Tag Archives: social media
The Retailer’s Guide to SOLOMO (Social-Local-Mobile) [INFOGRAPHIC]
Did you know that almost 120 million Americans now own a smartphone, and 80 percent of those use their device to access social networks?
SoLoMo (Social-Local-Mobile) is the addition of local information to search engine results to capitalize on the increasing use of mobile, allowing businesses to push relevant offers to customers based on their location. And the results can be unbelievable – smartphones are expected to influence $200 billion worth of sales in 2013.
This infographic takes a closer look at how retailers are making the most of the SoLoMo opportunity.
Best Days to Post to Facebook by Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
For those of us who work in social media, switching gears is something we are used to.
One of the the greatest challenges for small business owners managing their own Facebook pages is determining exactly when to post a given piece of content so it attracts the most “likes,” comments, and retweets. A recent infographic from LinchpinSEO could help crack that code by showing the best days to post to Facebook. Even better, it breaks it down by business type or industry.
For instance, companies considered “general retail” will find more engagement on Mondays, whereas nonprofits will see greater success on weekends, according to LinchpinSEO, which analyzed the user engagement of more than 1,800 Facebook pages from the world’s top brands. The data were collected from April 1 to May 31.
It’s important to remember that each type of business will have a different best day and time to post to Facebook. This infographic could help you identify it. If you need further help with your Facebook Business Page, our team of Social Stagers are here to help do it for you.
How To Really Use LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC]
LinkedIn is probably the most misunderstood social network for those seeking to market themselves and/or their businesses. We have done tons of research, trial and error, and just plain hard work to find out the best ways to market your business on LinkedIn. Now we aren’t going to share all our ninja tricks right here because there is just way too much to do for the average business owner to be able to do it themselves. We did however, find an excellent resource of tips and tricks that you can implement and have great success with. Here is the LinkedIn Bootcamp [INFOGRAPHIC] for your viewing and learning pleasure. Courtesy of mindflash.com.
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TRENDING: Small Businesses are Increasing Social Media Efforts and Budgets for 2013
Although small business owners are struggling with the added workload of social media and content creation, small businesses are ramping up their social efforts and are increasingly finding value in paying others to help them with their social media efforts.
According to an online survey of 462 businesses (93% with fewer than 100 employees), conducted between Sept. 17 and Oct. 5 by VerticalResponse, 66% of small businesses are spending more time and money on social media than they did a year ago, with 43% spending six or more hours per week on social media activities for their business.
How are those hours being spent? On Facebook and Twitter, mostly, as 90% of respondents are active on the Facebook; 70% on the Twitter. Only a third of the small businesses surveyed said they are able to publish to their social networks every day.
For some small business owners, spending six or more hours per week on social media activities, coupled with the one to three hours for writing a single blog post, creates a major time strain.
That’s why small businesses are investing more in getting help with their social media publishing efforts. The data suggests that if a small business is going to increase its budget, it will likely be for social media rather than marketing; 36% of those surveyed pay for social media publishing and analytics tools.
Small businesses should proceed with caution when considering when looking to have employees manager their social media. Always consider getting help from a reputable, professional social media management firm like everzocial.
Here’s an infographic highlighting the research data from Vertical Response:
