Social Media Newsfeed: Tumblr Ads | Hotel Booking on Yelp

[emailonly]{{{ sbox300x250 }}}[/emailonly] Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email. Yahoo Finally Reveals How Much Money Tumblr Can Bring In Ads (Adweek) We finally have a look at Tumblr’s ad sales: $100 million in 2015, according to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, under pressure to show some results from her $1 billion acquisition. Mayer gave some new insights into her strategy Tuesday after announcing third-quarter results, and she gave a defense of her leadership at the company over the past two years. The Wall Street Journal Mayer also said Tumblr will achieve “positive Ebitda” — a measure of profitability that strips out taxes, depreciation and other measures. She made the remarks during Yahoo’s conference call on third-quarter earnings. The New York Times Mayer said mobile revenue exceeded $200 million in the quarter and she expected it to top $1.2 billion for the full year. Yahoo and its Tumblr unit had 550 million monthly users on mobile devices during the quarter, up 17 percent from a year ago. Over all, the company’s services have more than one billion monthly users. You Can Now Book a Hotel Room on Yelp (The Next Web) If the rooms are critter-free, Yelp is looking to make your life a bit easier now by letting you book a hotel room right from its website or apps. The integration comes through Hipmunk and comes along with the addition of several other partners to the Yelp Platform. These increase users’ options to order food or even make wine tasting reservations right within Yelp. 9 Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes [Infographic] (SocialTimes) The advice available to anyone trying to solidify their social media marketing strategies is endless. Still, many businesses run into the same pitfalls time and again. An infographic from entrepreneur Jason Squires details the nine most common mistakes. [emailonly]{{{ jodslot01 }}}[/emailonly] Political Ads Flood Pandora Before Midterms (Re/code) If you live in Florida and spend much time on Pandora’s streaming service, chances are you’re hearing a lot of “Rick Scott for governor” commercials. How often depends on how much you like country music. How to Get Your First 100 #Twitter Followers (AllTwitter) So you’re just getting started on Twitter. What’s the best way to get new followers? Check out the visual for a wealth of strategies, hints and tips that will help you get your first 100 Twitter followers, which comes courtesy of Quick Sprout. Mobile Marketing Budgets Jumping 36 Percent This Year — but Tools are Still Lacking (VentureBeat) B2B marketers are attacking mobile with budgets that are jumping 11 percent over the next six months and an additional 17.5 percent over the next 12 months. But it’s clear they’re not terribly happy with the tools vendors are providing. [emailonly]{{{ sbox01 }}}[/emailonly] STUDY: How Do Conservatives and Liberals Differ in Their Facebook Activity? (AllFacebook) The U.S. political spectrum can, for the most part, be divided into conservatives and liberals, but which group is more likely to see like-minded political content on Facebook from news organizations, groups and friends, and which group is more likely to block or defriend users over political posts? The answers, from the latest research by Pew Research Center, may come as a surprise. Hotels Bow to the Power of Social Media, Get Serious About Online Feedback (The Economic Times) When it was time for the five-star hotel Le Meridien Kochi to begin renovation after almost 10 years, its executives decided to upgrade the rooms with iPod docking stations, bed-side charging panels and WiFi accessibility for more than three devices. Reviews on social media platforms — such as Facebook and Twitter — and travel portals like TripAdvisor motivated these upgrades. NBC Launches Long-Form Sports Site, NBC SportsWorld (LostRemote) NBC Sports Digital last week announced the launch of NBC SportsWorld, an SB Nation and Grantland-like microsite that will host longform content from NBC Sports Digital’s contributors, including Joe Posnanski, Joe Prince-Wright and Nick Zaccardi. “Our SportsTalk strategy of providing readers with quick, impactful news posts multiple times a day has been incredibly successful. However, we will now complement that plan by tapping into NBC Sports Group’s rich history of long-form storytelling,” said Rick Cordella, senior vice president and general manager, digital media, NBC Sports Group. [emailonly]{{{ sbox02 }}}[/emailonly]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Tumblr Ads | Hotel Booking on Yelp

Yahoo CEO predicts $100 million in ads sales for Tumblr in 2015. You can now book hotel rooms right through Yelp. These stories, and more, in today's Morning Social Media Newsfeed.

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