Media

Many marketers still struggle with the loss of control over their brand that comes with the ability of consumers to discuss them—and have those messages widely disseminated—across social media. But most brand-related chatter, both online and offline, is positive. And positive buzz carries more weight with consumers, according to research from Keller Fay Group.

The BACARDI Together Index uses an unprecedented 146 questions from a national survey of 5,000 American adults, aged 21 to 80+ years, to understand and summarize the dimensions of social connectedness. The large sample and volume of questions allows for a comprehensive evaluation of social connections in a way never before done.

Next year, marketers will need to rethink their approach to advertising and marketing and intensify their focus on creating magnetic content that will naturally attract consumers, rather than relying solely on the interruption model of advertising, which consumers are responding to less and less. Think pull vs. push. By Geoff Ramsey—CEO, Co-Founder / eMarketer

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Real-time bidding, which heated up the display ad market in 2010, will continue to gain share in 2011 and become an increasingly significant force for advertisers, publishers and ad networks.

A recent study by eMarketer found that one-third of U.S. companies now have a blog for marketing purposes, and that number is likely to rise to 43% by 2012. Break those numbers down by industry, however, and pharmaceutical and medical device makers barely make the chart. The biopharma industry is virtually invisible on the Internet, allotting less than 4% of its more than $4 billion direct-to-consumer advertising spend to online outlets in 2008. Unfortunately, this reluctance to move into the Internet realm ill-serves all consumers, particularly those in search of reliable, credible health information.

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Many social media marketers are working with the ultimate goal of integrating social into their company’s overall marketing efforts and gaining the experience to conduct the best social campaigns. But according to research from SmartBrief conducted by Summus, they could have a long wait.

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Social media users in the U.S. find advertising is a fair price to pay for using social media sites and features. Fifteen percent are more inclined to buy brands that advertise in social media, representing slightly more than 30 million people 13-80 years old. Social media site ads also drive brand exploration, with 25% more inclined to find out more about brands that advertise on social media sites. When coupled with the fact that social media use has reached almost universality, marketers may consider the medium as more than a listening tool.