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The 6 Most Effective Types of Social Media Advertising in 2017

BigCommerce

Social media advertising. With social media advertising, you can have consistent sales coming in from the first day your website is live. This is why global social ad spending doubled from $16 billion in 2014 to $31 billion in 2016 and is projected to increase another 26% in 2017. content marketing).

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17 Charts That Show Where Social Media is Heading

Kissmetrics

billion to show you where social media is headed and what you should do to succeed in the landscape. Expect less traffic from the social web, even if you pay for it. Now let’s look at the percentage of digital ad spend going towards social media sites. Let’s dive into the data…. Look at the graph below.

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Cyber Week 2017: Black Friday Stats, Cyber Monday Trends + 25 Brands Reveal The Secrets to Their Success

BigCommerce

It’s also time to check out what happened at large in the ecommerce industry during Cyber Week 2017. Cyber Week 2017 Trends. mobile and iOS v. Most Successful Cyber Week 2017 Tactics. Influencer Marketing & Social Media Engagement. The industry average for Cyber Week 2017 was 17% , on average.

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7 Social Media Trends to Watch and Capitalize On in 2018

Kissmetrics

Say it with me: social media. In its State of Social 2018 Report , Buffer found that businesses are overwhelmingly on the social train. We spend an average of 2 hours and 15 minutes on social media each day, which accounts for one-third of our online time , and twice as much as any other activity.

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Word of Mouth Marketing: How to Create a Strategy for Social Media Buzz & Skyrocket Referral Sales

BigCommerce

Word of mouth marketing (WOMM), also called word of mouth advertising, is the social media era’s version of simple word of mouth. Many best practices and marketing tactics encourage natural word of mouth, but campaigns — particularly on social media — can have the explicit aim of promoting an online business’ social exposure.

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5 Hot Mobile Marketing Trends To Watch In 2018

Kissmetrics

Mobile devices have transformed how we consume content, making it essential that businesses that want to reach their target audience optimize their websites to respond to this trend. What that also means is that marketing methods have to change to account for the shift to mobile use. adult on a mobile device has more than doubled.

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The Ecommerce Holiday Readiness Checklist: Mobile Optimization, Checkout CRO & The 11th Hour

BigCommerce

In 2017, holiday season sales accounted for more than one-quarter of total annual retail sales, rising 5.5% In 2018, holiday sales predictions from the National Retail Federation are at an increase over 2017 of 3.3% Optimize for Mobile: The Fastest Growing in Holiday Sales. And, mobile sales are on the rise.

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