Social media has changed the way people communicate. Apart from just being a medium for communication, social media creates customer engagement, attracts new customers and also retains customers.
Check out this cool infographic to know why social media is so awesome!
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What happens in 60 seconds on Social Media!
Twitter – 278 thousand tweets
Facebook – 41 thousand posts per seconds, 1.8 million likes
YouTube – 72 hours of video uploaded
LinkedIn – 11 thousand professional searches
Flickr – 20 million photo views
Skype – 1.4 million minutes connecting
Instagram – 3600 photos every second
Pinterest – 11 thousand active users
Tumblr – 20 thousand new photos
Google – 2 million searches
Top 7 benefits for businesses
Increased awareness about organization
Monitor real-time conversations about brand
Know more about the market and marketing trend
Generate leads and build stronger relationships with fans
Develop better targeted marketing activates
Better perception of brand by customers
Hike in traffic to brand site
Top 5 benefits of consumers
85% have accounts to connect with friends
80% get coupons, promos, discounts from brand
67% consumers buy from brand they follow on twitter
43% are social media fans or followers
20% make purchase via ads or comments
9 best brands on social media
Nike
National Geographic
MTV
Nokia
Walt Disney
Samsung
Michael Kors
Coca-cola
