A new phenomenon is growing on social media. Alongside an increase in the number of people commenting on sad deaths of celebrities, many are taking to their favourite social channel to lament the death of others who died months a long time ago. It seems in an age where news can be old news in the … More Dead again… on social media
A Gartner survey has shown that the term “digital marketing” is on the wane. The report showed that many CMO’s are “done” with the term with 98% of marketers no longer making a clear distinction between marketing online and offline.
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This comic succinctly captures what is so wrong with so many organisations social media activity. You need to spend less time talking about yourself on social networks and work harder for the attention you desire by providing real value to the communities you wish to connect with. Competitions and ‘viral videos’ will drive short term … More Why are so many getting social media marketing wrong?
The helpful guys at Twitter have issued some guidelines and stats to help you get the most out of your tweets. Whilst the focus is on promoting mobile apps these lessons will apply whatever you are tweeting. Time to switch off the caps lock… Be specific about discounts… Be specific about your prices… Use … More How to write the perfect tweet
Since updating to Windows 10 I have been getting birthday updates popping up on my desktop which are pulled in from Facebook. With over a 1000 Facebook contacts you can imagine how irritating this can become. If the same is happening to you and you would like to switch them off here is how. First … More How to switch off birthday reminders in Windows 10
Imagery is so important in social media. I have done a number of tests of posting the same content in similar situations with and without images. Everytime those posts with images far exceed those without in all levels of engagement. This infographic goes further in attempting to explain why your followers relate more to posts with … More How visual content drives social media growth
Love this infographic from Fast Company. It’s a couple of years old but still as relevant today as it was when it was created.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the average attention span of a human being has dropped from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2013–one second less than the attention span of a goldfish. So now more than ever the likelihood of someone sitting through your 15 minute video on how fantatstic … More Importance of images in a social media age
This handy infographic share key demographics for all the key social media sites. The stats help break some assumptions that I have heard from marketers such as that people on higher incomes do not use social media; or that younger people (18-29) don’t use Twitter. Infographic via SproutSocial. These demographics are just one factor in … More Social media demographics: Which site should you use
These statistics from 2014 (looks like they are for the US) shows that marketers are increasingly taking social media seriously. Facebook continues to drive a lot of deserved attention – however Twitter is often underestimated given that the influence of Twitter reaches far beyond its 140 characters and the other Twitter users. For instance … More Which social network should marketers use?
It’s been my experience that the majority of people who don’t use and understand social media in conversations about its use typically focus on what could go wrong – rather than how social media could be used to help a business. I have talked for years of how social media provides an opportunity for your … More 48% of companies don’t encourage social media networking
This infographic captures some of the key digital trends, challenges and opportunities marketers need to be aware of in 2014. Christopher Wellbelove
This infographic compares social media, organic (search engine), email marketing and PPC (pay-per-click advertising). It also usefully looks at differences between B2B and B2C. Christopher Wellbelove
Social media’s role in driving e-commerce sales has never been so great. As this infographic highlights 74% of consumers rely on social media when making their decisions to guide purchases. Many turn to companies social presence to research products and to learn more about the companies they could soon be doing business with. Along with … More Rise of social media in e-commerce
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