Comments on: The 12 Social Media Marketing Stats of 2013

By: Brad Marcus

Brad Marcus — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:18:02 +0000

Very nice article. The only issue I have is the number of users checking into social media on mobile. This flies against every other study I’ve seen in the growing trend of mobile users on websites as well as social media. Where did you get that number?
Thanks again for the nicely written piece.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:39:49 +0000

In reply to Nancy.

Hi Nancy!

I’m glad you brought that up because I just realized I must have mis-typed the number–it’s 78%. I’ll be sure to change it in the article right away. The stat is from Forbes but I found it in this article here: http://www.exacttarget.com/blog/20-stats-about-how-social-media-influences-purchasing-decisions/ #17

Sorry about that again!

By: Nicky Helmkamp

Nicky Helmkamp — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:45:25 +0000

Hi Alicia,

Excellent article! We included it in our Monthly Resource Roundup http://www.northcutt.com/blog/2014/01/december-the-best-seo-social-media-content-marketing/

Cheers!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:34:42 +0000

Could you please share where these interesting stats come from, especially the one about “68% “of Americans say social media impacts their purchasing decisions.” I looked for sources but didn’t see them. Thank you.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:26:12 +0000

In reply to Aahna.

Hi Aahna! Google is building their platform in the opposite way FB did. Facebook started by getting the user-the ordinary John Doe to love their site which brought on more people and eventually companies (which brought ads and money). Google+ is the opposite. They are starting by getting companies on the social network (SEO, local places, reviews) it’s pretty much mandatory for a company to be on Google+ so they can show up in search. Not sure what you mean by outrank (meaning become more popular or just outrank on the SERPs)?

By: Aahna

Aahna — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 08:23:37 +0000

Hi Alicia,

When initially Google+ was launched, I thought it wouldn’t be able to compete with Facebook. But now I feel it can outrank Facebook in coming years. What you have to say about Alicia?