LinkedIn Continues to See ‘Record Levels’ of Engagement and Sessions Growth Microsoft’s latest performance report revealed that its LinkedIn professional social network had topped 850 million members, with the number of user sessions expanding by 26 percent, accompanied by revenue that grew by 26 percent during the most recent quarter year-over-year, increasing by $768 million, Microsoft recently announced. Social Media Today Google, Microsoft Report Slowest Revenue Growth In Two Years Google-parent Alphabet saw revenue that grew by 13 percent during the second quarter of 2022, reaching $69.7 billion, the search giant's slowest growth since the same quarter in 2020, while revenue from the search portion of the firm's business climbed by 14 percent year-over-year, while Microsoft reported revenue up 12 percent, also its slowest growth in two years, the firms recently reported. MediaPost Twitter's new tests allow you to post images, videos and GIFs in one tweet Twitter has begun testing a multimedia tweeting option that allows individual tweets to contain up to four digital assets, including images, videos, animated GIFs, and other supported media types on the platform, presently being tested on Twitter’s mobile app, the firm recently announced. TechCrunch Social Media Users Expect Quick Responses to Messages Posted on Brands’ Digital Channels Some 52 percent of U.S. social media users have said that they expect brands to respond to social queries within one hour, with 27 percent who want brands to respond within 30 minutes, while 10 percent expected five minutes, according to newly-released survey data on interest to B2B marketers. MarketingCharts IAB Finds Second-Half Ad Spending Better Than Planned, Full-Year Significantly Worse During the second half of 2022 marketing executives are expecting to spend some seven percent more on advertising, while overall spending for the year is expected to come in some 31 percent lower than expected, with the most growth being driven by the technology category, according to recently-published Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) survey data. MediaPost Apple to introduce new App Store ad placements: the industry reacts Apple is rolling out new advertising options for its App Store, expanding on the search tab and results ads that the firm has previously offered, providing B2B marketers with new options for increasing brand exposure in the popular Apple App Store environment, Apple recently announced. The Drum 
Which Data Capabilities Are Still Out of Reach for Marketers? 42 percent of marketing leaders have said that real-time access to insight data was their most-sought data capability, with 40 percent pointing to predictive analytics, and 26 percent seeking data supply chain and governance, according to newly-released survey data of interest to digital marketers. MarketingCharts Twitter tests a 'tweets per month' counter Twitter’s latest test could provide B2B marketers and brands helpful insight when considering which accounts are active enough to follow, as the platform has begun testing a visible count showing the number of tweets that a user has posted over the past month, Twitter recently announced. TechCrunch Americans Deem Ad Biz More Trustworthy Than Media, Both Trail All Other Industries The technology, entertainment, and telecom sectors topped the list when it comes to the most-trusted brand categories, while news and social media occupied the least-trusted industries, according to newly-released survey data of interest to B2B marketers. MediaPost [bctt tweet="“People make purchasing decisions based on recommendations and perceptions of people (not brands) they respect and trust. Influencers will be essential for humanizing B2B brands in 2022.” — Tamara McCleary @TamaraMcCleary" username="toprank"] Vast Majority of B2B Buyers Say Vendor Content Impacts Purchase Decision 68 percent of B2B buyers have said that a strong knowledge of a company and its needs was the top reason for choosing a vendor, with 62 percent pinpointing providing higher-quality content, and 59 percent who noted a stronger knowledge of the business' landscape and solution area, according to recently-published report data. MarketingCharts ON THE LIGHTER SIDE: 
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- Lee Odden / TopRank Marketing — 86% Of B2B Brands Find Success With Influencer Marketing — Search Engine Journal
- TopRank Marketing — B2B Influencer Marketing Guidelines For Thought Leadership — Forbes
- Lee Odden — Creative Process & Content Creation Tips For Entrepreneurs — BBN Times
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