Most Marketers Not Profiting From Social Media
Are your social media marketing campaigns bringing in sales? If you answered “yes,” you’re part of a very small group found a recent study.
Although many marketers see the value and potential of social media marketing, most have yet to translate that into sales, found a new report by R2integrated.
According to the study, 65% of respondents said that their companies have not increased revenue or profited using social media. When asked about their biggest impediment, 36% of the respondents cited “not enough data or analytics to develop ROI” as their #1 challenge.
A few key finding determined what set the winners apart from the losers.
How to Incorporate the iPad Into Your Social Strategy
Nobody can pump up a new product launch quite like Apple. Take a semi-rabid fan base, a celebrity CEO and products that just sparkle, and you have all the makings of something big.
In its first month alone, the iPad had already racked up a million units sold. There’s so much online chatter about it, as of this writing a Google search on the name alone generates 107 million search results. The hype and the sales are soaring.
But what does this mean for social media and the way people use the Internet? Are there just a million new Apple toy owners out there or is this the beginning of a broader, more meaningful shift?
