Social Media

In previous posts, we have highlighted the importance of a social media presence for your business. Facebook recently announced that they now have over TWO BILLION active users. Social media can be a valuable tool to build your brand’s reputation if used correctly. It can also negatively impact your brand’s reputation if used incorrectly. To make an impact, it’s useful to remember that social media activity involves both posting engaging content and responding to those who reach out to you.

Did you know that 79% of American adult internet users have a Facebook account? 78% of these users log in daily, and 55% of those daily users log in more than once a day. Usage of other social media sites, particularly Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter, is also quickly growing. To think about these statistics in a different way, this means that the vast majority of your customers, both current and potential, are using Facebook at least once a day. In order to reach them, your business must have a social media presence. How do you achieve this?

This past week, Facebook announced that they now have over TWO BILLION users. To put this enormous number in perspective, that’s about 27% of the entire world population. In the United States, 79% of American adult internet users have a Facebook account. Also impressive is how frequently social media sites are accessed by their users. 78% of Facebook users log on daily, and 55% of those daily users log in more than once a day. Usage of other social media sites is quickly growing as well. 32% of adults with internet access have an Instagram account, 31% use Pinterest, and 24% are Twitter users.

We mentioned this statistic in an earlier blog post, but it’s worth repeating. Every SECOND, 40,000 people perform a Google search. Many of these people are potential customers searching for your business! A 2016 study found that 95% of all U.S. consumers used the internet to search for a local business at least once in the past year. 53% did so at least once a month, 38% did so at least once a week, and 11% did so every day.