Media

Companies in the Fortune Global 100 were mentioned a total of 10,400,132 times online during a month-long period. The majority of these mentions happened on Twitter, according to the third annual Burson-Marsteller Global Social Media Check-Up which includes new data provided by Visible Technologies, the leader in social media monitoring, analytics and services for enterprises globally.

When it comes to how much money to spend on social media, most marketers have less than 20% of their marketing budget set aside for outreach on social sites—including advertising and maintaining a social media presence.

Pandora launched their first artist video campaign entirely in Spanish, powered by State Farm that runs through September.

There’s no denying social media is still a hot topic among marketers, but it’s no longer the new kid on the block.

Engagement is such a hot topic, but to date, no one has been able to come up with a clear formula for measuring this essential social media factor.

QR Codes, the most common of the mobile barcode formats, have not fulfilled their promise and connected with large audiences, according to a new eMarketer report, “QR Codes: Marketers Keep Hitting ‘Go,’ but Consumer Adoption Still Slow.” The explosive growth of smartphone users in the US means that there will continue to be new consumers who try scanning a barcode at least once, “but ‘one and done’ users do not create a mass audience.”

GLR Networks announced its coverage of Liga MX Torneo Apertura 2012 – the newly renamed Mexican first division soccer tournament -, starting this coming weekend.

With more social networkers every day, and brands increasing their presence on social media, the consumer-brand dynamic was bound to get tricky.

The portability offered by tablets and smartphones has been a major selling point for consumers of all stripes, giving them both computing power and access to the web while on the go. But the devices have also proved seductive to retailers that rely on the very same features to bolster their mobile point-of-sale capabilities.

Product placement is alive and well, having been reborn in the digital era as social media sponsorship—compensating social media users, or “influencers,” for mentioning a product or service. While the practice initially drew criticism from some who argued that social media content should remain ad

LATINO AMERICANS, a three-part, six-hour documentary series produced by WETA Washington, D.C.; Bosch and Company, Inc.; and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), will air nationwide on PBS in the Fall of 2013. LATINO AMERICANS will chronicle the lives and experiences of Latinos in the United States from 1800 to the 21st Century.

According to the May 2012 Asociación Mexicana de Internet (AMIPCI) and ELOGIA study “Hábitos de los Usuarios de Internet en México,” social networks were second only to search engines as the type of website where internet users in Mexico recalled seeing online ads.