New Research: Social Media Trends For Marketers In 2013 (Daily Deal Sites 80% Down?) | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - May 26, 2013 1:02 AM

The newest research says 80% of marketers aren't planning to use Daily Deal sites in their upcoming campaigns Social Media Examiner has just released its annual Social Media Marketing report. It reveals some interesting data about this year’s social media marketing trends.

 

The entire report is available for download here, but I’d like to highlight some of the report’s most surprising and significant points. In a survey of 3,025 marketers, the study determined the following:

- The use of social bookmarking sites has plummeted from 26% of respondents in 2011 to just 10% in 2013. De.licio.us, DIGG, Friendfeed, etc., are rapidly falling in favor where marketers are concerned. (According to ebizMBA, the most popular bookmarking sites are currently Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit and StumbleUpon.)

- Forums (24% in 2011; 16% this year) and geo-location services such as Foursquare (17% in 2011; 11% this year) are also in decline.

- Respondents with more than 5 years experience are far more likely to use LinkedIn LNKD

- 1.43% than the average respondent (92% vs. 70%)....