These 10 Companies Control Enormous Number Of Consumer Brands

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It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company in Nestlé? A ginormous number of brands are controlled by just 10 multinationals, according to this amazing infographic from French blog Convergence Alimentaire. Now we can see just how many products are owned by Kraft, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, P&G and Nestlé. (Disclaimer: We are not sure how up-to-date the graphic is. For example, it has not been updated to reflect P&G's sale of … [Read more...]

How Pinterest Can Turn Your Brand Red-Hot [INFOGRAPHIC]

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If your brand isn’t on Pinterest, you could be missing out on a growing stream of potential customers. While shaping your brand’s image on Pinterest, remember to take into account the specifics of the site’s userbase. A recent study showed that home, arts and crafts,  style/fashion and food are the most popular categories on Pinterest.  The food category is the fastest growing segment of Pinterest. Even if your brand doesn’t directly specialise in these topics, there may be a way to include them in your brand’s boards to gain maximum exposure.  It’s also important to … [Read more...]

Every 60 seconds in social media (infographic)

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This post was mentiond on venturebeat A single minute may be barely enough time to construct a rational thought, but it’s time enough for social media denizens to inundate the web with their status updates, tweets, checkins, and photos. Every 60 seconds in social media, two million videos are viewed on YouTube, 700,000 messages are delivered by way of Facebook, 175,000 tweets are fired off into the ether, and 2,000 Foursquare check-ins tell the world where we are. If the volume of all this social media activity doesn’t astound you, perhaps a visual representation of the data will … [Read more...]

Infographic – Social Media Killed the Blog Star

Click the image to enlarge Via: Fixr Another good infographic from Fixr.com about the how the real estate industry is changing.  Social Medai Killed the Blog Star: Real Estate looks at how buyers are finding their information online and who are the most influential blogs and real estate people on Twitter. I like the use of company logos and Twitter profile images.  I also like that all of the data is built-in to the pie charts and bar charts to make it easier for the readers to comprehend. The side-by-side Top 10 lists are interesting, but because they’re based on different … [Read more...]

How To Get More Twitter Clicks

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Here’s a great infographic that gives some handy tips on how we can all increase the traction on our Tweets. Last year Dan Zarrellaanalysed 200,000 link containing tweets to identify where in a tweet was the best place to put the link, he’s added to this research by identifying elements within a Tweet that tend to lead to higher click-through rates for tweeted links. A few key points to getting the highest clicks on your tweets: Length - keep your tweets to 120-130 characters long Location – place your link 25% of the way into your tweet Language – include the words via, @, RT, … [Read more...]

Infographic: Social Media Statistics For 2012

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This post was mentioned on Digital Buzz It was a huge year for Social Media and here is a great infographic that rounds up the key Social Media Statistics to kickoff 2012. It’s pretty impressive to see that Facebook has grown to more than 800 million active users, adding more than 200 million in a single year. Twitter now has 100 million active users and LinkedIn has over 64 million users in North America alone. A few interesting take outs for social media statistics in 2012: Facebook Statistics 2012: An average Facebook user has 130 friends and likes 80 pages 56% of … [Read more...]

Infographic: Social Media Statistics For 2012

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It was a huge year for Social Media and here is a great infographic that rounds up the key Social Media Statistics to kickoff 2012. It’s pretty impressive to see that Facebook has grown to more than 800 million active users, adding more than 200 million in a single year. Twitter now has 100 million active users. A few interesting take outs for social media statistics in 2012: Facebook Statistics 2012: An average Facebook user has 130 friends and likes 80 pages 56% of consumer say that they are more likely recommend a brand after becoming a fan Each week on Facebook … [Read more...]

Infographic – How Has Cloud Computing Changed Business?

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The following is a great and visually stunning infographic on How Has Cloud Computing Chaned Business?  This was published Mashable by Matt Silverman We have long been advocates of moving business operations into the cloud. The remote access, cost-savings and organizational benefits alone make it a no-brainer. Now that we’ve been floating around in the digital ether for a few years, what have we learned? How has cloud computing affected company bottom lines? Has it really made operations “greener?” Why do most companies move into the cloud in the first place? Business … [Read more...]

INFOGRAPHIC – How to Influence Purchasing Decisions On The Web

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The following is a great infographic on the science of sharing. This was published by Mashable When savvy consumers are in the market for something — a new pair of kicks, a sweet DSLR camera, hair pomade, a toaster — they turn to the web, knowing there’s a wealth of knowledge and information to be had. But where on the vast Interwebs do they look? Well, that depends on what they want to buy. According to data from M Booth and Beyond, different product categories compel people to seek information and reviews from different sources on the web. Consumers tend to go the company website … [Read more...]

Infographic: The Social Commerce Timeline

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Here’s a nice infographic from Useful Social Media that shows the Social Commerce journey from back in February 2007 when the first virtual gift was sold on Facebook. Some of the infographic highlights include: Dec 2008 – Dell claimed $1 Million revenue in sales via Twitter Jul 2009 – Facebook’s first retail transaction via 1800-Flowers Jun 2010 – Disney launches group ticketing store on Facebook Aug 2010 – Delta launches ticket purchases via Facebook Jan 2011 – Living Social sells $20 Amazon vouchers for $10, selling over 1.3 million Jul 2011 – Facebook stops Facebook … [Read more...]

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