Social Media – The biggest shift since the Industrial revolution

Social media is no longer just a fad

It’s the BIGGEST shift since the industrial revolution, and this is big news for you and your Business.

• Social media has taken over as the #1 activity on the web
• Adults spend over 15 hours per week on the Internet
• 1 in 5. couples meet online
• 56% of HR professionals use social media networking websites to source potential candidates
• 14 million people used social media last year to find a new job

 

• 1 million new blogs come online every month .That’s 1 blog every 2 seconds
• 1 million new Twitter accounts created each day, that’s 250 per second
• Over 165 million active Twitter users
• 55% of people worldwide have access via mobile web
• 107 million Twitter users in the US

THERE ARE OVER 50 MILLION TWEETS A DAY !

Facebook has over 900 million active users worldwide

• And 500 million active mobile users
• There are more active Facebook users than there are people in the United States
• 93% of US adults are on Facebook
• 80 % of us businesses have a least 1 Facebook page

 

• Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn
• 161 million members in 200 countries
• 1 million LinkedIn groups
• Over 2 million LinkedIn companies

 

• Every minute 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube
• The average user spends 15 minutes a day on YouTube
• YouTube is the second most used search engine on the web

 

• 77% of consumers said they interact with brands via Facebook
• 77% of marketers acquire customers through Facebook
• 53% of users recommend products in their tweets and statuses
• 90% of consumers trust peer recommendations
• Only 14% trust regular advertisements
• 64% of businesses using social media report improved marketing results
• 93% if marketers use social media for business

 

Welcome to the social media REVOLUTION

So how can social media help your business ?