Posts Tagged social media marketing
Facebook Statistics
- More than 300 million active users
- 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day
- The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older
- Average user has 130 friends on the site
- More than 6 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide)
- More than 40 million status updates each day
- More than 10 million users become fans of Pages each day
- More than 2 billion photos uploaded to the site each month
- More than 14 million videos uploaded each month
- More than 2 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) shared each week
- More than 3 million events created each month
- More than 45 million active user groups exist on the site
- More than 65 translations available on the site
- About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
- More than one million developers and entrepreneurs from more than 180 countries
- Every month, more than 70% of Facebook users engage with Platform applications
- More than 350,000 active applications currently on Facebook Platform
- More than 250 applications have more than one million monthly active users
- More than 15,000 websites, devices and applications have implemented Facebook Connect since its general availability in December 2008
- There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices.
- People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are almost 50% more active on Facebook than non-mobile users.
- There are more than 180 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products.
Link Facebook Page to Twitter
Now, you can link your Facebook Pages to your Twitter accounts. Click on the image below and follow the instructions.
A good feature from Facebook to keep them ahead in their competition with Twitter. What do you think?
how to use Linkedin for Business
Posted by Cleartag in Branding, Online Marketing on August 18, 2009
Linkedin.com is one of the largest and most active online business networks.
Linkedin should be an essential part of your online marketing and branding strategy, here are some ways to leverage the network’s features:
Profile:
- first step is to join and complete your profile.
- Use your headline wisely
- Upload your photo
- Add your keywords to your specialties.
- Add links to your website, blog and twitter. Please use relevant keywords or your company name instead of “My Company” as anchor text.
- Ask your staff to join and complete their profile.
- Ask your clients to post recommendations if they are satisfied with your work and get their permission to use these recommendations/testimonials in other media.
Groups:
- Join active groups in your region and industry.
- Join the conversations, start and reply to topics and try to add value.
- Create your own group(s) for your niche.
- Send Weekly or Bi-Monthly newsletter to your group
Contacts:
- Connect with people with similar interests, from same region and in your industry.
- Invite your email contacts, friends, business associates to join and connect with them.
Answers:
- Try to answer questions related to your niche at least once per month.
- Don’t be afraid to ask! but don’t spam or abuse that.
Applications:
This screenshot shows the featured applications, with their description.
The WordPress application will import your wordpress blog, and the slideshare will import your presentations. You can click on Applications on the left sidebar in your Linkedin to see them all.
Companies:
Another relatively new feature from Linkedin is the Companies profile, which is still in Beta.
- Add your company with complete profile.
- Search for service providers in specific industry or location.
What are your thoughts about linkedin?
Facebook Pages vs Groups vs Profiles
A Facebook Page/Group “is a public profile that enables you to share your business and products with Facebook users.” It helps a brand create an online presence that looks and behaves like user profiles, yet serves to connect the brand with its customers. This is a basic comparison between Facebook Pages, Facebook Groups and users profiles.
Facebook Pages vs Groups