social media

Social media can be like eating salad with your fingers

social media grammar like eating salad with your fingers

“It’s just going on social media, so the usual rules don’t apply, right?” Planning to post a big announcement about his company, he thought there was no need be concerned with grammar and the like. My answer? No, you don’t have to worry about those things … unless you hope to be taken seriously. As … Read more

Tell me why I should like your page

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As social media grows, all sorts of companies and organizations have been trying to court followers. You probably receive solicitations through Facebook and other platforms asking you to like their pages, follow them, or take whatever action fits the specific channel. Visit a store or a restaurant, and you’ll see the same. I drove past … Read more

Why should I like your page?

Since social media caught fire, all sorts of companies and organizations have been aggressively trying to court followers. You get the solicitations through Facebook and other platforms asking you to like their pages, follow them on Twitter, or take whatever action is correct for the specific channel. When you visit a store or a restaurant, … Read more

Social media is a channel … not a strategy

One of the most common marketing mistakes made by today’s companies is regarding social media as a strategy. It isn’t. Social media is a channel, like the many other channels that are available to your business. Now, how you use social media and those other channels — that’s where the strategy comes in. I’ve seen … Read more

FORCING PEOPLE NO LONGER WORKS

In the old days, marketers were in control. They might not admit it publicly, but many of them privately described their trade as a form of manipulation designed to talk consumers into acting in specific ways. Companies told consumers what products they needed and give consumers instructions about how to buy those products. It was that way for a very long time.

But the arrival of social media changed the playing field considerably. Combined with better-informed consumers, social media moved the power from the marketer to the consumer. It transformed small local conversations among friends to international discussions that can quickly make or break a company’s reputation.

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