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Digital marketing isn't a fad - it's the future. And although it may be a notoriously difficult task to project the future; the most telling variable is what's happening in the present.

Look around you and you'll notice that the world is connected, communicating and constantly clicking.

There's no reason to believe that the demographic cohort that will follow Generation Y, will be any different. In fact, the next generation will be the first that cannot conceive a world that isn't defined and enabled by the Internet, mobile devices and online social networking. Still not convinced?

The following Infographic by ROI Media  - http://bit.ly/JOOy40 - presents an overview of the digital landscape, and the changes pointing towards the need for social media marketing in commerce.

Download / Embed Here: http://bit.ly/JOOOA7 ;

This piece is written by Joe Fernandez for his blog socialmouths Infographic from ArgyleSocial

In this article, the author asks the question: Is social commerce the next big thing on the Internet but, is the consumer ready to make purchases from social networks?

What caught my attention:

**According to Gartner Research, by 2015 companies will generate 50% of web sales via their social presence and mobile applications

The author asks this quesstion and has some very interesting statistics to tell us about what's really happening.

**If you are here is because you are at least above the typical social network user, I know I am. You’ve probably purchase products online before.

**Have you purchase anything through Facebook? I have not.

So let’s take a look at this new infographic from ArgyleSocial, which perhaps brings a more realistic view of the state of social commerce.

The main points here are:

**Audience size doesn’t always translate into more revenue. Smaller brands tend to have bigger audiences and I think this is due to better communication strategies

**Only 17% of the brands included in the study feature products and 4% have integrate Facebook checkout features

****Brands are not asking for a sale. 49% never include calls to action in messages

**on Twitter. 44% on Facebook Only 29% include special offers/deals on posts

**(Even though we know most people “Like” brands to get access to them) -

**65% of the brands only share their own content

**91% do not use premium social media management tools and rely mostly on  free solutions

**We, as entrepreneurs, have the advantage to become aware and adjust a strategy much faster than a big corporation.

**Are you already selling your products on Facebook?

**Are you planning to do so?

**Or from the consumer side, are you making purchases on social platforms like Facebook?

Curated by Jan Gordon covering, "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond]

Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/ya5tFD]

Personal Branding With Social Media Infographic via Chris Voss

Why having the right social media tools matter:

"Social media tools have the tremendous power to put you in contact with thousands of people in order to build your online brand you need to know all of the possibilities, as well as how all of your activities are working together.

It's important to be consistent so that each part of your social media network is contributing positively to the brand you are trying to build.

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Busines and Beyond"

See full infographic here: [http://bit.ly/JMXlS0]