How well do you know today’s Digital Mom? According toPunchbowl®, moms adopt new technologies faster than the average American. They keep their smartphones by their side at all times to look up information on-the-go, post photos of their kids and stay connected with friends and family. They quickly transition to their tablet to shop online, browse family dinner recipes, and search for birthday party ideas. They interact with bloggers, brands, and loved ones. They check email, watch videos, and read the news. They manage their family’s calendar and keep their photo memories. Mom is the ultimate Household CEO and many of her actions take place online with

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As noted by FinancesOnline.com, social media is now the top Internet activity, according to Business Insider. Americans spend an average of thirty-seven minutes daily on social media, and more than half of them are women. So, if women are the driving force behind these billion-dollar social networking websites, it is safe to say that brands must figure out how to find and connect with the female market. They must learn to socialize, not simply market and sell. Six reasons why women are considered the real power behind the social media phenomenon: More women use the top social media including Facebook,

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The Infographic below from TopWebDesignSchools.org highlights just a few of the findings in Social Examiner’s 2013 Social Media Marketing Industry Report showing how marketers both use and feel about social media. For the third year in a row, at 69%, marketers plan to increase their use of YouTube (male dominated platform) more than any other platform. But, even as new as it is more than half of marketers plan to increase their usage of Pinterest. Interestingly, the report also noted that female marketers (54%) are also more likely to increase their use of Pinterest than male marketers (47%).

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I am honored, humbled and excited to be speaking at the Mediarun Festival in Gdansk, Poland next week on “Why and How to Market to Women.” Touted as the leading business and marketing event in Central Europe, the keynote speaker will be Carolyn Everson, Vice-President of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook. Everson, defined as a “Women to Watch” by Bloomberg TV, and honored by AWNY (Advertising Women in New York City) as “Changing the Game,” is a marketer who understands women. She was recently referred to as the second “First Lady “of Facebook in a Huffington Post article. Much like Sheryl Sandberg, the

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As the world rapidly becomes more and more digital, the technology will continue to define products and services as well has how they are marketed. The low number of females being involved as leaders or during the conceptual and developmental processes will surely result in delivering less marketable products and services for women. And similar to the disproportionate number of female creative directors within the advertising industry, this will impair connecting effectively with the very powerful and viable female audience. Although 3 of the 10 best-paying jobs for women are in the tech sector, 56% of women who enter the

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