Every marketer understand the importance of social media marketing; not only is it an inexpensive way to build a following and promote your brand’s content, but participation in social media could also become a major factor in the ranking algorithm for search engines like Google. There are countless platforms, with hundreds of millions of users between them, that most marketers aren’t taking advantage of yet. Let’s take a look at some of the powerful social media platforms that every marketer should know and use.

2. Social media marketing
success is something that
business is now starting to
see as a vital part of their
marketing plans.

3. But one of the most common
dilemmas for marketers is to
figure out from which social
media marketing platform to
start with.

4. So today, we would like to
introduce some powerful
social media platforms
which every marketer should
include in his marketing
strategy.

5. 1. FacebookFacebook
Monthly
Active
Users
1.59
Billion

6. Founded on February 4,
2004, Facebooke is the
biggest social media
network on the Internet,
both in terms of total
number of users and name
recognition.

7. 2. LinkedInLinkedIn
Monthly
Active
Users
100
Million

8. Founded on December 14,
2002, and launched 0n May
5, 2003, LinkedIn is hands-
down the most popular
social media site for
professional networking.

10. 3. TwitterTwitter
Monthly
Active
Users
320
Million

11. Founded on March 21, 2006,
twitter is a powerful marketing
tool used by dozens of Twitter
experts, marketing pros and
business leaders to market
their brands, products and
services.

12. 4. YouTubeYouTube
Monthly
Active
Users
1
Billion

13. This video-based social media
website was founded on
February 14, 2005.
YouTube is the second most
popular search engine behind
Google.

14. 5. PinterestPinterest
Monthly
Active
Users
100
Million

15. Launched in March 2010,
Pinterest is a relatively
newcomer in the social media
arena. This platform consists
of digital bulletin boards
where you can pin their
content.

17. 6. InstagramInstagram
Monthly
Active
Users
400
Million

18. Launched on October 6, 2010,
Instagram is a fast growing
visual social media platform. It
is distinguished by its unique
filters together with video and
photo editing features.

19. 7. QuoraQuora
Monthly
Active
Users
100
Million

20. Quora the question-and-
answer website was creation
and launch in June, 2009. So
far, it has managed to raise
$141 in venture capital funds.

21. 8. RedditReddit
Monthly
Active
Users
231
Million

22. Reddit, founded on June 23,
2005 is a social news and
entertainment networking
website. It's registered users
can submit content such as
direct links and text posts.

23. Sources
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https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/05/pop
ular-social-media-sites.html
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https://blog.hootsuite.com/top-social-
media-sites-matter-to-marketers/
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http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/783
2-social-media-for-business.html

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