Social Marketing

Millennials are indeed Mexico’s digital trendsetters. This vast group, which eMarketer defines as individuals born between 1981 and 2000, represented roughly one-third of the country’s population of 119.7 million in 2014, according to Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO).

According to TrackMaven reports, and other industry research, this guide provides an aggregate view of the noisiest and most effective times to communicate across five of the most commonly used Social channels. Helpful to determine the channel-specific distribution strategy that works best for your audience.

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The great differences between the Millennial, Gen X and Boomer generations are a subject of many studies and debate. These groups, born into different economic, political, and technical environments, are typically discussed based on their unique, differentiating attributes, as marketers try to develop strategies that uniquely target each population.

“Big Data” and “Social Good” may be the yin and yang of tomorrow’s most successful brands. Both are recognized as important components of contemporary marketing strategy, yet they are not typically thought of as bedmates. That is changing.

In this role, Lopez will work with leadership across the company to direct a fully integrated social media strategy that helps audiences engage and interact with Univision’s content across multiple media platforms.

74% of online adults use social networking sites in the US , and this is no longer limited to the young as we see increased numbers of users aged 50+. The proliferation of smartphones means social media data is being captured in real-time as consumers post in the moment.

For media companies, the fall TV season is when the rubber meets the road. Networks and agencies white knuckle themselves into a fervent state while they anxiously wait to see if audiences revel in their new program offerings. Meanwhile, agencies have already placed their ad bets and are intently watching to see what adjustments they need to make as the game plays out. Meanwhile, viewers hold all the cards, eagerly sampling the new shows, offering plenty of endorsement and critique along the way.

There were a lot of fits and starts, and mistakes were made in every era, leaving me to wonder, will the players leveraging YouTube learn from the mistakes of yesteryear to deliver value and reach an audience that has been traditionally nearly impossible to market to directly?

In a new survey conducted in September 2014, the Pew Research Center finds that Facebook remains by far the most popular social media site. While its growth has slowed, the level of user engagement with the platform has increased. Other platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn saw significant increases over the past year in the proportion of online adults who now use their sites.

If social media is the new water cooler, U.S. viewers certainly had their share of “let’s discuss” moments in 2014. From someone kind of getting devoured by an anaconda to the U.S. Men’s World Cup soccer squad trying to make a go of it to, well, zombies, there’s no shortage of Twitter activity during programs—and even in the days after.

In today’s world, social media usage appears to run rampant at times. Aside from just keeping in touch with friends and family, social media has a plethora of other uses; but while more Americans are seeing benefits from their social media usage, they are also encountering some negative experiences.

Nearly nine in 10 US companies with at least 100 employees will use social media for marketing purposes this year, eMarketer estimates, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. December 2014 polling by Ascend2 found that marketing professionals worldwide still faced many obstacles to achieving social media marketing success.

The terms of citizenship and social life are rapidly changing in the digital age. No issue highlights this any better than privacy, always a fluid and context-situated concept and more so now as the boundary between being private and being public is shifting.

Toyota has teamed up with actor William Levy to create the first-of-its-kind, choose-your-own adventure video on Instagram with the bold new 2015 Toyota Camry.

There’s been plenty of chatter over the past few years about the effects of social sharing, and as the social audience continues to grow, this won’t stop any time soon. eMarketer expects the number of social users worldwide to rise 12.5% this year, reaching 1.8 billion, or 63.4% of internet users and 25.0% of the global population.

Internet users say digital tech makes them better informed than 5 years ago.  Rather than crushing them with too much information and making it hard to find useful material, most Americans say the internet and cell phones have brought benefits in learning, sharing and diversifying the flow of information into their lives.

This study offers a comprehensive look at adoption, tactics, and benchmarks from the top brands in the world.

The research, conducted by intelligence market researcher Tpoll, revealed that 59% of all online sharing activity in the US takes place via ‘Dark Social’ channels, compared to just 31% via Facebook and 10% on all other social channels combined. Additionally, 36% of ‘Dark Social’ sharing globally occurs via mobile devices illustrating their increasingly pivotal role in consumers’ daily shopping and sharing habits.