Social Media Was Huge in 2012
Facebook reached 1 billion users
Pinterest was the fastest site to hit the 10 million visitor mark
Instagram now has over 100 million users
Every minute of each day in 2012:
100,000 Tweets were sent
684,478 posts were shared on Facebook
2 million searches were made on Google
48 hours of video were uploaded on YouTube
Why Social Media Is Important For YOUR Business:
70% of adult social networkers shop online
There are more than 2.27 billion people online
53% of active adult social networkers follow a brand
What Do Social Networkers Want From Companies?
83% Deals and Promotions
70% Reward Programs
58% Exclusive Content
55% Feedback on new products
Future predictions?
More than half the revenue spent online will be influenced by the Internet
“We will no longer search for products and services …they will find us via social media”
Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics
How Does All Of This Affect Your Business?
Don’t think for one minute that YOUR customers won’t be included in those statistics. The Internet is not the future. It is happening now and it won’t go away. You need to be on board right now.
Sources:
Socialnomics.net
Artharthick.com
Mediabistro.com
Humblefinancialservices.com
Bootcampdigital.com
