Making a purchase Social media is more than just an exposure. It means more than simply being out there where your customers are. More than any other type of media, social media is a way of not only making contact and becoming “sticky”, it is also a way of maintaining long-term relationships and contact with [...]
You need to paint a picture of your current situation and how it might look in the future. In doing so you need to know what parts social media will play. For example, social media can help to increase your profits directly but it is more likely to achieve one of the following (which can [...]
Whenever you consider what social media is all about always think about what conversations you would like people to have about you. Real people are not like traditional advertising pathways. They communicate via normal modalities not hype. There are none of the fancy graphics and choreographed stories. People just do what they think is the [...]
Connecting with consumers So, you now have a bunch of consumers that you are looking to connect with. Social media brings together a selection of consumers who, at one time or another, are looking to buy or research into a product or service. In essence, there is a pool of consumers that are ready and [...]
Can you see how Web 2.0 and social media have redefined how we utilize and interact with information? In the old model we would have to go and seek out information but in the new social era, information finds us when we want it to. With email you have to block all the things you [...]