Hootsuite has released the latest data for Global and Local Digital statistics for 2019.

The top interesting Statistics; 

• 88% of New Zealand's population have access to the internet with 71% being active social media users.
• 45% of people are using Ad-Blocking tools.
• The top social media site is YouTube followed closely by Facebook, Facebook messenger, Instagram and Pinterest. 
• In January 21% of people were using voice search or voice commands for help from Alexa, Siri or Google and other voice AI agents.
• 15% of people used Ride-Hailing services e.g. Uber and Taxi apps.
• 98% of peope used a social network or messaging service in the past month.
• 84% of people activley engaged with or contributed to social media in the past month.
• 1 hour 43 minutes is the average amount of time per day spent using social media.
• The average internet user has 7.2 social media accounts.
  ​Read the full report below. 
  

We’re all living in exponential times where the key players in the digital social media marketing ecosystem are constantly evolving and changing their platforms, with new digital functionality focusing on content, video and voice. In order to keep up with the new media brands and organisations will require you needing to adopt a more fluid approach to digital marketing strategies and, you’ll need to move at speed to enable your teams to build and learn new skills.  https://www.adaptableme.com/bundles/social-media-for-business 

Learning, upskilling, reskilling and mastering social media for your business so you can confidently implement digital & social media marketing that delivers to the business objectives. Propel your career/business forward through keeping up with the ever evolving world of digital marketing and social media. Learn from Jo, NZ’s Digital Social Media pioneer, who knows how to navigate the ever evolving digital experiences for brands and customers and how they interact.

Who should do this course? Social Media Managers, Social Media Community Managers, Social Media Coordinators, Social Media Marketers, Social Media Strategists, Social Media Editors, Social Media Content Producers, Engagement Managers, Digital Engagement Specialists, Digital Content Specialists, Digital Marketing Managers, Marketing Managers, Brand Managers, Communications Professionals, Marketing Professionals, Entrepreneurs or anyone wanting to career transition into a Digital Marketing Social Media career.

We recommend you have an understanding of social media.

What will you learn?
This self-paced course will show you:
1. How to setup your Digital Social Marketing Strategy for your Business
2. How to create authentic Content for your Business
3. How to attract and build your Community 
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Supercharge your Social Media Knowledge $399.00 for the Social Media for Business course
76 Interactive downloadable PDF’s
18 Videos
+ 2.5 hours of Learning 
Self-Paced Learning 
Life Time Access

☆ adaptableme: https://www.adaptableme.com/bundles/social-media-for-business  
☆ Jo Brothers: http://www.jobrothers.com 
☆ Contact Jo Brothers: jo@jobrothers.com

Jo is known as the Social Media Pioneer of New Zealand, leading global brand Air New Zealand, for seven years as Global Digital & Social Media Manager and has advised businesses, social media teams, social media managers, digital marketers, business owners, board members and more on how to connect and what to expect!
She knows that social media is all about connecting with people and gaining their most valuable assets - “time and attention” through content that captures their hearts and minds.
Jo has been coaching and training people for the past 20 years in the magic of “how she does what she does" in strategy, social media, digital marketing, content creation, understanding and mastering new and emerging media, podcasting and digital trends and is super excited that all her knowledge can now be shared with you at adaptableme.com 
In all of her courses, she shares her unique understanding of media, the rise in digital marketing & social media, and the ways in which people want to connect with each other on digital and social networks with content, video, voice, storytelling, blogs and more.
Every day brings changes in the ways we communicate and the Social Media for Business Course at adaptableme.com is designed to make your life easier by equipping you with the "How to..." when it comes to Digital Marketing, Social Media, Content, Content Marketing, Voice, and Video. 
Jo understands the galaxy of media & digital platforms that are available, and knows the winning strategies required to deliver business objectives that are scalable for any size business - small, medium or large, through to reinvention as she has been involved with reimagining traditional businesses needing to move into the digital world.
Learning should be fun, easy to understand and offer quick actionable insights. Which is exactly how Jo has created her courses, so that you are able to get going and started right now!
If you are thinking about taking a course to either, upskill, reskill or just want to bring an idea to life through media, you have come to the right place.  Social Media for Business Course at adaptableme.com ​

Fantastic news you can now listen to the Jo Brothers Audacious Audio show, a mix of Social Media tips & tricks, Tech news and the Giant Sisters phenomenal women interviews, on Spotify and Google podcasts. 

You can find the links on Spotify here or if you are on Android y ou can download the Google Podcast app and have the Google AI help serve you up content curated for you. So be sure to look  or ask via audio for search terms "Jo Brothers Audacious Audio" or "Giant Sisters" to listen.

Happy Listening !

​Giant Sisters celebrates and shares phenomenal women's voices and stories in their own words in Podcasts, Film, Art & Entertainment. 

We are delighted to celebrate our 25th phenomenal woman being interviewed. For more information on Giant Sisters visit our website or any of the podcast channels below http://www.giantsisters.com  
iTunes
SoundCloud 
Stitcher
AnchorFM
YouTube

Throughout history most women's and girls stories were not documented and saved. Even great achievements, discoveries, inventions, and acts of bravery have been omitted from our recorded history. In fact in some cases if women's stories were recorded they may have been given a man's name or called by the name "anonymous". 

​NO MORE! 
Lets change that and start recording phenomenal women's stories in their words, their thoughts, their hopes, their dreams, their voices. Giant Sisters was launched as a podcast show and this blog with  art, books and film in development.
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I hope you enjoy listening to  stories from our phenomenal women and that you are inspired, guided, uplifted,  that you laugh, enjoy, celebrate and admire the resilience, strength, courage, emotional intelligence, love, kindness and focus that all Giant Sisters possess.​​ - Giant Sisters Founder - Jo Brothers
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Giant Sisters is powered with Love by me Jo Brothers 

An amazing TED Talk interview with Gwynne Shotwell President and COO of Space X talking about reaching Mars within the next decade and using the Big Rocket Falcon for people to travel point to point around the world within 30 minutes, again this will be a reality within a decade.