Pinterest is truly the newest game changer. Since they launched (10 months ago) more than 13 MILLION users have registered. So why is Pinterest a game changer? Here, are a few reasons why they are not a forced to be messed with: In the U.S., the majority of users are female, but in the U.K., … Continue reading Pinterest, the Newest Game Changer
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Social Media Marketing By the Numbers
Via Scoop.it - Being Your Brand You can not argue with the cold hard numbers on the power of social media marketing (well you could, but it would be a losing battle). This infographic from Mashable shows the power of social media marketing in regards to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and location based services (such as FourSquare) strictly through numbers. So what can … Continue reading Social Media Marketing By the Numbers
Community Managers Share The Best Apps and Tools For Productivity
Via Scoop.it - Being Your Brand Community managers from different businesses & industries offer their insight on how to best increase your productivity & the best tools to do so. Via mashable.com
Pinterest: Everything You Wanted to Know About 2012's Hottest Startup [INFOGRAPHIC]
Via Scoop.it - Social Media Buzz How fast is Pinterest growing? How many people work there? This infographic lays it out. Via mashable.com
Social Media Week 2012
Today I was able to watch two great live presentations from social media week 2012: Moves Like Jagger: Customer Service Evolved- from Social Media Week San Francisco Applying Big Data Analytics to Social Media Data - from Social Media Week New York Business and Innovation At the end of this week, I will do a … Continue reading Social Media Week 2012
International Social Media Trends
I started wondering how social media trends and usage differs by country. Based on Facebook's fact sheet, international users make up a big chunk of the market. Over 80% of users are outside the U.S. and Canada (WOW!), 676 million active monthly users to be exact. That is a lot of users/followers that can make … Continue reading International Social Media Trends
Why Wikipedia Is Important For Your Social Media Strategy
Many times Wikipedia is overlooked as a tool for both branding and social media. Wikipedia at its core is a collaborative information source and a social media. It is often one of the first listings that appears in search results, and is many people's first choice when they want quick information. A big reason that … Continue reading Why Wikipedia Is Important For Your Social Media Strategy
Planning for Your Social Media Campaign
I can not stress more, the importance of doing your due diligence before starting a Social Media campaign. Everything may go smoothly after launch, but don't be blindsided if things do not go as plan. Rather, have a crisis management plan in place for everything you think could go wrong. A great example we can … Continue reading Planning for Your Social Media Campaign
Protecting Your Brand On Facebook
Recently I noticed that about an hour or so after reading a post from a company I follow, the number of comments on the post had almost doubled, or maybe even tripled. While I was amazed, I also knew that this was the power of Social Media in action; creating conversation and buzz quickly and … Continue reading Protecting Your Brand On Facebook