ITunes 11 doesn't back up my iPhone 4 when I click Sync

Hello all,
I am using iTunes 11 on Windows 7. I have it set up to automatically back up my iPhone 4 (running iOS 7.0.4) on my computer. However, I never see iTunes backing up my phone when I plug it into my computer (iTunes opens automatically when I connect my phone to my computer). And when I click on Sync (to sync my iPhone and iTunes), iTunes doesn't do a backup of my phone when syncing (and the last backup date therefore doesn't change). I can back up the phone manually, but it defeats the purpose fo having iTunes set up to back up my phone AUTOMATICALLY...
Could you please help me figure out why iTunes isn't backing up my iPhone automatically?
Thanks in advance.
Chris.

I'm pretty sure iTunes no longer has the "automatically sync" feature, or at least I can't find it. But, yeah, the Apple tech guy is crazy or misspoke: Of course iTunes backs up app data. That's the whole point.
When you press "Sync" in iTunes, a backup is will take place. However, it will only transfer things that have been changed or added since your last backup. This could explain the 2 second backup.
To make sure it's backing up your data, take a look in:
Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
This folder will contain your backup files. You should see lots of files named with random letters and numbers. Take a look at the file dates to make sure they are recent.
Hope this helps!

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