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Does Your Business Really Need Social Media?

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Many businesses are lagging behind in adopting social media at their companies for a variety of reasons. There is no mistaking the fact that social media marketing has resulted in countless marketing successes, however, despite these figures some businesses want more evidence to prove the benefits of social media before expending the costs.

The Majority of People Use Social Media

The results of a study shows that there are hundreds of millions of people in the world that use social media. Many of these people are using social media to get in touch with businesses so that they can resolve issues and get customer support. Therefore, if your company is not yet using social media, you are losing out on another channel to market to customers and to earn sales.

Don’t Keep Putting It Off

Social media marketing does require some investment and time in order to begin seeing results. This means that if your company has not yet started using social media, then you should not wait any longer to get started. The sooner your company begins the process of getting plugged into social media, the faster your company can start to see the returns.

Where to Start

If you are looking to get started with social media marketing, the first step should be to define your goals. Next only begin using the social media sites that will best work with your social media marketing plan. It is not a good idea to create profiles on websites and not use them. Social media marketing only works when it is continuously being done. Some common social media sites that companies start out with are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. However as the social media landscape changes, more companies are investing in social media marketing on niche sites in order to better reach their target audience.

If you are not sure where to start, a social media marketing expert can help you put together a plan. Hiring a professional can also ensure that your marketing plan is continuously being executed.

This article was originally published by The Mail

Published: August 26, 2014
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Murray Newlands

Murray founded The Mail in 2013, an angel-funded start up publication covering performance marketing and mobile marketing. Murray is also editor of www.moneymakerdiscussion.com and is best known for his video reporting. Murray is an advisor to a number of Bay Area startups. In 2011 Wiley published his book Online Marketing: A User's Manual. Born in England, Murray moved to the USA in 2011, being recognized by the US government as an alien of extraordinary ability.

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