social media statistics & your business

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Social media is an increasingly important part of your online marketing strategy. These are just a few statistics about social media and some takeaways.

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59%  of  Twi*er  users  have  visited  B2B  tech  brand  sites,  compared  to  40%  for  the  average  internet  popula@on.  (Source:  Compete  and  Twi*er)    Takeaway:    now  is  the  @me  to  take  B2B  social  media  seriously  if  you  are  a  B2B  marketer.  

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Twee@ng  or  checking  email  may  be  harder  to  resist  than  alcohol,  among  other  substances.  (source:  The  Guardian).    Takeaway:    Like  it  or  not,  we  are  living  in  a  world  that  is  increasingly  addicted  to  staying  hyper  connected  and  on  top  of  the  latest  cha*er.    Become  part  of  the  conversa@on  or  get  leK  behind.  

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According  to  the  Adobe  2013  Mobile  Consumer  Survey:  71%  reported  using  their  mobile  device  to  access  social  media.  (source:  Adobe.com)    

Takeaway:    ensure  your  social  media  campaigns  are  op@mized  for  mobile  devices  —  this  means  having  mobile-­‐friendly  Facebook  fan  pages,  website,  and  other  mobile-­‐friendly  landing  pages.  

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40%  of  social  media  users  purchase  an  item  online  or  in-­‐store  aKer  sharing  or  favori@ng  it  on  Twi*er,  Facebook,  or  Pinterest.    Addi@onally,  social  media  influences  online  and  in-­‐store  purchases  roughly  equally.  (source:  “From  Social  to  Sale,”  Vision  Cri7cal)    Takeaway:    stop  trying  to  align  ROI  solely  to  online  purchases  if  you  also  have  a  bricks  and  mortar  presence.    Find  ways  to  @e  social  media  marke@ng  campaigns  to  in-­‐store  purchases.  

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Worldwide  there  are  an  es@mated  23  million  pets  with  Facebook  profiles.  6%  of  dog  owners  tweet  on  behalf  of  their  pets.  Cat  videos  average  1  million  view  per  day  on  YouTube.  (source:  internetservice.net)    Takeaway:    People  are  crazy  about  pets.    If  there  is  a  logical  way  to  engage  pet  owners  or  incorporate  animals  into  your  posts,    go  for  it.    If  it  doesn’t  make  sense,  don’t  do  it.    It  will  just  come  off  dorky.  

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According  to  the  website  Indeed.com,  more  employers  are  seeking  employees  with  specific  social  media  plaborm  skills:  job  pos@ngs  reques@ng  “Twi*er”  skills  are  up  44  %  since  2012;  calls  for  “Instagram”  skills  have  gone  up  644%  since  Facebook’s  purchase  of  Instagram.  (source:  Social  Times)    

Takeaway:    social  media  skills  are  becoming  more  important  as  a  job  skill.    If  you  are  in  a  career  that  requires  communica@on  with  customers,  vendors,  or  the  community,  brush  up  on  your  social  media  plaborms  to  stay  relevant.  

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Takeaway:    more  and  more  @me  is  spent  with  digital  media  per  day  by  adults  —  it  has  overtaken  print  and  radio,  and  it  is  neck  in  neck  with  television  consump@on.    If  you  aren’t  leveraging  online  media  to  reach  customers,  now  is  the  @me  to  start  thinking  about  your  digital  media  content  marke@ng  plans  for  the  future.  

US  adults  average  5  hours  and  9  minutes  per  day  engaged  with  digital  media.  (source:  The  Real@me  Report)  

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