Some say image is everything, and that’s especially true on the Internet where the shift to visual optimization is playing an increasingly important role in the recent phenomenon of photo marketing.

In light of their numerous benefits for brands of all kinds, MDG Advertising developed an insightful infographic that illustrates the influence of images on a company’s business, branding, search, and social media efforts. For insight on optimizing images for content and commerce, along with advice on image optimization techniques, take a look at the following infographic to see why images can help make success a snap. [MDGAdvertising]<p>[pb_vidembed title=”Social vs Search Smackdown” caption=”” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGRgGofrkmg” type=”yt” w=”600″ h=”338″]