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• The Path to Social Media Success in 2013: A 12-Month Plan [Infographic]Verónica Jarski
  Often, the best way to reach a huge goal is to break it down into small, less intimidating goals. To help businesses tackle the daunting task of developing a social ...
  Brand Management, Content, Customer Relationships, Facebook, Marketing Tips, Pinterest, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• Marketers Are From Mars: Their Digital Behaviors Differ From Consumers'Lenna Garibian
  Marketers are not typical consumers: They're more likely than other online consumers to explore new digital environments, own a smartphone, and use various digital media frequently. Consequently, marketers can lose ...
  Customer Engagement, Email, Facebook, Mobile Marketing, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Smartphones, Social Media, Twitter, Websites
• Facebook Graph Search, a Pinterest Campaign, Dropify, and More: This Week in Social Media #SocialSkimAngela Natividad
  Facebook's Graph Search tops this week's buzz list. In campaigns, we've got VSP and fashion icon Diane Von Furstenberg's #PinToGiveAndGet (remember Pinterest? It's still hot...). And you'll love this week's ...
  Advertising, B2B Marketing, Community, Community Management, Customer Behavior, Demographics, Digital Theory, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mobile Marketing, Pinterest, Social Business, Social Media, SocialSkim, Twitter
• 10 Personal Branding Trends for 2013 (Part 1)William Arruda
  At the end of each year, personal branding guru William Arruda predicts what personal branding trends will be valuable to career-minded marketers in the coming year. He says many exciting ...
  Branding, Career Management, Content, Content Marketing, Job Search, LinkedIn, Mobile Marketing, Personal Branding, Pinterest, Social Media, Social Networking, YouTube
• Social Marketing Benchmarks: Budgets, Goals, and MoreLenna Garibian
  Organizations are still cautious about dedicating resources to social media marketing: Only 27% of those surveyed employ someone who focuses exclusively on social media, according to a study by Ragan ...
  Blogging, Brand Awareness, Career Management, Content, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Nonprofits, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Sales, SEO, Twitter, Videos, YouTube
• #SocialSkim: Social Media Update, Week of December 17, 2012Angela Natividad
  Deck the halls. This week’s #SocialSkim’s got viral greats and go-homes, Instagram and Twitter updates, and one (just one!) #adventcalendar. It’s also data-rich for your digestive pleasure. Skim for savvy, ...
  Advertising, Digital Theory, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Social Media, SocialSkim, Twitter, Videos
• #SocialSkim: Social Media Update, Week of December 10, 2012Angela Natividad
  In this first of many MarketingProfs #SocialSkim social media news and views to come, we scan the Web to make sure you're up to date on everything happening in the ...
  E-Commerce, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Social Business, Social Media, Social Networking, SocialSkim, Twitter
• Facebook, Pinterest Trigger More Offline Actions Than Other Social Sites
  On average, nearly one-half (47%) of social media users say they've taken some type of action offline (e.g., attending an event, meeting someone in person, or making a purchase) after ...
  Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• Email, Social, and Mobile Are Marketers' 2013 Budget PrioritiesLenna Garibian
  Email, social media, and mobile rank as marketers' top spending priorities for 2013, according to a survey from StrongMail: 55.5% of marketing executives say they plan to increase spending on ...
  Email Marketing, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Location-Based Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Social Media, Twitter, YouTube
• PEAR, or Why a .3% Click-Through Rate for a Banner Ad Is Perfectly AcceptableMichelle Eichhorn
  Your banner ads aren't all about the click-throughs and immediate purchases. Brand retention and recognition are key goals of online advertising, because you want customers to seek you out when ...
  Advertising, Blogging Strategy, Brand Awareness, Branding, Customer Acquisition, Customer Behavior, Demographics, Facebook, Pinterest, Promotions, Social Media
• Holiday Shopper Attitudes, Channels, Tools, and Trends [Infographic]Damien Acheson
  To better understand holiday shoppers and their attitudes about online tools and channels, LivePerson conducted its 2012 Holiday E-Commerce Survey then highlighted its findings in an infographic.
  Consumer Electronics, Customer Behavior, Customer Experience, Digital Marketing, Facebook, Pinterest, Sales, Smartphones, Social Media, Twitter
• Small Businesses Stepping Up Social Marketing
  Nearly two-thirds of small businesses (66%) are spending more time on social media marketing in 2012 than they did last year; moreover, the proportion of those that have increased their ...
  Blogging, Content, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Small Business, Social Media, Twitter
• Photo-Sharing on Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr
  Nearly one-half (46%) of online adults post original photos and videos they themselves have created, and 41% curate photos and videos they find elsewhere on the Internet and post them ...
  Facebook, Instagram, Mobile Marketing, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Social Networking, User-Generated Content, Videos
• Four Steps to a Social Media Strategy [Infographic]Dave Calibey, Maura Beaudreault
  Engaging your customers online requires more than just being on the same social networks they are on. You first need to determine what your goals are for social media, how ...
  Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Customer Relationships, Facebook, Google+, Marketing Strategy, Pinterest, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
• Professional vs. Personal: The Social Media Mindset DivideLenna Garibian
  Personal social networks and professional ones satisfy different needs and interests, and have different sets of emotional drivers that fuel them: People not only make different types of connections but ...
  Customer Behavior, Digital Theory, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Social Networking, Twitter
• SMBs and Social Media: Follower Engagement, Top Channels, Budgets, Use Levels
  Does the size of a social media following matter? Though two in three SMBs (67%) say they favor quality over quantity, including a plurality (40%) who prefer very engaged followers, ...
  Facebook, Google, Google+, Marketing Budgets, Pinterest, Research Summaries, SMBs, Social Media, Twitter, YouTube
• Pinterest's Impact on Users and on Your Brand
  We've mentioned Pinterest numerous times—enough to show we're Pin-crazy. But we're not the only ones! To back us up on our Pin interest, Compete has published charts about Pinterest's growth and ...
  Customer Engagement, Pinterest, Social Media, Websites
• Marketers Still Shying Away From Pinterest
  Despite the rapid growth of Pinterest, some 44% of ad and marketing executives surveyed say they have no interest in using the social networking site for business purposes, according to ...
  Customer Behavior, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Social Media
• 10 Things We Love and Hate About Pinterest [Infographic]
  Pinterest, the mega-popular online pinboard platform, has more than 20 million users. But what do its users say about it? What about Pinterest inspires love or whips up hate?
  Content, Pinterest, Social Media
• Pinterest: The Email Marketer's New OpportunityKristina Huffman
  Pinterest and email marketing are intersecting in three ways: emails that use Pinterest-generated content, emails prompting recipients to follow a brand on Pinterest, and emails that have content appealing enough ...
  Content, Content Marketing, Email, Email Marketing, Marketing Tips, Pinterest, Social Media