How to Use Social Media for Marketing Research
Social media has had a massive impact on marketing and the way that consumers view businesses. While many businesses are taking part in social media marketing, many fail to see the market research potential that the platform offers as well. These tips and tricks offer simple, easy to implement ways to turn social media into a powerful marketing research tool.
Social Media Use: Three Big Mistakes Made by Small Businesses
Still, though social media is a popular marketing tool for small businesses, it can also be a minefield of potentially costly and critical mistakes. There are several key ways in which small businesses are continuing to miss opportunities to maximize their social media marketing potential.
Social Media Is Much More Than Just Social and Media
To be most effective in social media, it is helpful to think of its components as forming a cube, with social and media as two of the sides. The additional sides of this cube are object and timing. In modern society, we choose to have our objects define us. In other words, objects such as cars, houses, iPads, etc. define who we are as much as our actions do. “We buy watches not just to tell time, but to have a good time. We buy sunglasses not just to see better, but to be seen.” explains Debra Kaye an award winning innovation expert.
Finally – A Promising Buzz in the Social Media Marketing Atmosphere
I’ve watched with a bit of dismay as marketers have tried to figure out the social media environment, working to get consumers to buy products and services purely based on electronic communication. The opportunity is huge, especially given the worldwide potential for the company that gets it right, but it also offers the possibility of failing splendidly, as witnessed by the recent Groupon missteps. It seems that there are new players coming on the “daily deals” market every day, but there is one launching on May 15 in Iowa that has caught my attention – FreebeeCards.
