There are millions and millions of accounts on Twitter. Is anyone wondering what would an average user of this microblogging social network “look” like? What are their preferences? How many followers does they have and how many people do they follow? Well, a new comprehensive study from Beevolve of Twitter users worldwide has just been released and it offers quite interesting insights.
Most digital campaigns are won by one shop and built by several. A 2012 Econsultancy survey of 132 UK digital practitioners put hard numbers on the outsourcing trend — 57% of agencies push work to freelancers, peer agencies, or specialist production houses, with a 38% average mark-up. The operating model, not a recession reflex.
Nearly half of Internet users now post original images to the Web, and photos and videos become some sort of a “social currency” online, as a new report the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows.
Reviews are the highest-leverage trust signal a brand can earn — and they feed three discovery systems including AI engines. The full review-platform stack across A-tier (G2, Trustpilot, Sephora, Amazon), B-tier (TrustRadius, Capterra, Featured Customers), and C-tier embedded collectors (Yotpo, Okendo, Junip, Stamped.io, Loox).
658 subscribers responded to Ad Age's survey, all positioning themselves as decision-makers in social marketing strategy. In fact, there respondents were 34% marketers, 34% agency execs, 13% media execs, and the rest consisted of other professionals in the marketing field.
From the 2012 Socialbakers Socially Devoted standard to Sprinklr, JetBlue, Zappos, Toyota, Uber, and the AI engine answer layer — the social customer service evolution.
The 2012 survey of 1,566 nonprofit leaders diagnosed the messaging-effectiveness problem that has shaped the next decade of nonprofit communications work. The historical baseline preserved alongside the modern operating playbook.
Memorial Day is the split-screen American PR holiday — half discount blast, half genuine cause work. The campaigns that move reputation honor first and sell second.
88% of consumers are less likely to buy from companies that leave complaints on social media unanswered — a Conversocial study. Customer service has become a public marketing function. The brands that figured this out (Comcast Cares, JetBlue, Southwest, Twelpforce) and what separates the programs that work.
Social media in 2026: short-form video as default, AI in the feed, creator economy as publishing, the open social web is real, and AI answer engines are the new surface.