Comments on: So just what the hell is social media marketing?

By: JP of Design Zone

JP of Design Zone — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:21:18 +0000

Another addition for your “don’t” section…
Don’t use ghost accounts! You will be discovered. Transparency is key. If you smell like a sales person in disguise, prepare to have your reputation tarnished. You can contribute in the SMM world without the “pitch”. Giving out “free” advice can pay you back in spades in the long run! Just my two cents.

By: video conferencing setup

video conferencing setup — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:49:24 +0000

I enjoyed reading your post; I am running a small website on video conferencing I am a beginner in this business. I don’t know much about it but I am searching around for material that can increase my knowledge

By: Listorbit

Listorbit — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:41:44 +0000

SMM is the current trends of marketing.

By: krishna

krishna — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:53:04 +0000

Great post on the Social Media Marketing. Personally i have come across so many companies which are interested in bringing big portals related to Social Media or Social Networks. Despite the poor economy they want to invest in this business as this is becoming a great buzz around the world.

By: Kevin Gibbons

Kevin Gibbons — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:10:38 +0000

@Paul Kortman we’ve installed a blog comment plugin which we’re currently testing out.

By: Dragan Varagic

Dragan Varagic — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:17:28 +0000

I think that the better name for these activities is Content Marketing (or Content Marketing Management) – it is wider term. Although, all of those activities are PR, not marketing :)

By: Gerald Weber

Gerald Weber — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:59:34 +0000

I think the best point here is. Don’t sell, don’t sell don’t sell. Not only will this likely not get you many friend but may also get you labeled as a spammer. Just be genuine and add value to the community and people will naturally want to know more about you.

By: Paul Kortman

Paul Kortman — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:03:37 +0000

We have seen great success with social media for ourselves and for some of our clients. I am having a difficult time explaining to traditional marketing folks how social media fits into their larger strategy. They want to know numbers, ROI. I can give that to them for SEO and SEM. But Social Media?

Any ideas?

Also How do we avoid defining social media as the tools. I have seen a few companies claim to “be on social media” when they simply have “digg this” and “stumble this” links on their website. How do we define social media with out the tools? Can we, should we?

Recommendation to blog owner: I’d like to subscribe to the comment thread here, can you add that option?

By: John Koetsier

John Koetsier — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:24:01 +0000

Nice overview – love your graphic!

By: Sanjana Ahuja

Sanjana Ahuja — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:58:52 +0000

SMO is a great buzz nowadayz.It really help in increasing your SERPs.Google also have affinity towards those websites which are popular in social media.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:59:30 +0000

Our chamber of commerce has jumped into the social networking space and it has worked out really well so far. It is a big deal.

By: Dan Spring

Dan Spring — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:21:03 +0000

Excellent article – thank you. It easily explains social marketing – just want I needed! I’ll definitely be showing this to the traditional marketers I work with.

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:48:07 +0000

There are some great points here: Social media marketing is indeed developing at a pace. Blogging is a huge part of the whole. As a matter of fact I’m writing a post about how blogs are increasingly being used in place of static websites for business. I’ll say it again for you though: don’t pitch!

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:26:47 +0000

Social media campaigns are not only a great way to generate buzz about your brand, but a great way to get people to talk about your brand for you.

For example, if you create a group in Linked In, then you can attract other professionals to your group and hold kind of an open forum about whatever you’re group is about.

By: Jeff D Wyatt

Jeff D Wyatt — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:47:32 +0000

Blogging is most definitely a big part of social media for a couple of reasons:

1) Blogs are a medium for user generate content (social media), like this comment.
2) A big portion of content that is linked to or shared via social media are blog posts, or other content found on blogs.

I’m sure you guys can come up with more!

By: Blog Stats and Updates – IV

Blog Stats and Updates – IV — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:09:18 +0000

This seems to an entirely different type of marketing campaign compared to conventional straightforward advertising.

Just why exactly did you use blogging as a tag for this post?

By: socialhelp (socialhelp)

socialhelp (socialhelp) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

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By: lucian2k (Lucian Nicolescu)

lucian2k (Lucian Nicolescu) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

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By: MediaFXGroup (MediaFXGroup)

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By: charlesseybold (charlesseybold)

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