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Facebook usage is up 40% from last year.
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96% of 18-35 year olds are
on a social network.
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25% of search results for
the World's Top-20 largest brands are links to user-generated content.
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78% of consumers trust peer
recommendations.
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1 in 5 Americans age 18-35
use Twitter.
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Twitter adds 300,000 users daily.
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The average Facebook user
has 120 friends.
How can Social Media help your company grow and make money?
The more supporters you have
in the social media universe, the faster word spreads about a company and your
particular brand of product. Social media marketing is an excellent way to get
people to come into your website, your Facebook page,
or pick up the phone to call you. You will grow when there are a group of
loyal followers ready to act upon what you have to offer.
Social media marketing would
be a valuable tool for increasing awareness and credibility of your business among your target audience. As with any other type of marketing
(print ads, mail outs, phone book, etc.) it's all about building your brand.
If you look around the
internet at the decline of print advertising, you will see that newspaper
advertising sales have declined by 7% during the past year, and printed phone
book usage has decreased drastically over the past five years due to
developments of Google and social media.