Living a sedentary lifestyle seems to be the norm for many North Americans and unfortunately this habit leads to a host of possible health problems. Now, you may be thinking, “My job forces me to sit, it isn’t my fault!” Well after taking peek at this infographic from PMIR Medical, you might just have a change of heart.

It is obvious that the now 30 year-old creator hasn’t led an average life. Spending time running a multi-billion dollar company while acquiring a range of other businesses is not the usual pastime of a college drop-out. If you are wondering just how this billionaire stacks up against your average young professional, take a look at this infographic from Mashable and see what sets Zuckerberg apart from the rest.

Based on the infographic from ContentVerse the environmental and economical benefits of going paperless are clear, so why are some companies so hesitant to make the switch?

Make sure your blog is looking its best! Check out this infographic from WhoIsHostingThis? for a brief breakdown on blogging aesthetics.

Some of the most compelling social media metrics lie in the patterns of user engagement, specifically the differentiating factors between adult and adolescent usage. In PR, we consistently refine our messaging in order to ensure that we hit the right targets as we share newsworthy information. Remember, there’s no sense in sharing information with a demographic that has no interest in receiving it.

With that in mind, check out the below infographic from Next Advisor outlining some of the ways adults differ from teens in the social world. Some interesting takeaways to consider the next time you tweet or post on behalf of yourself or your brand.

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A recent INFOGRAPHIC from Healthguru has some interesting findings about the issue:

• Stress can cause your heart rate to speed up rapidly, and over time can lead to heart problems and high blood pressure.
• Stomach problems are common in those that experience chronic stress.
• Your immune system can weaken over time with your body under constant stress.
• Muscles are “on alert” to act as your body prepares to fight or flight.

All this said, it’s important to take action when you’re feeling under pressure. Making sure you keep perspective while in stressful situations can certainly help, but here are a few other tips in order to keep your stress in check:

• Laugh! It lowers adrenaline, cortisol and two stress hormones.
• Work out. You’ll release endorphins, and ease your anxiety.
• Eat well. Incorporate more veggies, almonds and other health foods into your diet.
• Breathe. Assess the situation, and ask yourself – will this matter one year from now?

More tips and insights in the INFOGRAPHIC below:

Here are all five as identified by fast business Canada:

• Map Out Your Day
• Eat Breakfast
• Get Some Exercise
• Visualize Your Day
• Attempt Your Worst Tasks First

Check out all five in detail below:

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Our favourites?

• Work more ….like, a lot more!
• Avoid the crowds and avoid the herd. (ie. you won’t find innovation by doing what everyone else is doing)
• Learn to sell, and sell WELL!
• Never (EVER) be too proud.

Check out all eight in the image below:

What does this mean for you and your business? It means that now more than ever, YOU have the ability to control your communications by developing content that will attract your desired demographic – ultimately driving sales, conversions and brand loyalty.

The below infographic from WebBizIdeas outlines 17 of the top content suggestions to help escalate your traffic, and build more meaningful content for your audience. Take a look:

Are there any other types of content that you think should be included in this list? Share them below in the comments!

Some interesting stats:

• There were 12.8 BILLION Google searches in June 2013.
• Google owned 66 .7% of the US search market in June 2013.
• There are 10 million Google Drive users, and 425 million Gmail accounts.
• 343 million people actively use Google+ (surprising, no?).
• 6 billion hours of videos are watched each month on YouTube
• 100 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube each minute.

Check out the infographic below from wishpond.

• Apple has had over 50 BILLION app downloads since it’s opening date of July 10, 2008 and has 850,000+ apps available.
• Google play is close behind with over 48 BILLION downloads since October 23, 2008 with 800,000+ apps available.
• Apple is ranked the #1 App Store (not so surprising), with Microsoft following close behind at #3 due to their ranking system.
• A staggering 33% of all apps developed are games, with others landing much lower on the scale: widget apps (8%), entertainment apps (7%) and social apps (5%).
• Facebook Messenger has 700 million users (this doesn’t include their regular app users).
• Skype is way behind with only 10 million users.
• Canalys.com predicts that app sales will rise from $7.3B in 2011 to $36.7B  by 2015. Yes, the B means BILLION.
• Neilsen states that the most popular apps used are Facebook, Google Maps and The Weather Channel.
• The percentage of free downloads is predicted to rise from 90% in 2013 to 93% in 2016.

Have a look at the rest of the stats for yourself:

Did you know:

• Reducing sleep by 90 minutes in one night can reduce alertness by 32%.
• Sleep disorders can result in high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and obesity.
• Drowsy driving accounts for 100,000 automobile crashes each year in the States.
• Being awake for 24 hours is like having 0.10% blood alcohol level.
• Adults need a minimum of 7-8 hours of sleep per day.

All these facts and more in the INFOGRAPHIC below:

Image source: www.health-science-degree.com

first direct (a UK-based financial institution) recently released a study that identified some of the social personalities that are prevalent in today’s online world. You have “The Ultras”, those who check social streams dozens of times per day; “The Deniers”, who insist that social doesn’t rule their lives – but would lose their cool without it; “The Dippers”, who go in and out of their social profiles irregularly; “The Lurkers”, pretty self explanatory; among many others.

Check out this entertaining and perhaps revealing look at what’s becoming a bit of a dirty little habit for some in our connected society.

Afterwards, the troubled cruise line seemed to be on the mend – only to be hit with issues regarding 2 more of their vessels. This brought on a new wave of negativity from the media and frustrated customers- luckily though, as you can see in the infographic below, the second wave of negativity didn’t reach the same impression value as the original incident.

Overall the coverage of Carnival Cruise Lines’ oops moments reached an audience of 3.9 billion people. This is thanks to receiving coverage on global reaching news outlets including CNN, MSN News and Yahoo! News.

• 68.5% of PR pros are female.
• 31.8% have 20+ years experience under their belt.
• 54.4% say they are in PR because they love the work.
• Top three news sources include print, twitter and blogs.
• 67.2% prefer coffee over other energy boosters.
• 54% bring a bagged lunch to work
• 56% prefer chocolate
• 46% use iPhones with 42% (still) using Blackberry.

Check out all these and more by clicking on the image below!

• Be sure to tweet links to interesting content
• Ask! “Please Retweet” has a 51% success rate.
• Stop talking about YOU. Only 1.5% of tweets contain self-reference
• Instructional and entertainment based content get the most attention

All these and more in the image below:

Clearly, the two biggest cogs in the social media machine are blogging and contingencies. Good blog content gets noticed and shared. It’s also one of the biggest drivers of traffic to your company’s site. When it comes to contingencies, this includes unscheduled posts (such as Oreo’s Superbowl ad) as well as damage control/emergencies. The more pre-planning you can do, the less overall impact these events will have on your company and strategies.

Finally, don’t forget about engagement. It’s always good to have fabulous content but you need to get out into the social media-verse and share it, discuss it, and build relationships with like minded individuals. The great thing about social media is that it makes our world smaller and more connected; you just have to commit yourself to building those relationships. 

Check out the infographic below for more helpful tips to budget your time.

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• Wi-Fi trumps all. Really now, could you imagine staying in a hotel that didn’t have internet access? That’s a nightmare waiting to happen.
• Guests want a high end coffee machine in the room. This makes some sense: if you fork out the money for a gorgeous room, the last thing you want to do is leave it to find a good cup of joe.
• Complimentary bottled water was a simple amenity that most guests would like to see.
• Wine tasting and happy hour is a fan favourite (you don’t say!)
• Interestingly enough, a lot of people snatch a magazine or book from their hotel room. We just want to ask those people: do you really need ANOTHER copy of the bible?

Check out all these stats and more in the INFOGRAPHIC below:

• Envelope Design: matters most to the subscribers. Infographic shares best practices pertaining to the FROM NAME, TO FIELD and SUBJECT LINES. Subscribers decide to read or delete an Email within 3 seconds.
• Pre-Header and Header: Snippet Text should be well aligned with the subject line as few clients show preview text, pulled out from the first few lines of email content.
• Johnson Box top is ideally 400X300 Pixels, with the height of the header set at around 150 Pixel.
• Mobile Optimized Emails has to be restricted to single column template, using techniques like responsive and scalable coding standards as 42% of all email is now opened via mobile and 43% of mobile email users check email 4+ times per day.. Mobile emails should have tappable calls to action of minimum size 44 x 44 pixels and Mobile Email width of 320 to 480 Pixels.
• Images in the email: Images in the email: Images with an Alt text should be used as in case an email does not display correctly, 69.7% will delete it immediately. Try to avoid background images layered with text. Many of the email clients (Outlook, one of them) don’t support background images.
• Guidelines: Avoiding the use of Flash or Ajax functionality.

But before we show you that, we thought we’d give you a look at how our very own EDPR logo transformed during the creative stages. Check out the various versions below:

And now, the INFOGRAPHIC you’ve been waiting for (Source):