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Well....the plain, unvarnished truth is this: You can’t. Lots of very smart people on working on ways to track and measure social media marketing success, but to date there ain’t no such animal. All you can do if you’re going to be active in social media marketing, which you definitely should be, is to try and evaluate your goals in using social media and whether or not you are achieving those goals, or at least making progress.

Here are some things to take into consideration when attempting to… Continue

Social media marketing is hotter than a firecracker, and growing hotter every day as online entrepreneurs realize just how effective this particular marketing technique can be.

If you aren’t using social media marketing---you should be.

However, a word of caution: Use social media wisely or you can end up doing more harm to your business than good. There are certain, basic, unwritten rules of etiquette that apply to social media. Before diving into the deep end of the social media scene, famil… Continue

I hear the debate all the time, and no I'm not talking about the Presidential debate - I'm referring to Twitter.
Should we consider Twitter to be a marketing tool or is it just for people who have a lot of time on their hands and the need to jibber-jabber all day long?
I will be honest, I was an early adopter of Twitter and then I walked away from it I couldn't see the value, recently my viewpoint has changed.
Think of Twitter as a means to get instant public messages out to your audience, wheth… Continue

Social Media Marketing via Video When we talk about social media we immediately think of Facebook, Twitter and even Myspace, but often overlook the video option of YouTube.
To help you understand the value of YouTube consider the following statistics:
In March 2008 there were 78.3 million videos uploaded and growing at approximately 20 percent every month. In one day there is often more than 150,000 videos uploaded. In July of 2008 there were over 5 billion videos viewed on YouTube.
Over 75% of… Continue

There are some that think “social media marketing” is just the latest buzz phrase in marketing, but the truth is it is a new venue that you can use to market and promote your products and services. Social media centers around interaction with colleagues, potential customers as well as current customers.
I’ve found that when companies begin to dig into social media, they are not sure where to start. The information in this series will help you understand why social media marketing is important an… Continue