Social Media

How Social Media Engagement Impacts Search Ranking ©

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Social media engagement can benefit Canadian businesses in a myriad of ways.  We have the highest social media network penetration in the World, with 82% of Canadians using a social network. 55% of online Canadians (19,000,000+) are active on Facebook, 46% have a Twitter account, 45% have a Google+ account, 30% have a LinkedIn account […]

Canadian Digital, Social and Mobile Statistics on a Global Scale ©

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Canadian Digital, Social and Mobile Statistics on a Global Scale ©

Sometimes you don’t really know where you are until you see where the other guy is.  WeAreSocial.sg has gathered statistics from multiple data sources around the world and compiled it all into comparison charts.  They released their data in January, 2014, and we’re bringing it to you from the Canadian perspective.  While the multiple sources […]

Canadians Have a Huge Influence on Fellow Consumers (Statistics) ©

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Canadians Have a Huge Influence on Fellow Consumers (Statistics) ©

A new study conducted by American Express indicates Canadian consumer purchasing is heavily influenced by friends and family, both online and offline.   In fact, three quarters of Canadians participating in the survey consider themselves to be influential in a wide range of persuasion situations. Survey respondents defined the top three characteristics that make someone influential […]

Connected Canadians: eCommerce and Internet Use Statistics ©

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Connected Canadians: eCommerce and Internet Use Statistics ©

With probably the largest sample size in Canada (approximately 22,615 individuals aged 16+), Statistics Canada’s data provides us with a reasonably accurate look at Internet usage and online shopping. Their Internet usage and eCommerce statistics for 2012 were released October 28th, 2013. The last survey was conducted in 2010. Growth is evident in virtually all […]

Digital Platforms Support the Canadian Economy (Infographic) ©

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Digital Platforms Support the Canadian Economy (Infographic) ©

We focus primarily on the economic advantages of online business in Canada, but the Internet technology industry as a whole has a significant impact on the Canadian economy.  Part of that industry is the digital platform sub-sector.  The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) has published the 2013 Canada’s Digital Imperative: Measuring Digital Platforms’ Labour […]

Canadian Consumers Seeking Small Businesses Online (Statistics) ©

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Canadians consumers are more likely to do business with small businesses if they can easily do so online, a new TD Canada Trust survey concludes. Consumers want to interact with small businesses through user-friendly websites with eCommerce capabilities, backed by social engagement. It’s clear that Canadians want to support small businesses, but they’re not willing […]

Canadian Online Shopping and Digital Demands (Statistics) ©

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Canadian Online Shopping and Digital Demands (Statistics) ©

Comscore and UPS have released the results of the Canadian UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper survey, just in time for the 2013 online holiday shopping season. All Canadian shoppers surveyed had to meet the criteria of making at least two online purchases in a typical three month period. The survey was conducted in March […]

Top Reasons Canadians Share Content on Social Media (Statistics)

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A 2013 global survey from Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange indicates Canadians who have shared content in the past month, did so for a variety of reasons.  The statistics were collected by Ipsos Global @dvisor as part of Sociologue, an ongoing publication that features conversation-starting commentary on social media trends and behavior.

7 Ways to Reach More Canadian Facebook Users ©

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7 Ways to Reach More Canadian Facebook Users ©

Facebook announced this week that there are 19 million active Canadian Facebook users each month, and 14 million of those are daily users.  In fact, at 74% Canada’s daily Facebook usage is above the global average (61%) and higher than the US average (70%). That’s a huge pie and most of us are hungry for […]

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