The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Which Types of Websites Are Visited Most Frequently?”. Ayaz Nanji says, “Most people globally who are online visit three types of websites once a week or more: a search engine (74%) such as Google, a social networking site (64%) such as Facebook, and a portal site for checking emails (55%) such as Gmail, according to a recent report by Ipsos. Three other types of sites are visited regularly by four in ten of global respondents: a user-generated or upload site such as YouTube (44%), a news and information site such as CNN.com (42%),... [...]
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The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Why Visual Assets > Infographics – Whiteboard Friday”. Rand Fishkin says, “While infographics are touted by some as wonderful examples of making information accessible, in today’s Whiteboard Friday, Rand shows us a very different view of them, making the case for using individual visual assets instead”. Why Visual Assets > Infographics – Whiteboard Friday MOZ Blog [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Social Media On The Rise: Which Is The Best?”. Amy Doffont says, “We will never forget our first screen names on AOL’s AIM, actually before our screen names; none of us will ever forget our first computers. That is where social media all began. Ten years ago there was no such thing as a “social media coordinator” or a “social media expert” position at any job, but today there is. People may ask what benefits are there to being a “social media professional?” A lot of people, still, to this day, believe that... [...]
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Dot Com Lunch – Free Lunch Friday Is Back Edition”. Chow says, “In addition to hosting the weekly Dot Com Lunch, we also host a monthly event callFree Lunch Friday. Happening on the last Friday of the month, Free Lunch Friday is just that – a free lunch for starving entrepreneurs trying to get rich. Free Lunch Friday was put on hold due to lack of sponsorship. We were not sure when, or if, it would ever return. Well, I’m happen to say that Free Lunch Friday is back! Not only does it offer a free lunch, but we have free beer too! Unlike the... [...]
The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “Small Business Saturday 2013 Action Plan”. Rebekah Henson says, “Small Business Saturday happens on November 30. For the third year in a row, American Express is encouraging consumers to “Shop Small” and support local establishments in their communities during the holiday season instead of shopping at big chain retailers. Consumers spent $5.5 billion at small businesses on this day last year. 67% of consumers are aware of the Small Business Saturday push to support local shops. But less than half of those aware actually went out and shopped“. Small... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “10 Killer Tips for Social Media Optimization”. Ron Johnson says, “Social media optimization is an ever-growing buzzword in the online marketing world today. Otherwise known as SMO or social SEO, social media optimization is about optimizing your social media presence for optimal traffic. Some of the same rules as SEO apply to SMO, but there are also some important differences you need to be aware of. Here are 10 helpful tips on how to optimize your social media profile. Socialize – It might seem obvious, but it’s... [...]
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Lack of tracking and common metrics seen as main barriers to multiscreen ad campaigns: report”. David Moth says, “A quarter of marketers are yet to execute campaigns across multiple screens, with tracking apparently the main issue that’s holding people back. New research from Undertone found that 59% of marketers and 68% of agencies say that difficulty tracking people across devices is the main barrier to implementing a multiscreen campaign. A lack of common performance metrics is also cited as a key barrier to deployment... [...]
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “New TCPA Guidelines: What Do They Mean For Mobile Marketing?”. Cezar Kolodziej says, “By now, you have likely noticed that everyone is talking (and texting) about the amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) — the same legislation that spawned the “Do Not Call” registry. But the news isn’t exactly new. In fact, the TCPA guidelines were amended by the FCC in early 2012; but, they just went into effect on October 16, 2013. So why should we be concerned? While the guidelines encompass telephone... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Just 11% of Americans Tweet Every Month”. Zoe Fox says, “The country where the highest percentage of Internet users are active on Twitter may come as a suprise. It’s Saudi Arabia. One-third of the country’s online population are active monthly Twitter users, according to PeerReach. The study considers active Twitter users to be those who tweet, rather than Twitter’s metric of those who log in to the service. It’s important to note that about 40% of the users Twitter considers monthly actives never tweet”. Just... [...]
The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Holiday Online Shopping Data: Eight Lucrative Dates Besides Cyber Monday and Black Friday”. Ayaz Nanji says, “Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two peak revenue days for e-commerce retailers during the holiday season, together accounting for 8.58% of all holiday shopping revenue. However, two periods in early and mid December are as lucrative, and less competitive for consumers’ attention, according to a recent report by Custora. The analysis found that the four days of December 1-4 brought in 9% of total holiday e-commerce revenue... [...]