Oct 30, 20134 min read

Marketing Day: October 30, 2013

Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on

Marketing Land and other places across the Web.

From Marketing Land:

Facebook Q3 2013: $2.02 Billion, Mobile Generating Half Of Ad Revenue This afternoon Facebook announced Q3 2013 earnings. Revenue was nearly $2.02 billion, up 60 percent year over year (YoY). Both revenues and earnings beat financial analysts’ consensus estimates. Growth was strong virtually across the board. Facebook’s stock is up now in after-hours trading. Advertising revenue was $1.80 billion for the quarter. That represented a 66 […]
Study: 72% Of Consumers Expect Brands To Respond Within An Hour To Complaints Posted On Twitter A new study from social software provider Lithium reveals 53 percent of consumers expect a brand to respond to a tweet within an hour. That number jumps to 72 percent of consumers expecting a response if the tweet is a complaint about the brand or its products. Lithium commissioned Millward Brown Digital to conduct the […]
Infographic: What Holiday Shoppers Want From Retailers In 2013 The first holiday shopping ads have already hit TV. Once again, the season seems to be starting earlier than ever. But for online retailers, you can never prepare early enough. Are you ready? Here’s a preview of what holiday shoppers are looking for this year. The folks at shopping search engine Pricegrabber have compiled the results of […]
Pinterest To Start Adding “Related Pins” To Feeds Based On Previously Liked & Saved Pins Pinterest announced yesterday it will be launching a new “related Pins” feature that adds recommended Pins in a user’s home feed. According to the announcement, Pinterest will make selections for recommended pins based on Pins a user has liked or saved in the past: So if you’ve been collecting recipes for your big holiday feast, […]
Responsive Email: Avoid Defections By Improving Mobile Experiences As many articles have noted, mobile email opens are on the rise; some predict that mobile opens will surpass desktop opens by the end of this year. The rise of the mobile market has been relatively quick, and not all marketers have grasped how this market affects them. One study reports 40% of consumers leave […]
What Happens After The Conversion Woohoo! Someone filled out a form for your whitepaper or webinar! You’ve given them what they asked for, but now what? This one conversion probably doesn’t make them a customer. Should you rush to have a sales person call them to schedule a demo? What do you really know about this person, and should you spend […]
Photos: The New Google Glass Looks Just Like The Current Google Glass No doubt in response to a barrage of emails from me, and probably countless other media outlets, Google has posted a pair of photos of the new Google Glass. And, as Google promised, it looks just like the existing Google Glass. What’s new is that mono ear bud that you can see in both photos. […]
LinkedIn Reports Q3 2013 Revenue Of $393M, Membership Up To 259 Million LinkedIn reported a strong Q3 2013 today, with revenue up 56 percent year-over-year to $393 million and earnings-per-share of 39 cents. Both figures are higher than analysts expected. The company also reported that it now has more than 259 million members, a 38 percent increase Y-O-Y. In a prepared statement, CEO Jeff Weiner said, “increased […]