13 Trends Shaping Digital Analytics in 2013

This past year was a big one for digital analytics, as they all seem to be recently. As data has become essential to all types of businesses, analytics is increasingly ingrained into the fabric of companies across a wide range … Continue reading

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If Content is King ….

Content is king. We’ve all heard that particular bit of wisdom a million times, and in many ways it’s true. Content really is king when it comes to mastering the digital world. However, in our view, effective digital marketing requires … Continue reading

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Social Users Love TV & Sports

According to this report, social conversations about TV have exploded in the last year, “from 10 million in June 2011 to over 81 million by June 2012.” Sporting events are huge drivers of these conversations. From an analytics perspective, the … Continue reading

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Let the Digital Games Begin

Fun facts about the London Olympics: The official Facebook page of the Olympic Games had 3 million likes at the beginning of the Games – approximately 0.3% of Facebook’s 900 million users worldwide and 0.07% of the 4 billion people … Continue reading

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Has Twitter Figured Out Mobile Advertising?

Twitter’s mobile advertising business has solidified to the point that it now represents more than half of its revenue, according to this report. That’s quite a feat given that Twitter only launched mobile ads a few months ago. Clients cited … Continue reading

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Social Analytics: No Need to Feel Socially Awkward

A shout-out to our friends at Slingshot SEO, who participated in the inaugural Infinitive Digital BrainFest a few weeks back. This post from Steve Shattuck highlights some of the key points from the session Feeling Socially Awkward: A Strategy for … Continue reading

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Another Brick in the Paywall

Newspapers continue to adjust their monetization models. Recently, the New York Times announced that it would reduce the number of articles users can read each month for free from 20 to 10.  The decision was largely analytics-driven, says this report: … Continue reading

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