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Picture This: Instagram Is The Fastest Growing Social Network For Brands With 14% Growth This Quarter – marketingland.com Since Facebook purchased the filter friendly photo app Instagram last year brand adoption has skyrocketed according to a new study of the top 100 brands by SimplyMeasured. Since purchase last year, the Facebook owned Instagram has flourished. The post-purchase growth jumped 500% in just a year,… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » The Norwegian Art of Strategic Waiting – rohitbhargava.com/blog Choosing not to preserve a 1000 year old Viking ship doesn’t really surprise anyone in...

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Twitter Updates iOS App To Integrate Better With Vine & Adds Better Account Switching For Android – marketingland.com A handful of feature changes have been added to the official Android and iOS apps today to help users view local trends, switch accounts and fully integrate with the iOS only Vine product. A global change for both apps included support for the new 160 markets that Twitter Trends announced last… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » 3 Ways to Use Multi-Channel Analytics Reporting for Better Marketing & Business Decisions – toprankblog.com The average consumer goes through...

What Makes a Great Facebook Landing Page? [Examples] + MORE

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The truth about Steve Jobs, research and planning – jimsmarkteingblog.com Steve Jobs was a remarkable person. Like many, I have studied his career for years and been amazed at what he achieved, in such a very short time. One of the things that happens whenever someone has a massive impact in any area of life, is that their ideas get misquoted or distorted. Today’s post looks at one element of Steve Jobs’ work, which is often quoted by small business owners, yet has no foundation in fact… Continue Reading On jimsmarkteingblog.com » Save Your Business Blog From Google’s RSS Hammer...