The following infographic highlights the changes that have occurred in the history of food safety. Today’s consumers are encouraged to provide their feedback using social media and review sites to promote better food safety standards.
2 billion people are online. 85% of customers expect businesses to be active in social media. Word of mouse = word of mouth. You can hate social media but if you are looking to gain business, you certainly can’t ignore it. The following infographic published provides 7 reasons to embrace online culture and some thought provoking questions to get you loving Facebook, Twitter, emarketing, blogs and more.
This new infographic from the Better Business Bureau takes a look at the Top 10 Scams of 2011. The scams go way beyond just financial scams to include home improvement, job, and even social media scams.
How much time do you spend on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter? Social Media has created an atmosphere that is tough to walk away from. With smart phones and apps your friends and family are always with you. This infographic from ReuseThisBag.com will help you to see if you are addicted to social media.
The SOPA Blackout turned out to be one of the largest protests in history which had the effect of stalling two of the most terrifying censorship bill to ever pass through the United States Congress. This infographic recounts that momentous day for social media users in tweets, emails and calls.
Pinterest, a fairly new social media site that allows users to “pin” their favorite pictures in a pinboard style format, is not just for women (although I’ve heard that it currently comprised of some 70% women). Men can use it as well. This infographic designed by Jack M. Block looks at some of the ways men can utilize Pinterest and still maintain their “man card.”
Commerce in Motion offers a compelling and creative look at how current technology trends in social media, mobility, and location-based services are creating a new breed of shopper – the SoMoLo shopper. These are consumers who regularly use social networks and apps, smart phones and location based services as part of their shopping lifestyle.
Was the recent Iowa caucus the first truly ‘social’ primary in this year’s Presidential race? The following infographic compares each candidate’s share of the vote and some of the key social media metrics published in the weeks leading up to January 3rd event and concludes that the winner in terms of predicting the result in Iowa was… the mainstream news media?
Face-to-face discussions are the foundation of human communication, and once established it allows us to build trust, clearly articulate our ideas and minimize misunderstanding. However, for many of us, face-to-face is a growing rarity, replaced by text messaging, Skype, e-mails, and social media.
While 2011 may have been the “Year of Mobile,” we will go further next year. Consumers are expanding their uses of social media to more devices and incorporating it into daily tasks, and we, as marketers must follow. That is why 2012 needs to be, and will be, the “Year of Integration.”
