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Using Data to Rank 2011′s Top 20 Internet, Social Media and SEO blogs
For three years now, the folks at Cision have ranked the Top 100 blogs in our category by looking at specific data points. These data points are designed to reward actual site performance versus popularity or “Internet fame.” Last year, Ignite Social Media was ranked second, only to the blog powerhouse Mashable. This year, Cision [...]
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2011 Social Network Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Traffic Data Revealed
2010 was a rocky year in the social network space and many sites closed their doors including Propeller.com and Team Sugar, to name a few. Quite a few others continued their decline into yesterday’s news as we see more social network users consolidating their social profiles. Undoubtedly, Facebook’s continued growth worldwide has led to this [...]
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Ignite Social Media named one of “World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011″
The International Business Times came out with their list of 5 agencies they describe as “The World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011” and Ignite Social Media is one of the five selected. We’re honestly not sure of the criteria, but we’re flattered to be included in such a small group of firms on [...]
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26 Facebook Fan Page Examples in Detail
Since the conclusion of our previous series “26 Social Media Marketing Examples in Detail” and with the start of the new year, I have been inspired yet again to evaluate what other brands are doing in the space. However, instead of covering what a brand is doing across multiple platforms, in this series we will uncover specifically what the top brands on Facebook are doing on their pages to engage with their fans.
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Top 50 Branded Facebook Fan Pages, January 2012: Nokia leaps, Monster slips
Jim Tobin | February 02, 2012 | View Comments
The latest monthly list of the Top 50 Branded Facebook Fan Pages is now available for January 2012, and several brands made impressive runs to kick off the year. While some brand grew slowly in the way I described recently on Mashable.com, many more brands bucked that trend and grew 5, 10, even 39% percent [...]
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Jim Tobin Discusses Facebook IPO with NBC17
Craig Carter | February 01, 2012 | View Comments
President of Ignite Social Media, Jim Tobin, stopped by the NBC17 studio this morning to discuss Facebook’s recent announcement to go public. Watch the video below to learn what’s led Facebook to this momentous occasion and how going public might affect the other social networks like Google+ and Twitter.
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The Future of YouTube Marketing by Greg Jarboe – SES NY Interview
Guest | February 01, 2012 | View Comments
Ignite had the benefit of interviewing Greg Jarboe recently and wanted to share his thoughts for our readers. Greg gave some really good advice for companies looking to engage in YouTube marketing in 2012. You can find Greg speaking at this year’s SES NY and hear him speaking specifically on the YouTube Next Gen panel. 1) Is YouTube moving in [...]
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PowerVoice, Snickers, Journalists on Facebook, Air China – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | January 30, 2012 | View Comments
PowerVoice Pays Users To Post Ads On Twitter, Facebook PowerVoice, a new social media marketing company, launched last week. The service compensates users for sharing brands’ messages on social networks in a somewhat similar fashion to Adly. However, unlike Adly, it’s not focused solely on enabling celebrities and other public figures to earn additional income through recommendations. [...]
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Pinterest Demographic Data: The Marketers Guide to People Who Pin
Erin Ledbetter | January 24, 2012 | View Comments
Unless you’re living under a rock, or started boycotting the internet when SOPA was first introduced last year, you’ve heard Pinterest is growing. But just how much traffic is Pinterest getting these days?
According to ComScore, Pinterest has over 4 million users and is rapidly growing. Data from Google Ad Planner below shows nearly 1.5 million unique users are visiting Pinterest daily, and spending an astounding 14+ minutes on the site. While this is pocket change compared to behemoth Facebook’s ~500 million daily uniques and 23 minute visits (yes, I’ve heard other numbers, but need to compare apples to apples here…) this rapid growth , coupled with Pinterest’s focus on discovery suggests the growing network is not to be taken lightly by brands.