For most companies, marketing budgets are something that need to be watched carefully since there are not always a lot of resources available, especially for small businesses. However, any company that wants to stay current in order to consistently attract new customers will need to monitor marketing stats and information to know where they should allocate their marketing research. Marketing data trends are in a constant state of flux, especially today with the growth and development of the internet. Knowing and understanding lots of current facts can go a long way towards helping businesses know whether they should spend money on social media, blogs, data visualization and the ability to create infographics, or other areas. Some facts have major implications.

In the first quarter of 2012, just over a quarter of all TVs that were sold had the ability to connect to the internet. While that does not necessarily mean that businesses should start producing more commercials than they did