Comments on: Social Media Works for Small Business. I Have Proof.

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:28:20 +0000

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By: Nicole Castillo

Nicole Castillo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:31:12 +0000

I remember seeing these survey results myself last week and thinking how great for me! I am co-owner of a new start-up that is helping small businesses grow by doing their tweeting for them. Basically like our slogan says, We Tweet For You! The individuals that we have talked to have not seen results from their social media labors or they may not even know how to get started. There is a strategy to it and if you don’t get it then you will waste many, many hours with no fruit from your labors. We get it and that is why we are successfully helping others.
I look forward to reading your book and following your blog.

By: Keeton

Keeton — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:08:48 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. I see small business owners using our service daily to effectively market themselves via social media. It’s not always the easiest metric to track, but it’s definitely worthwhile.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:22:11 +0000

The shoe salesman story is very similar to what happened to me today.
I suggested adding a video to YouTube to promote a product for a company. The response from the sales director was ‘unexcited’ to say the least, and full of excuses why he thought it would be pointless.
The killer response was when he tested a few searches in YouTube that were related to the target audience for this product and nothing similar came up. To which he replied “see, nothing, no videos for this product”
My response: Great, so we’ll have the market all to ourselves, at least until competitors catch-on”!!!

By: evisu jeans

evisu jeans — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:45:01 +0000

Thank you very much. I am wonderring if I can share your article in the bookmarks of society,Then more friends can talk about this problem.

By: Frida

Frida — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:17:35 +0000

Dr. George said it…there is a large opportunity of the business uses social media correctly… Correctly being the operative word. Many small business people don’t know how to use these social media and taking the time to learn, research and write takes a lot away from “doing business.”

By: Dr. George

Dr. George — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:03:04 +0000

I have seen personally positive results from using social media for business. There is a large opportunity of the business uses social media correctly, and allow enough time for the results.

By: Paul Chaney

Paul Chaney — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:36:42 +0000

You have to start by defining your marketing goals and objectives and determining where the target market you wish to reach resides. More and more they are on social network sites like Facebook and Twitter. It stands to reason then, that over the course of time, these numbers will change.

By: Apogee Marketing Partners

Apogee Marketing Partners — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:20:33 +0000

I think the most important thing to remember here is measuring marketing performance (MP), and that goes for “proven” or social media marketing. A recent study by CMG Partners was released, and it noted that only 25% of 400 companies researched had any effective MP in place to gauge their ROI on any marketing initiative. I think social media is definitely a great medium but a plan and proper metrics are required to ensure buy-in from relevant decision makers within the company.
Thanks for write up on this topic…let’s keep it going.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:33:57 +0000

There is a saying about the nail that sticks up is first to get hammered down.
I think this attitude is pervasive when it comes to the adoption of social media.
Don’t try anything new…it might not work

By: Business Advice

Business Advice — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:41:02 +0000

I think you can find business thru social media. I think many small businesses are just starting to get into internet marketing. Getting just one lead from the internet can make you a believer.

By: Strategic Growth Advisors

Strategic Growth Advisors — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:05:56 +0000

Great information. Just what social media enthusiasts need in these times of social media platform explosion and online marketing innovation.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:13:56 +0000

So true what you say about the shoe salesman. I believe that we all have the potential to be successful in business. We just need to figure out what we already know.

By: PXLated

PXLated — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:02:01 +0000

Very much looking forward to actual examples as they are far-n-few between from what I can see.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:45 +0000

Yes, it is very true. But, investing in social media is important. If the right strategy is decided, it can really be beneficial for business. I have seen the results through my clients!

By: Elaine Fogel

Elaine Fogel — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:55:25 +0000

It’s true that small business owners have it tough juggling all the responsibilities that several others do in larger companies, Paul. But, social media can surprise people with its results. My personal experience includes a six-month contract consulting for an east-coast company – and all as a result of the owner finding me on LinkedIn. You just never know…