Not convinced social media matters? Watch ANY news program on television, from CNN to Fox to MSNBC – EVERY SINGLE ONE now will bombard you with invitations to connect on Facebook AND Twitter. Trust me, I have worked in television for more than twenty years. If social media wasn’t having a positive impact on their relationship with viewers, thereby driving up the value of advertising, THEY WOULDN’T BE DOING IT.
Repetitive messaging works with ALL MEDIA, whether we like it or not...
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SO, all I have to do is set up Twitter, Facebook and Youtube accounts, ignore them, and people will come flocking to me in droves wanting to buy my stuff?
WRONG!
Has that approach EVER worked with ANY form of Media? NO. If I sound blunt, its on purpose as I tire of people and corporations having this attitude.
If you bought only one or two radio or television or mailer ads for your business and that’s all, never any follow up or repetition, would you expect a huge number of new clients? NO.
Nothing of value was built without WORK
So, quit expecting immediate gratification. Quit expecting huge results from minimal effort. It never worked with “old media” and it certainly doesn’t work with “new media”.
Getting just a little knowledge one time and then thinking you’ve got it all figured out doesn’t “cut it” in these difficult economic times where EVERYONE is struggling to be heard above the noise in social media.
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Still not convinced about Twitter? Explosive growth numbers shown in this infographic cannot be ignored:
Who Gives a Twit About Twitter? A LOT of Folks…
What else can I do? TEAM UP:
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What about a blog?
If it was easy, everyone would do it...
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Hey Tracy this is a great site! I appreciate you sharing your advice and tips on social media. I have seen the growth of social media and know it is here to stay as more and more people and businesses learn the importance and how to actually utilize it for their benefit but mostly for their customers.
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