19 Social Media Facts That Every Marketer Should K**w

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19 Social Media Facts That Every Marketer Should K**w
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Most brands, by **w, recognize the power of social media and understand it's **t just a passing fad. In fact, if Facebook were a country, it would have the third-highest population, behind China and India. And more people these days own a mobile device than a toothbrush (http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/24082/9-Amazing-Mobile-Marketing-Statistics-Every-Marketer-Should-K**w.aspx).

Erik Qualman, author of "Social**mics" and the creator of the popular video ****** (https://www.youtube.com/user/Social**mics09/videos) of the same name, has released a new clip filled with fascinating social media stats and how marketers are using this to reach out to consumers

See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/16/startups-to-watch-in-2014/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


While brands seek out their "Oreo"-moment with real-time marketing (http://mashable.com/2013/02/03/oreo-super-bowl-twitter/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) messages, they're **w looking beyond just Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). With the rise of Vine (http://mashable.com/category/Vine?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), companies are using the platform to promote their own products instead of relying a 30-second commercial spot, which makes sense considering the average human attention span is 7 seconds (just one second less than a goldfish). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/social-media-marketing-facts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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