Comments on: 3 New Social Media Studies Worth Reading

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Fantastic lots of good ideas here.

By: Gabe Chesman

Gabe Chesman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:00 +0000

@amy Super post. I think businesses should embrace social media, but with a grain of salt. Right now it’s integral to adopt this level-playingfield communication but nobody can be sure what’s to come in the future.

By: Jason Gan

Jason Gan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Thanks for the great post. To me social media marketing is so dependent on the policy changes i.e. the recent change of Facebook Promotion terms. However, the power of it is undoubted and it will only grow more phenomenal.

For Malaysia, my observation tells that many are still wearing the hat of old marketing while adopting social media marketing in their marketing mix, so it is interesting to watch the changes.

By: Misty Buck

Misty Buck — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Amy,

Thanks for the reply! I look forward to reading more articles by you.

Misty

By: Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Elizabeth H. Cottrell — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Rowdyboy makes a great point, and as someone who writes resumes, I have already started encouraging my job-hunting customers to get a few of these skills under their belt. My father always preached that someone’s Perception becomes their reality, whether or not it’s correct, and right now many small business owners perceive that they need to jump on the SM bandwagon. This is a great opportunity for those who jumped in earlier.

By: Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Misty,
It is an exciting time for sure! I like what you said about engaging readers on a daily basis. That is something that many find difficult because it is time consuming. I have noticed that when I make my social media activities a habit, something I partake in daily, I get momentum and I am much more consistent. Thanks for the reminder of the importance of showing up.
-Amy

By: Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:58:00 +0000

I love your term “absolute coolness” to illustrate your view of social media. Perfect I could not have said it better myself!

The people I come across who see social media as too time consuming and too much trouble are also those that tend to want to outsource the majority of it. Too much outsourcing and your message can get lost in translation. I hope we can get to a point where social media tools are even more streamlined to save us time and resources and therefore companies outsource their social media communications less. I am curious to see what the coming year will bring!

By: Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Lisa,

You make such a great point here. I believe that having a presence on social media sites is great social proof that you are relevant and also flexible to changes in the the market. The business owner you met with might also consider how her competitors are using social media. If they have a solid presence, not only could they be attracting all of her potential customers, but also luring in her existing ones with new ways of building connections and showcasing their abilities. I hope she reconsiders and tests out the social media waters.

Thanks for sharing, Lisa.

By: Lisa Larter

Lisa Larter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Great info Amy, especially all the stats!

I met with a business owner today and discussed why she would want to engage in Social Media. She has lots of business, is a regular go to person but had not considered how her absence on the big three Social Media sites might affecting potential new clients impressions when someone refers them her way.

If you are not present are you considered not relevant?

By: David Shirey

David Shirey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:00 +0000

Jessica – I honestly don’t know if you can monitor for Twitter use or not. Certainly you can block access to the Twitter site but if you are using an other Twitter client I don’t know if that works around it or not.