Social Media Trends you NEED stay on top of

Everybody’s doing it!  94% of marketers said they used social media to market their businesses according to Social Media Examiner’s annual Social Media Marketing Report.  With social media usage growing at an unprecedented rate you need to stay on top of the trends to keep up with this fast moving industry.  I have selected a handful of relevant and interesting articles that will dig a little deeper into the current trends observed today.

I hope you enjoy!  Please let me know of any trends you have spotted in social media in the comments below  

Study Reveals 5 Hot Trends In Social Media Marketing

www.demandcreationspecialists.com4/16/12

Social Media Examiner just issued the results of its fourth annual Social Media Marketing report. There’s a lot to digest here, but it’s well worth the effort with more than 3800 marketers participating in the study. Here are some of the highlights …

2012 Social Media Usage Trends Worldwide | Proven SEO

www.provenseo.com4/16/12

There is surely no doubt that social networks are now a big part of most people’s lives. In fact, experts believe that there will be more than 1.4 billion social network users sometime in 2012. This is a massive 19.2% increase over the past year.

2011 Trends of Marketing with Videos Revealed | Social Media Today

socialmediatoday.com4/14/12

The concept behind marketing with video makes sense for social media for many reasons. People are attracted to a visual medium, and video can provide stimulus for both the eyes and the ears. There is a power behind …