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Facebook Members Reasons for Having Not

Facebook Members Reasons for Having Not "Liked" a Company on Facebook

With the continual increase in popularity of Facebook, so too has there been an increase in Companies to look to build their number of followers. This article goes into details on why users prefer not to follow. Read more

Posted by Orbital Alliance | Oct 09, 2011


A CMO Survey... As Social Media Marketing Rises, What Metrics and Items are Main Focus Points for CMOs?

A CMO Survey... As Social Media Marketing Rises, What Metrics and Items are Main Focus Points for CMOs?

Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the American Marketing Association performed a study where they surveyed chief marketing officers (CMOs) to find out what are the most popular metrics for measuring and tracking the performance of social media marketing efforts. Read more

Posted by Orbital Alliance | Sep 29, 2011


How Organizations are Integrating Social Media in their Marketing Mix

How Organizations are Integrating Social Media in their Marketing Mix

MarketingSherpa performed a survey of over 3,300 marketers to find out how important and how integrated social media is within their organization's marketing mix. Read more

Posted by Orbital Alliance | Sep 07, 2011


Negative Reviews Have Major Impact on Online Shopping Decisions

Negative Reviews Have Major Impact on Online Shopping Decisions

In a recent survey performed by Cone, a brand marketing agency, results show that 80% of those interviewed have changed their purchase decision based upon a bad review they read, up from 68% in 2010. Read more

Posted by Orbital Alliance | Sep 02, 2011


Baby Boomers have largest growth in daily Social Media Usage

Baby Boomers have largest growth in daily Social Media Usage

According to a report by Pew Research Center, baby boomers (ages 50-64) represented the largest percentage of growth for typical daily use on a social networking site, increasing from 20% in 2010 to 32% in 2011. Read more

Posted by Orbital Alliance | Aug 30, 2011


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