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Infographic layouts refer to the arrangement of your visual elements and your content. When you begin working on a piece of infographic, you should have a story to tell hence, you will need to select a layout that best suits your story. Using the right layout will ensure good readability and convey your message well. We have put together a cheat sheet for your quick reference to the right arrangement to use, here are six common ones you can quickly work with....
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Is this an awesome cheat sheet for web design and infographics pros or what? 
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In an age where millions of people document their lives online, it begs the question: what are the psychological reasons behind Twitter? Read more about the psychology of social media here.
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Twitter insight for social marketers.
GoStraley's curator insight,
February 16, 2015 6:36 PM
Go Straley Group is looking to promote TWITTER to our clients and customers and peers to better inform our buyers and sellers, not only about the great home that just went on the market but also advise it is time to winterize! What a great tool to reach one to many! Are you interested in joining our twitter account - @gostraley or @rebeccastraley We can send you simplistic directions, if you like "HOW TO OPEN A TWITTER ACCOUNT".
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This infographic below from SurePayroll, illustrates peak times and guidelines for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Google +. They are all different, but what most share in common is to avoid posting early morning on the weekends, or after 3 pm on Fridays. Start posting at the right time, to get the best results.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
More suggestions on when to post for best results on the major social media channels.
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Maintaining a steady stream of content that's unique and interesting to your target audience is a challenge. But with a big dose of creativity (and a little help from content idea generators), you can create content that's not only valuable to your market, but also stands out from the sea of information.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
44 content tactics you need to read!
Tom King's curator insight,
February 7, 2015 10:51 AM
Vlogging, Surveys, Contests, and Apps are all great ways to drive traffic to your website(s). Are you using these and other ideas to build your content marketing plan for 2015? 
Kim Swagemakers's curator insight,
February 7, 2015 11:17 AM
I've been busy developing my first information product like this. Hubspot always beats me in my ideas, which is frustrating and motivaing at the sam time. But this article rocks, it is so very complete.
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Cashback industry leader eBates had a phenomenal year, returning $98,339,477 to consumers. Consumers are now embracing cashback programs and merchants are seeing the benefits of this powerful marketing strategy in driving sales. The future strength of the cashback industry is further reflected in the purchase of eBates for more than $1 billion by Japanese conglomerate Rakuten.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
The future definitely looks bright for the cashback industry.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
January 13, 2015 12:56 PM
The future definitely looks bright for the cashback industry. 
Doug Hall's curator insight,
January 13, 2015 1:04 PM
The future definitely looks bright for the cashback industry.
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We live in an age of Big: Big Computers, Big Data, and Big Lies. Faced with an unprecedented torrent of information, data scientists have turned to the visual arts to make sense of big data. The result of this unlikely marriage—often called "data visualizations" or "infographics"—has repeatedly provided us with new and insightful perspectives on the world around us. However, time and time again we have seen that data visualizations can easily be manipulated to lie. By misrepresenting, altering, or faking the data they visualize, data scientists can twist public opinion to their benefit and even profit at our expense. We have a natural tendency to trust images more than text. As a result, we’re easily fooled by data visualizations. But fortunately, there are three easy steps we can follow to save ourselves from getting duped in the data deluge....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Do infographics lie more than other types of news? It's an intriguing question.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
January 3, 2015 1:03 AM
Do visuals lie more easily? Infographics are all over the place nowadays. How do you know which ones to trust? Follow these three easy steps to save yourself from getting duped.
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Have you ever wondered when you should be sharing your content on the social web?
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Timing is everything in marketing and social media as Neil Patel illustrates.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
January 2, 2015 12:06 PM
Timing is everything in marketing and social media as Neil Patel illustrates.
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Although I love the traditions I’ve always followed to celebrate this holiday, I can’t help but want to explore others. For one, I’ve always wanted to be in New York to see the ball drop at Times Square, instead of watching it on my TV. According to the infographic, there are other interesting traditions that people all around the world follow to celebrate. While some sound crazy – like diving into a frozen lake in Siberia – others aren’t too far of a stretch from my traditions – like eating grapes in Spain. Whether you celebrate with fireworks, champagne, or different lucky meals, it’s always fun to ring in the new year with good people.And if you need some inspiration or helpful tips on making New Year’s resolutions, check out this infographic....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Here's how other people around the world bring in the New Year.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
January 1, 2015 9:20 AM
Here's how other people around the world ring in the New Year. 
A Bon Escient's curator insight,
January 1, 2015 10:07 AM
Infographie en Anglais sur les traditions du réveillon !
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![Holiday Shopping Goes Social [Infographic] | Crowdtap | World's Best Infographics | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/5JicxFP5VIC4LfNcbKipgTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
The key finding: Holiday shoppers are increasingly seeking out gift ideas on social – and they’re relying less and less on traditional channels. Nearly two-thirds of holiday shoppers say they use social to find gift inspiration (up 25% year-over-year), while those who say they lean on traditional media (like TV commercials and magazine ads) fell 22% from 2013. Shoppers say Facebook is the most influential platform when it comes to holiday purchases: 59% of consumers cited Facebook as having the most influence on their purchases in 2014 – up 51% year-over-year. Peer recommendations on social media continue to influence gift purchases more so than other types of recommendations and endorsements. Nearly 70% of respondents said social content and commentary about brands and/or products from their peers influence their purchases most – a figure that’s more than 6X higher than those who said celebrity endorsements on TV carry the most weight (11%)...
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Valuable social media research provides marketers with social marketing insight.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 22, 2014 1:17 AM
Valuable social media research provides marketers with social marketing insight.
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We all love a bit of online shopping but what goes through our head before we click to buy items over the web? We have done some research in the form of an infographic, which reveals some fascinating insights into the psychology of the online consumer. A massive 85% of people said they read online reviews before making a purchase and 1/3 of shoppers admitted buying an item after being influenced by a video. The research also looks into why we abandon sales at the checkout, which is predominantly down to hidden charges and having to register before buying. Check out our infographic below for the full insight into the mind of the online shopper....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Valuable insight for social marketers.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 19, 2014 10:38 AM
When we shop online we make sub-conscious decisions when we are buying items but what goes through our head before we click the purchase button? 
Bart van Maanen's curator insight,
December 20, 2014 12:18 PM
Wat beweegt de online consument in de webwinkel? Wat reviews en video kennelijk veroorzaken in de psychologie van de shoppers.
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VAnd although digital is taking an increasing share of marketing budgets, the move to online is paradoxically making some old-school tactics even more valuable. What do buyers say is the most important signal of vendor credibility? What type of content is most effective? What do marketers rate as the single most valuable SEO tactic? What are the top barriers to adopting social business practices? Find the answers to these questions and many others in more than 100 social and online marketing stats from 20+ different sources....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Great social marketing stats, nicely served up in this infographic.
Chuck Taylor's curator insight,
December 11, 2014 9:46 AM
SM continues to steal share of wallet for marketing budgets 
Marissa Sklar's curator insight,
December 11, 2014 10:07 AM
This article is very interesting and has statistics that make you think. did you know 86% of people skip through commercials on TV? Read this article for some interesting facts about social media! 
Autopilot Your Business's curator insight,
December 11, 2014 5:34 PM
This is a Big deal..... 3. Nearly half (46%) of people say a website’s design is their number one criterion for determining the credibility of a company.
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Infographics are a great way to present a wealth of information on social media, without overwhelming your audiences. This visual trend of data visualization is just getting warmed up, as more and more companies are sharing vital pieces of information in layers and sub layers of an Infographic. As 2014 is coming to an end, and before we ring in the New Year. I’ve decided to share with you a list of 10 best infographics of 2014, which share such valuable insights on various facets of social media marketing which are vital to know before you say goodbye to this year!...
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Here's a great collection of infographics on social media. Recommended reading. 9/ 10
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 5, 2014 10:14 AM
Here's a great collection of infographics on social media. Recommended reading. 9/10
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What do we expect will happen in one thousand years time? Or one million years? Or even one billion? As our amazing timeline shows, there may be trouble ahead. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Jeff Domansky
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Fascinating to speculate on the future in this BBC infographic.
Laurent Grimbert's curator insight,
November 10, 2014 4:34 AM
Life moves pretty fast, so you should stop and enjoy it once in a while, especially if you read this and discover what futur will be for humanity and Earth !!! 
Luc E. Morisset's curator insight,
November 14, 2014 10:19 AM
Until earth dies, it leaves us plenty of time to do what matters most… |
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In 2014, NewsCred's highest-performing piece of content was about the millennial demographic and how brands were eager to reach them, but they weren't impressed. We were curious what the key to their hearts, minds, and wallets was - and judging by the success of this one blog post (42K views and counting), so are you. So we commissioned a study to survey 501 millennials and the results reveal that nearly two-thirds (62%) feel a direct correlation between content marketing and brand loyalty. The problem? They are turned off by the content they’re receiving. The survey also revealed 10 proven tactics that brands can leverage in their content marketing to successfully reach this elusive demographic....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
NewsCred shares 10 proven content marketing tips to help you reach millennials. Useful reading.
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There are lots of things you need to do to have a successful blog. Not only do your posts need to be well-written, helpful, and relevant to your target audience, but you've also got to make sure you're promoting them correctly so they get in front of people who could become your fans -- and maybe even your customers.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Lindsay Kolowich offers 36 smart ways to promote your blog posts. Useful reading 9/10
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
February 13, 2015 10:10 PM
Lindsay Kolowich offers 36 smart ways to promote your blog posts. Useful reading 9/10
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Have you ever wondered when you should be sharing your content on the social web?
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Neil Patel highlights best times to post on key social media channels. Useful.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
February 6, 2015 11:19 PM
Neil Patel highlights best times to post on key social media channels. Useful.
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There’s no question of a doubt that social media has become more visual over the past few years with over 63 percent of social media updates now incorporating images. This means that if you don’t have great images for your social updates you will not stand out from the hundreds of status updates streaming past your audience every day. But simply having great images is not enough.Unfortunately your photos and images display differently across the different social media channels so you need to make sure that your photos are optimized for each one. This can often lead to a lot of searching online to find out the correct dimensions for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. Wouldn’t it be useful if all this information was in one place? Thankfully the team at Setupablogtoday have done that in this easy to follow cheat sheet. Whether you are an experienced Social Media Marketer or a novice this handy reference guide lists the dimensions for the images which the major social networks want you to use, as well as a few handy tips for selecting the perfect image for your profiles....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Get your social media platforms optimized with the right image sizes and stand out from the crowd.
Lori Wilk's curator insight,
January 27, 2015 2:16 PM
Great reference on how the size of your #socialmedia #photos matter and vary with each platform. 
Rinaldo Panucci's curator insight,
February 26, 2015 4:00 AM
Guida per conoscere le dimensioni delle immagini dei vari Social Media.
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If you're a sales or marketing leader, you've probably already wrapped up strategy planning for 2015. (Or you might still be in the thick of it if time hasn't been on your side. No judgment -- I've been there.) But a new infographic from Implisit which reveals the most and least effective channels for customer conversion might prompt you to crack the newly approved plans open once more and make a few revisions.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Valuable insight and a few surprises for social marketers.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
January 4, 2015 10:38 PM
Valuable insight and a few surprises for social marketers.
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Are you curious about what's going to happen in the next billion or so years? Well, lucky for you, we have an infographic to let you know every important event from now until then—and the next billion years after that, too.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Cool infographics.
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Sometimes you’re surfing around the web and you notice some really cool infographic on something like fashion, music, or food, and you can’t help but wish that you could create something like that; even if it’d take you a week. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s definitely possible to create some awesome infographics in any category that you choose, EVEN if you’re not a designer. In this blog post, I’m going to introduce you to three awesome tools to create the best infographics, tell you how to use them AND how you can share your infographics in different channels all over the web. So, let’s get started!
Jeff Domansky's insight:
There's no reason not to create your own effective infographics with these three tools.
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VMonths back we came up with the superb collection of nice, visually appealing infographics (Creative Infographics for Designers and Developers) witnessing which designers and developers would easily relate as each one of them was visual graphics talking about designers and developers.Here is our latest compilation 40 creative infographics for designers and developers. Hit a jump to take the glimpse of each....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Great collection of info graphics to inspire you.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 24, 2014 1:14 AM
Great list showcasing creative infographics for designers and developers that will inspire you, make you learn new things and much more.
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Basically, content marketing is the art of communicating with your customers and prospects without selling. It is non-interruption marketing. Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent. The essence of this content strategy is the belief that if we, as businesses, deliver consistent, ongoing valuable information to buyers, they ultimately reward us with their business and loyalty. Nowadays people also look for the facts and useful information about the products and services that they find interesting instead of ads.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Useful guide to content marketing and SEO.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 21, 2014 2:38 PM
Useful guide to content marketing and SEO.
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Every year people proclaim the death of something or other in marketing -- and the death of the infographic doesn't escape conversation. It's probably because while more people have caught on to the power of infographics for communications or marketing initiatives, not all of them are doing it well -- so it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. These 15, however, managed to stand out. My criteria here were not scientific. I looked for infographics that I simply could not stop reading til the very end -- or in the case of the interactive ones in the latter half of this post, the ones I couldn't stop exploring. Enjoy perusing the best of what 2014's infographics had to offer, ranked in no particular order (except for #1 -- I love #1)....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Truly amazing content, creativity and inspiration. You'll learn and enjoy these infographics hugely. Recommended viewing. 10 / 10
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 18, 2014 10:11 AM
Take a look at the top static and interactive infographics of 2014. They are simply amazing from design to content and impact! They must read for marketing, design and PR pros. 11/10 LOL
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We all know a picture speaks thousand words and for that reason infographics are being more popular due to its amazing information displayed in the form of images. It has the capability to capture everyone’s eye and tell them a story with engaging content and images. It’s an all in one package with text, images and creative design that come all along. It holds a great marketing potential that has the ability to attract customers. Many people click on infographics as it is more appealing and hence your web traffic is increased which is beneficial aspect for SEO.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Great collection of social media infographics. Well worth reading. 9/ 10
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 7, 2014 11:26 PM
Great collection and useful reading for marketers, and social media pros. 
rodrick rajive lal's curator insight,
December 9, 2014 1:53 AM
These are some interesting infographics that provide a pictorial representation of data in a form that can be easily understood. In an age where the quantum of data is increasing exponentially, it has become extremely important to use infographics. Raw data and statistics can become a turn off, especially for those who don't have an eye for figures! Infographics are being used very successfully in schools and colleges to present information in an easily assimilable form.
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If you’re anything like me, you learned how to use programs like Photoshop and Gimp out of necessity to do minor changes to photos. You might have even dabbled in some easier graphic design projects for your own website, but it takes you hours to get the image or the design looking just right and you’re left exhausted. You might even spend time looking up tutorials on how to achieve a certain effect and still have trouble re-creating it. In short, while you do know your way around the programs like Photoshop to a certain extent, it takes you forever and there’s absolutely no way you’d call yourself a graphic designer. But then, you’re surfing around the web and you noticed some really cool infographics on things like fashion, music and food and you can’t help but wish that you could create something like that; even if it’d take you a week....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Cool infographics tools
Gust MEES's curator insight,
December 31, 2014 9:51 AM
If you’re anything like me, you learned how to use programs like Photoshop and Gimp out of necessity to do minor changes to photos. You might have even dabbled in some easier graphic design projects for your own website, but it takes you hours to get the image or the design looking just right and you’re left exhausted. You might even spend time looking up tutorials on how to achieve a certain effect and still have trouble re-creating it. In short, while you do know your way around the programs like Photoshop to a certain extent, it takes you forever and there’s absolutely no way you’d call yourself a graphic designer. But then, you’re surfing around the web and you noticed some really cool infographics on things like fashion, music and food and you can’t help but wish that you could create something like that; even if it’d take you a week.... Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-tools-for-teaching-people-and-learners/?tag=infographics 
Michelle Gilstrap's curator insight,
December 31, 2014 4:02 PM
Always good to have a way to create good designs. |
Great document for building a good info graphic with a layout that is going to get the results you want.
This article helps you determine the best layout for the type of infographic you may be creating.
This is a great tool to share with my seminar teachers whose final project for the year is an infographic.