OutBrain recently released an update to their Content Discovery and Engagement Report. The original study was done in Q1 and the update is for Q2. Top 20 Traffic Sources to Content Pages 1 Google 2 Yahoo 3 AOL/Huffington Post 4 Facebook 5 MSN* 6 Drudge … [Read more...]
Your Customers are Sharing Content – Are You?
In a recent Pew Research report about how people get their news today, sharing was highlighted as one of the integral activities associated with news content online. “If searching for news was the most important development of the last decade, sharing news may be among the most important of the next.” Share This just released the results of a study of sharing … [Read more...]
Social Media Hard on the Heels of Email for SMB Marketing
For years we’ve been told that email is still far and away the best way to reach our audiences, but a new study from Pitney Bowes released in April shows that social media is nipping hard on the heels of the number one position. Rated for cost effectiveness and ease of use, social media is just a few percentage points behind email. Social media was the most cited new … [Read more...]
Are You Measuring the ROI of Your Social Media Activity?
Our recent study of the top companies across several categories revealed that on average just over 80% are using some form of social media. Yet another study shows that most have not figured out how to calculate a return on that investment. According to a Hypatia Research report, “Benchmarking Social Community Platform Investments & ROI,” only 40% of companies … [Read more...]
Is It Time to Re-Examine Your Media Relations Strategy?
The PwR 2011 Study shows that journalists are embracing the online world: 77% contribute content to a website or a blog in addition to their usual duties 87% prefer to receive press releases via email 91% want “easy access” via a link in the email to relevant background, bios and supporting information 87% want access to high res images 76% want verbiage they can … [Read more...]
