Media

As more consumers access social media via mobile devices, it changes the way they research and shop for products and services offline.

Social networks are well-established, as is e-commerce, but it’s only now that we’re seeing the meshing of the two and a great deal of hype around the possibilities. Our July trend report charts how retailers and other brands are using the social graph to engage consumers wherever they may be—creating more personal, accessible experiences—and to amplify word-of-mouth.DOWNLOAD Report Here

How does an established US brand make an impact when they decide to take their products abroad? What type of marketing campaign do they launch? How will the foreign audience react to an American company? These are all questions that Doritos faced when they wanted to expand their presence in Argentina. Available on HispanicCMO.com and HispanicAccountPlanner.com

Social media marketing is expected to dominate this year — so much so that 81% of CMOs plan to link their annual revenues to their social media investment, according to a recent survey by The CMO Club and Bazaarvoice. But the growing list of online social media sites makes choosing the right route complicated. From Facebook to YouTube to Digg and beyond, which media outlets will net the most bang for the buck in terms of customer communication, brand exposure, traffic, and SEO? DOWNLOAD Chart Here.

March 2011 research from link-sharing solutions provider Visibli found that among Facebook pages with at least 100,000 “likes,” engagement dropped as the number of fans increased. Each individual post by brands and media organizations received fewer “likes” as a proportion of the page’s fan base.

The Meruelo Group announced that it has finalized its acquisition of KWHY Channel 22.

With 82 percent of Americans online, 93 percent owning mobile phones and 155 million using Facebook, access to digital technologies is officially pervasive, yet retailers still spend an estimated 60–70 percent of their marketing budget on printed ad circulars.

Tampico Beverages last week launched the Unique Like You digital/social media campaign to support the company’s 20-ounce, single-serve product option.

The new town center and “plaza” is online and it is very relevant to today’s marketers in the new global village. In March 2011 we asked consumers to “please tell us how important to you the following reasons are for using social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter?” Respondents answered on a 5 point scale from “not at all important” to “extremely important.” By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.