Yes, it is very long. I know. 🙂
Any other useful suggestions? Any hopeful comments?
See my answer to your other question re: this domain
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AquA1UBbZoiBknJFwxqdcHLq1KIX;_ylv=3?qid=20110426164129AAscWj7
http://www.SocialMediaMarketingMachinesReviews.com
http://www.SocialMediaMarketingMachinesReviews.com/Social-Media-Marketing-Machines-Review-Killer-Bonus-Offers
Social Media Marketing Machines is going to be a globally-focused system that is designed to help you make money using social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, bloggin), mobile marketing (smart phones), and interactive teleseminars, webinars, and webcasts.
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Can Anyone suggest me some nice domain name for it, Pleas help me i this I want people to think and give answer.
clubsocialmarketing
I "Stumbled Upon" www.FtheBigThree.com which does a good job of showing the opportunities that could be available for marketers in the "Social Media" category. Not completely sold yet on it but kinda warming up to it. I guess I’ll have to start learning SMM to go along with my SEM and SEO. So, many abbreviations….so little time.
NO — they can work hand in hand, but social media marketing cannot replace search engine marketing
Search engine’s usage is far way more than social media use. Plus traffic from search engines are more sustainable and longer term, while social media traffic is more sporadic.
If you get a top placement for a keyword in Google, for example, you can expect that to continuously give you traffic until someone else topples you from the top spot — and that is not always easy to do unless you made a huge mistake or the search engines changed their algorithm.
You can get a huge burst of traffic from social media sites such as Digg — only if your link is in the homepage. Once your link is pushed to the archives, traffic dries up.
Social media sites depend on the FRESHNESS of the information, while search engine sites depend on the RELEVANCE of the site to the search query and that gives an edge to older pages
For a savvy marketer, he/she needs to utilize and maximize both venues to get the most traffic. The two should work hand in hand, and not one over the other.
http://commoncraft.com A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media. This video comes in an unbranded “presentation quality” version that can be licensed for use in the workplace. http://www.commoncraft.com/store-item/socialmedia
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I’m just in the start up stage of my company and want to establish it a bit more. Have read a few bits and bobs on it, but want some first hand advice. How effective do you think it is in terms of marketing your products and services? And are there any companies that will do it for you? I’m not that good technology wise ha!
Thank you, Joanne x
Social media marketing is extremely effective! However an important element before you begin your campaign is to define what your goals are. Since you are in the start up stage: Brand awareness and growing your fan-base will most likely best the best goals. A good practice is to think of a way to build value in becoming a fan of your facebook page or following you on twitter etc. The first social media campaign I ever ran was for a used car dealership. I had to overcome all the negative feelings people had with used cars and come up with a reason for them to engage through facebook. The dealership was offering a free GPS system with every car sold so I talked to the manager and he agreed to let me give one away every few weeks to a random fan. It was an established business so I also used their email database to refer previous customers to their page. After we had a I had a few hundred fans, I took candid pictures of the staff ( some were really funny) and asked the fans to give them titles. This increased the amount of interaction and every time someone commented it showed up on their personal profile as well.
By focusing on metrics other than sales, I was able to create an engaging environment on the page. Sure enough when it came time for one of our fans to buy a car, thy would post on our wall asking if we had a specific model. I guided the sales reps on how to keep the dialog going on our page instead of just calling them etc. It was less pressure on the customer and all of the other fans were able to see that we responded to our fans quickly. The number of sales/leads were driven by the amount of interactions with fans.
The key is to go into it with the goal of adding value. Whether it be information, entertainment or contests (facebook has guidlines for contests so make sure and check them first). You dont want to come out of the gate with "on sale now" and have your social campaign be sales driven. This will hurt your image and limit potential for interaction.
You want to think about social media marketing in general as a place to build your fans with providing value, and get your existing customers buzzing about your product or brand. Word of mouth is the most effective form of marketing and social media is like word of mouth on steroids. Get creative and think outside the box. Persistence is key as well in the beginning you will want to set devote a good chunk of your time to help it grow. I would recommend starting out with facebook and twitter. After you have those down pat move to other channels while maintaining all of them.
If you need help feel free to contact me and If you are looking for a company to run your campaign for you or even get it off the ground and show you how to keep it moving check these guys out http://nixdiwebdesign.com/services/social-media-marketing.html Good luck! BTW you can view the video that colt vin referenced on the homepage!
What kind of social network marketing do you do and how effective is it? Thanks
While you shouldn’t entirely skip any particular medium, blogs give you the best flexibility in terms of content.
Gear Marketing is a social media development and management company and is looking to expand it’s client base. Do you know of any small businesses or independent sales reps who would like their social media marketing efforts expanded upon for them? http://www.gearonlinemarketing.com/
try this site (i’ve used it): http://financeusa09.notlong.com/0AABa3V
Companies and brands are looking to engage via social-media, and there are loads of resources. Are there any must-read blogs from your RSS that provide current, practical information (case studies and best-practices) on how advertisers and marketers are engaging appropriately (or not)?
As mentioned earlier mashable.com is one to check out for sure, here are two others worth watching:
http://www.toprankblog.com/ <has both regular online marketing and a lot of stuff on social media marketing
and
http://www.scottmonty.com/
Hope this helps.
Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad?
Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore. This video is produced by the author of Socialnomics http://www.socialnomics.com
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