The Blog

• B2B companies that Blog generate 67% more leads per month than those who do not.   
  (Source: Hubspot)
• 41% of B2B companies are acquiring customers through Facebook.
  (Source: Hubspot)
• 43% of all online consumers are Social Media fans or followers.  
  (Source: Hubspot)
• 80% of LinkedIn members influence business decisions at their company.
  (Source: Traffic Flow)
• 57% of companies with a corporate Blog have acquired a customer through blogging.
  (Source: Hubspot)
• 34% of marketers have generated leads using Twitter.  
  (Source: All Twitter)
• 80% of US companies use social media for recruitment.  
  (Source: Jobvite)
• 50% of the mobile Internet traffic in the UK is for Facebook.
  (Source: The Gaurdian)
• 33% of B2B companies have gained a customer from using Twitter.
  (Source: Twitter)
• 69% of B2B marketers are shifting their budgets toward social media.
  (Source: MarketingSherpa)
• Social media helps B2B marketers improve search results.
  (Source: Google)
• 56% of consumers said they are more likely to recommend a brand to a friend after becoming a fan on Facebook.
  (Source: Mashable)

Clearly, social media is big, it’s still getting bigger and its not going to disappear anytime soon.