Marketing strategies by social media startups

What low-budget marketing strategies did social media websites use when they started? In this video, we'll take a look at the early days of social media, and find out how facebook, myspace, twitter and pinterest attracted their earliest users.

Music Used:

Skywaze - Lizuna

TTK - Quagar

Both freely available for download at http://www.twoism.org/oneontwoism/5/

References:

Kohut et al (2012). Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012. Pew Research Center, Washington D.C.

Ann Ledwith, Michele...

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From: joepmeneer

Related topics : advantages of social media marketing strategy / social media marketing websites

Presentation: Social Networking Trends Around the World, and What They Mean for Marketers

Recorded live at OMMA Social as part of Internet Week on May 15, 2012.

http://www.mediapost.com/ommasocial/agenda/

Presenter: Eli Goodman, Media Evangelist, comScore, Inc.

OMMA Social is designed to guide marketers and agency execs through the terrain of social media and how it relates to your brand or web property. This one-day conference will address social marketing challenges and provide insight into the future of this medium including valuable information on all the tools and resources...

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From: MediaPost

Related topics : new trends in social media marketing / social media marketing agency / social media network marketing / using social media marketing / social media branding guide

Affiliate Marketing in the Age of Social Media at Affiliate Summit West 2012

This was a conference session titled Affiliate Marketing in the Age of Social Media from Affiliate Summit West 2012, which took place January 8-10, 2012 in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

Session speaker:

Dave Taylor, Blogger, Ask Dave Taylor.com

Session description:

A few years ago, affiliate marketing was all about building a Web site or launching a blog and gaining readership. Today it's all about Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter. What are the NEW best practices?

Experience...

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From: Affiliate Summit

Related topics : affiliate marketing social media / social media marketing trends 2012 / social media marketing companies

February 2012 Web Trends Roundup for Marketing Professionals

http://illuminea.com - With all the changes that take place in the world of online marketing, social media marketing, and SEO, it can be hard to keep up. This monthly series aims to bring you up to speed on everything you might have missed over the last month - in one hour!

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From: illuminea

Related topics : social media online marketing / social media marketing trends 2012

March 2012 Web Trends Roundup for Marketing Professionals

http://illuminea.com - With all the changes that take place in the world of online marketing, social media marketing, and SEO, it can be hard to keep up. This monthly series aims to bring you up to speed on everything you might have missed over the last month - in one hour!

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From: illuminea

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Panel: Instant RFP: Which Social Media Provider Will Win Our Challenge?

Recorded live at OMMA Social as part of Internet Week on May 15, 2012.

http://www.mediapost.com/ommasocial/agenda/

Moderator: David Berkowitz, VP of Emerging Media, 360i

OMMA Social is designed to guide marketers and agency execs through the terrain of social media and how it relates to your brand or web property. This one-day conference will address social marketing challenges and provide insight into the future of this medium including valuable information on all the tools and resources...

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From: MediaPost

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April 2012 Web Trends Roundup for Marketing Professionals

http://illuminea.com - With all the changes that take place in the world of online marketing, social media marketing, and SEO, it can be hard to keep up. This monthly series aims to bring you up to speed on everything you might have missed over the last month - in one hour!

The quality on the video did not come out great so feel free to look at the slideshow here: http://illum.in/JPiuwZ

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From: illuminea

Related topics : social media online marketing / social media marketing trends 2012 / marketing through social media

Top 5 Online Marketing Trends 2012! - Frankwatching

The top 5 ways to market your brand/business in 2012:

1. Blogging/content creation

-optimize with key words

-make it interesting

-make it easy to share

2. mobile marketing

- create a mobile version of your site.

- Create an app

- Make it easy for people to find you on places like Google maps.

3. Videos!

- YouTube: 2nd largest search engine

- Podcast, how-to or viral videos

- Blip.TV: distribute through different channels

4.social media marketing:

Google+ (tease frankwatching.com/ww1)

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From: Frankwatching

Related topics : social media marketing trends 2012 / search engine marketing social media

Isaiah Jackson - "Top 3 Marketing Trends Of 2012"

http://isaiahmjackson.com

Isaiah Jackson speaks on the top 3 marketing trends of 2012.

These are some of the things that I see a lot of people really trying to do and I also see some people not taking advantage of the opportunity.

1. Content marketing - self explanatory everyone knows what content marketing is simple blog posts on your website count for content, writing articles etc.

2. Video marketing - this I see becoming a real big deal in 2012, because a lot of people are starting to do...

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From: theincomemachine

Related topics : social media marketing trends 2012 / social media sites like facebook

TRENDS EXPOSED: The Retail Edit with WGSN at FASHION EXPOSED 2012

Discover the latest trends in retail from unique pop up shop concepts, social media marketing stunts and inspiring visual merchandising from an international perspective.

Heidi is a creative thinker and leader with a strong product, marketing and sales background. She has experience in translating visionary ideas into strategies and everyday reality. Having joined WGSN in 2008, she leads the Australian and New Zealand business delivering insight, inspiration and actionable tools to the fashion...

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From: FashionExposed

Related topics : social media marketing trends retail