Posts Tagged ‘social media data’
3 Ways Social Affinities Will Impact the Internet of Things
A fridge that orders groceries for you? Some would call it luxury, but appliance manufacturers are hoping that it will soon become a reality for many consumers. Gartner, Inc. estimates that 20.8 billion connected devices will be in use by 2020. From the shows they watch to the brand of yogurt they buy, brand marketers…
Read MoreTop Music Artist Affinities of 2016 Presidential Frontrunners
Ben Carson is up, and Joe Biden is out. Presidential campaigns are long, rough-and-tumble marathons, and the 2016 cycle is no different. Another tradition of White House contests: politicians using music on the campaign trail. Whether it’s Katy Perry performing for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and taking over her Instagram or Steven Tyler asking Donald Trump…
Read MoreRadio Listening Influences Social Engagement
The effectiveness of radio as an advertising medium has long been established and championed. It continues to garner massive audiences and serves as a beacon of information and entertainment in local communities – a feat not easily duplicated by any of its counterparts. At Affinity Answers, we are constantly looking for ways to connect social…
Read MoreLate-Night Changes Represent Brand Opportunities
If you stopped paying attention to late-night television in December 2012, then you might be surprised when you turn on your TV or stream video. Nearly every face fronting late night’s institutions is new, and what’s even more surprising is how much attention the new faces are getting despite TV’s overall ratings declines. As Los…
Read MoreCongratulations to Nickelodeon!
Before the curtain falls on 2014, a big congratulations is due for our client, Nickelodeon. The network announced last week that it is in position to finish the year as the top basic cable network in total viewers and kids 2-11 in total day ratings. From December 30, 2013 to December 18, 2014, it averaged…
Read More3 Brands That Achieved Massive Engagement in 2014
As another year draws to a close, so come many “best of” lists that attempt to provide perspective on what has happened over the past 12 months. Since we at Affinity Answers have shown that engagement on social media is parallel to everything from TV success or failure to stock prices, we’d like to highlight…
Read MoreWhen Good Partnerships Go Bad
At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of unlocking the power of mutual affinity to help our clients figure out which celebrities (or TV shows, websites, etc.) are most relevant to fans of their brand on social media. These insights have added a lot of value for clients, as seen in our case studies. However, mutual affinity cannot predict when celebrities will act inappropriately or how events might be judged in the court of public opinion. Today, when outrage on social media is more common than not, we thought it would be interesting to look at how people engage with these celebrities on social after a major scandal. Do fans of the brand become less engaged with the celebrity? Most importantly, what implications does this have for brands?
Read MoreTop 10 Things You Can Do That the Big Guys are Already Doing
Social media intelligence is evolving at an incredible pace. As brands and brand agencies look to uncover deeper behavioral characteristics of consumers, understanding a brand’s social engagement and mutual interests are logical starting points. Brand engagement can be thought of as how much someone interacts with a particular brand on one or many social media…
Read MoreHow to Destroy Your Current Paid Marketing ROI Using Behavioral Keyword Analysis
Determining paid search keywords by observing social networks behavior provides incredible results. I’ve done more than my fair share of paid marketing, whether using Adwords, Yahoo (classic), Bing, AOL, CNET, Commission Junction, and probably 10 others. In my years of trying to optimize CTR, ROAS, Impressions, and CPA the one thing that I constantly…
Read MorePolitics Heats Up: Using Social Media Data To Look At The Republican Presidential Candidates
Since we started looking at the political and causes space in the middle of last year, we’ve been waiting for the time when we could start applying our data to hot political races. So we were excited this year when we got the chance to take a look at Newt Gingrich for the Huffington Post…
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