How Can Startups Use The Power Of Social Media

35% of LinkedIn users the network daily.

There are over 1 million groups on LinkedIn. A Startup can always find a group that is relevant.

LinkedIn has over 200 million users. This means 200 million people can help a startup, either as partners or buyers.

GOOGLE+ is the 2nd-biggest social network with 343 million active users.

40% of marketers use GOOGLE+, 70% desire to learn more and 67% plan to increase GOOGLE+ activities.

The +1 button acts as a 'stamp of approval’. Which can indirectly to a better page rank.

Facebook is the king of social networks, with Over 700 million active monthly users.

It is the best place where startup can interact with its customer base.

Social plugins & custom apps Facebook can become great tools to engage potential customers.

Twitter has over 230 million active monthly users. And twitter hashtags are -perhaps the fastest way of spreading a message.

68% of twitter users are more likely to buy from the brands they follow.

Twitter search is an effective tool for finding out what people are saying about a certain topic.

Pinterest is the fastest growing social network, with a growth rate of 88% over the last 12 months.

Pinterest has over 70 million active monthly users, more than 67% of them are female.

Great place for brand promotion if a startup deals with the food or the fashion industry.

YouTube is the 3rd biggest social network, moving ahead of twitter.

Creating videos is a new approach in brand promotion. YouTube also has major SEO values.

The emotional chords that videos can string are much more powerful than text or pictures.