Online Behavior
US Retailer Desktop Facebook Newsfeed Ad Metrics, January 2013 [TABLE]
While ads in the sidebar performed poorly, garnering only a 0.04% clickthrough rate among high-value Facebook users, page post ads in the newsfeed saw a clickthrough rate more than 46 times higher, at 1.87%.
Read MoreOptimal Mobile Video Length According To Mobile Video Viewers, November 2012 [CHART]
IAB found that videos between 3 to 5 minutes long were the sweet spot for consumers. Half of mobile video viewers viewed content of that length, and 20% viewed video content on their phones that was less than 2 minutes in length.
Read MoreHow People Share Mobile Phone Videos, November 2012 [CHART]
Since nearly all mobile video viewers are mobile video sharers, Vine may be a good opportunity for brands looking to link up their paid, owned and earned strategies.
Read MoreEvents & Social Media Marketing Checklist [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from Marketo serves as a visual checklist for marketing your event via social media.
Read MoreTop Reasons For Consumers To Distrust Online Reviews, April 2012 [CHART]
Poor grammar and spelling were as suspect as a website that seemed untrustworthy in itself.
Read MoreHow Online Customer Reviews Affect Perceptions Of Local Businesses, 2010 & 2012 [CHART]
28% said they trusted reviews if there were multiple reviews; 24% said they trusted the reviews if they believed them to be authentic; and 20% said they trusted reviews for some types of businesses but not others.
Read MoreEyetracking: Where Men vs Women Focus Attention On Baseball Players [HEATMAP]
While both men and women focused primarily on Brett’s face when asked to find a picture of him on a baseball site, one of the sexes also fixated on what the researchers coyly termed his private anatomy.
Read MoreConsumers' Trust In Online Reviews, August 2012 [CHART]
The question is whether consumers can see past bogus reviews as isolated incidents or if such reviews are pervasive enough to threaten the confidence of shoppers.
Read MoreOnline News Video Eyetracking [HEATMAP]
This heatmap from EyeTrackShop illustrates where people focus their attention on online news video using an example from CNN.
Read MoreCEO Social Media Effectiveness According To Employees, Q3 2012 [CHART]
The highest percentage of employees said that CEOs’ use of social media was most effective at raising the brand’s profile.
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