We all wish there was way more time in the day. And being a startup we're especially sensitive to the lack of hours in a day to get everything done (we are getting pretty good at becoming time-management ninjas though because of it).

So being able to focus on the key tasks, projects and updates that'll push the needle forward is crucial to us.

So that’s why the latest numbers released in a recent report on which channels are most effective for acquiring new customers caught our eye.

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The big news over the last little while has been about Gmail’s new tabbed inbox (check out Tab Attack) and Facebook’s latest series of updates.

There's other stuff going on as well. Like Microsoft picking a fight with Google, we discovered Tapiture (it's like Pinterest for dudes) and speaking of Pinterest they released a pretty cool feature recently as well.

Before you dig into the hottest articles below I wanted to share with you my favourite quote of the week. It comes from Tom Bell, VP of Corporate Communications at Email List,

"Here's an experiment for you: Imagine if the US Postal Service determined whether to throw away a piece of mail before delivering it; or if Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube hid your latest post to “protect” its users. Sounds crazy, right? Yet, that's exactly what's happening in the email industry."

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Social Media is all the rage nowadays - with adults.

PewInternet did some interesting research into who's using social media sites like facebook, twitter and instagram. And the people over at NextAdvisor were nice enough to take that data and create a fancy little infographic to help us understand what the stats are trying to tell us.

Looking at the data though brings up some doubts in my mind though...

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”Women are five times more likely to be on the site
(Pinterest) as men.”

The Pew Internet Research Study

There’s a lot of talk out there that Pinterest is dominated by the ladies. There’s even some interesting stats that back up these claims like, “Women are five times more likely to be on the site (Pinterest) as men.” Which is one of the biggest gender gaps found on the social media platforms.

So maybe that’s the reason the male dominated Tapiture is gaining some ground as the go to platform for dudes.

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This week's Marketing Minute is includes a little creative break. 

We've gathered the best email and internet marketing news from around the web to help inspire and inform you on what's happening and what's working right now. Ideas and insights that you can take and make your own.

We were also pretty busy on our own blog - releasing 4 posts this week (insert pat on the back here).

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You ever wanted something that was just a wee bit pricey for your budget?

And you said to yourself, "I'll be good. I'll wait 'till it goes on sale."

Well now Pinterest has made that process a heck of a lot easier.

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