8 Reasons to Consider Marketing with Google+ | Cross River Real Estate

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When Google+ was launched there were mixed reactions.8 Reasons for Marketing with Google+
The responses ranged from people with social media fatigue who thought “not another social network! “. There were also those curious personalities who said “I wonder if Google will offer a true competitor for Facebook?”
As Google watched the rapid rise of Facebook, Twitter and the social web, it realised that it couldn’t ignore this important internet evolution any longer. It invested over $550 million in the platform and its supporting technology and offered incentives for its executive management to make Google+ a success.
On June 28, 2011 Google+ was launched and proceeded to make an impact and inroads into the social media world.

The Google+ advantages

Google plus had several advantages over Facebook that had commenced six years earlier.
  • Google had started with a fresh design and a clean sheet (Facebook’s interface after launching in 2004 was looking dated)
  • Deep pockets to fund the technology
  • It was designed for a mobile web (Smart phones and tablets didn’t even exist when Facebook launched)
  • Created for a more visual online environment
Facebook had to respond and it quickly launched a range of upgrades and acquisitions (Instagram) that met the competitive challenge.

So what are the numbers?



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