Social Influencers Emerging as Powerful Social Media Channels as Marketers Take Note

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Feb 03, 2016, 08:30 ET

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Teaming up with social media influencers has proven to be a boon for marketers as working with next-generation celebrities brings a number of benefits for branding and build trust. Leading Companies in the social media space with recent developments of importance are SharkReach, Inc. (OTC: SHRK), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR), MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)

SharkReach, Inc. (OTC: SHRK) a millennial influence marketing company today announced that it is currently working on a Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray campaign for Universal Pictures award winning film as a follow up to its highly successful pre-release collaboration with the studio.

Read the full SharkReach (SHRK) Press Release at http://www.financialnewsmedia.com/profiles/shrk.html

Forbes Article Says SharkReach, Inc. "Poised To Skyrocket" - Forbes recently ran an interview with the Founder and newly appointed CEO of the Company, Steve Smith, where he elaborated on the effectiveness of the Company's social media campaign to drive awareness and create viewer demand prior to the release of the major motion picture. Due in part to the Company's results for Universal Pictures, the Forbes Contributor of the article said that SharkReach: "… is poised to skyrocket after recently going public." For the full article go to: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mnewlands/2015/12/07/the-brand-influencer-bridge-that-makes-their-talent-into-shareholders-an-interview-with-sharkreach/

SharkReach was tasked by Universal Pictures to activate influencers to drive awareness for the film because the studio had only seen modest results in working with other influencer marketing companies. However, success came when Universal executives chose to give SharkReach exclusive access over all other influencer companies.

In other social media news and happenings: Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) last week reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. "2015 was a great year for Facebook. Our community continued to grow and our business is thriving," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. "We continue to invest in better serving our community, building our business, and connecting the world." See the full report at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-reports-fourth-quarter-full-210500912.html

According to an article sourced by YahooFINANCE writer, Seana Smith on Feb 1, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is getting a boost in early trading on reports that Marc Andreesen could partner with private equity group Silver Lake to buy the company. One idea being floated is a PIPE deal in which private investors would purchase newly-issued shares. Talk of a potential acquisition follows a shakeup in Twitter's management, with several top executives leaving the company.

MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a public market leader for social discovery, announced the launch of a seven-day free trial offer for its revamped MeetMe+ service in MeetMe's popular Android and iPhone applications. The free trial enables first-time MeetMe+ users to enjoy its premium benefits free for one week, after which they may choose to continue at the normal subscription rates or return to a standard free membership. The seven-day free trial is available today to a portion of Android and iPhone users and is expected to roll out to all users on iPhone and Android over the coming month.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) fired back at Facebook in the increasingly heated video battle the two companies are waging. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on Monday that viewers of Google-owned YouTube watch hundreds of millions of hours of video every day. Read the full article at http://www.businessinsider.com/google-ceo-says-youtube-viewers-watch-hundreds-of-video-hours-a-day-2016-2

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