigler
  Although the dawn of the Web was nearly two decades ago, many small and midsize businesses (SMBs) still have a limited, ineffective online presence. Let's examine the top reasons SMBs ...
  Content, Customer Experience, E-Commerce, Mobile Marketing, SEO, Small Business, Social Media, Web Content, Website Design
• Mobile Minute [Video]: Facebook Home, iOS delays, Windows 8's last chanceSteve Arshad
  From releases to rumors, a lot's happening in mobile this week: Facebook's Home (something close to an OS), Apple's daunting iOS challenge, and a reminder that Windows mobile exists.
  Advertising, B2B Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Facebook, Mobile Marketing, Smartphones, Social Media
• Baseball Opening Day 2013: Fandom in a Multichannel World [Infographic]Verónica Jarski
  To celebrate Opening Day 2013, Silverpop studied the social, email, and mobile habits of 30 Major League Baseball clubs and presented the results in this infographic.
  Brand Management, Customer Loyalty, Customer Relationships, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
• Nonprofit Benchmarks: Email, Social, Audience, Fundraising [Infographic]Vahe Habeshian
  Online nonprofit fundraising is on the rise, with explosive growth in sustaining gifts and a larger audience of supporters reached via social networks, according to an analysis of leading US ...
  Benchmarking, Email, Email Marketing, Facebook, Metrics, Nonprofits, Research Summaries, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• Social Search Optimization on Five Major Social Networks (Part 2: Twitter, Pinterest, Google+)Courtney Gibb
  The combination of search and social is revolutionary. Find out the search capabilities of Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ and how to search-optimize your presence on them.
  Demographics, Google+, Pinterest, Search Engine Marketing, SEO, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• Omnichannel Loyalty: The New Customer Connection [Infographic]Verónica Jarski
  With omnichannel loyalty, companies engage customers with personalized messages at each touchpoint across various channels; businesses also offer rewards for customers' loyalty, which often results in lifelong brand loyalty.
  Brand Loyalty, Brand Management, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Customer Relationships, Relationship Marketing, Sales, Social Media
• The Omni-Channel Retail Experience, or How Kay and Jared Jewelers Upped Sales 49%Neal Berg
  As consumers become increasingly more connected, so too will multiple shopping channels. The industry has dubbed this shift the "omni-channel" experience. Here's how, by embracing this approach, two brands significantly ...
  B2C, Customer Behavior, E-Commerce, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Retail Marketing, Social Business, Social Media, Voice of the Customer
• Gen-Z Trusts Mobile, Social Content More Than Other Generations DoLenna Garibian
  Members of Generation Z, those now age 18-23, tend to be indiscriminate with their media choices and are more likely than other generations to embrace and trust online communications such ...
  Content, Customer Behavior, Customer Engagement, Customer Loyalty, Email, Mobile Marketing, Research Summaries, Social Media, Websites
• 8 Do's and 5 Don'ts of Instagram for Building Your BrandAdrienne Erin
  Though some forward-thinking businesses are already using Instagram, chances are you aren't yet, and neither are your competitors. With its universal appeal, however, Instagram is not a medium marketers should ...
  Brand Awareness, Branding, Content, Content Marketing, Creativity, Customer Relationships, Instagram, Local Marketing, Location-Based Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Product Marketing, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, Tradeshows/Events, Web Content