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5 Social Media Trends for 2013 that membership bodies should take note of

Optimist Consulting

I think that these trends will influence the way we live in 2013, which in turn could result in increased expectations from members of their membership body. Social content will be king. Instagram and Pinterest were the big social media hits of 2012. Are you ready? Big data’ is set to become the big thing for marketeers.

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Reads of the Week: January 25, 2013

Reid All About it

Here’s #1: “80% of business decision makers prefer to get company information in a series of articles versus an advertisement.” In the fall of 2012, Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter , authors of Humanize , surveyed 505 individuals about social media and leadership. However, many CEOs still resist social media at their own peril.

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Reads of the Week: March 15, 2013

Reid All About it

In his New York Times Bit column, Nick Bilton writes about the development of a new digital etiquette as we adopt new tools and adapt to information overload. He says, “Many social norms just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.” Use your social media powers for good! Happy Friday!

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Reads of the Week: February 1, 2013

Reid All About it

However, as Rosenbaum says, “Information overload drives content consumers to look for human-filtered, journalist-vetted, intellectually-related material. Tagged: Content Marketing , Innovation , Leadership , Twitter , Web and Social Media. I rarely read them, even if one of my tweets is featured as a “top story.”

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2013 By the Numbers for Mizz Information

Mizz Information

Harder still to believe that before Mizz Information, I was already blogging for five years.that''s a LOT of TMI and time spent writing stuff that not many people read. At any rate, I figured, what with the focus on visuals being such a big deal in both social media and content marketing, it would be cute to do this post in infographic form.

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Reads of the Week: March 29, 2013

Reid All About it

It’s a fascinating read about the impact social media is making on an information-dependent industry. Tagged: Content Marketing , Digital Media , Web and Social Media , Website. Lightning Round. The music of Vivaldi enhances mental alertness, attention and memory. ( Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard ).

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Reads of the Week: February 15, 2013

Reid All About it

But you can’t just say to your staff, “Yeah, good idea, start doing social media.” Geoff Livingston writes about wearable computing , specifically Google Project Glass which “empowers two things: sharing and accessing information anywhere.” Everyone (well, most everyone) knows the benefits of content marketing.