Nowadays Social Media Marketing is where it's at. If you are not using social media you're missing the boat. Business owners on the web have the opportunity to generate traffic and build an online presence with the least amount of work and money. You don't have to pay for pay-per-click advertising any more. Fortune 500 companies are in the know – they are utilizing the power of social media networks as a way to receive strength and popularity in the market today.
[tbpquotable]If you sell products on the web or if you offer services Social Media is the answer.[/tbpquotable] [tbpquotable]Social media can create the targeted traffic that you need to make your business profitable.[/tbpquotable] Fortune 500 companies continuously admit to increase in revenue based solely on the use of social media outlets.
Internet marketing has become strategy based Social Media Marketing. Social Media allows you to promote your ideas, show people you are the expert and build new relationships in business. Remember that the more people you actually reach and the more people you can get connected with, the better. The quicker people will be exposed to your business ideals and your products/services – the better!
Be careful to build relationships not run people off by shoving your products and services down their throats. I recommend an 80/20 ratio. 80% letting then get to know you, what you are about, being a friend, making conversation and being of service. Retweet clever comments, share helpful blog posts, be of interest and add value to the conversation. 20% actual product marketing.
This type of marketing is actually fun! You get a chance to be the one on the front lines – running your business from a front line perspective while still managing all that you need to. You can reach a large audience and it's completely free. You will meet people you normally don't have a chance to meet– you get to see the face of your clients in a real and unique way. Business has never looked this good.
Good Social Media Marketing raises your search engine positioning and ranking to the highest level possible in a fast way – this is what you want – more people to find you in a quick and meaningful way. These networking sites help you gain a huge number of quality links that lead to various gains for any business site. This is how you grow your search engine traffic everyday.
[tbpquotable]Social Media Marketing is about relationships that grow[/tbpquotable]; you grow them and you will grow your business for a lot less money and with much better results.
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Great blog post, Celene. I knew that Social Media is the up and coming way to promote your business but I didn't know that Fortune 500 companies are doing it too. I like the 80/20 advertising concept since social networking is so much more fun anyway!
I think we had the right idea about social media before the big boys did, but they are finally catching up to us, LOL! Thanks for commenting Jeannette.