Comments on: A social media cheat sheet http://ethnicomm.com/blog/marketing/a-social-media-cheat-sheet/ musings on marketing and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Josh Muirhead http://ethnicomm.com/blog/marketing/a-social-media-cheat-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Josh Muirhead Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:59:25 +0000 http://ethnicomm.com/blog/?p=217#comment-99 Good morning, First, I'm going to agree with yourself and Brian that the first step to getting into social media is actually to get your business / marketing strategy together. However, I feel that the cheat sheet can be a little bit skewed, as depending on the type of industry your in, the results may be different. Unlike in school where there was a standardized test - there is nothing really standardized about social media. As a few examples - Linkedin has amazing SEO for businesses who have weaker website. Often Linkedin profiles / business pages are ranked in the top 5 of a Google search, even better again if the businesses website isn't the best. Another example is Facebook - Utilizing this tool, Mashable has been able to create a tone of traffic to their website. Maybe not as much as Twitter, but certainly a impressive number Finally, depending on the industry your in, Flickr may be an excellent choice for Brand Exposure. I'm thinking about Photographers yes, but also builders, or designers as it allows them to showcases their work easily. That being all said - It's the chart is still great, as it shows what you should be looking for from your social media interaction - maybe something that could be explored in a future post? Good morning,

First, I’m going to agree with yourself and Brian that the first step to getting into social media is actually to get your business / marketing strategy together.

However, I feel that the cheat sheet can be a little bit skewed, as depending on the type of industry your in, the results may be different. Unlike in school where there was a standardized test – there is nothing really standardized about social media.

As a few examples – Linkedin has amazing SEO for businesses who have weaker website. Often Linkedin profiles / business pages are ranked in the top 5 of a Google search, even better again if the businesses website isn’t the best.

Another example is Facebook – Utilizing this tool, Mashable has been able to create a tone of traffic to their website. Maybe not as much as Twitter, but certainly a impressive number

Finally, depending on the industry your in, Flickr may be an excellent choice for Brand Exposure. I’m thinking about Photographers yes, but also builders, or designers as it allows them to showcases their work easily.

That being all said – It’s the chart is still great, as it shows what you should be looking for from your social media interaction – maybe something that could be explored in a future post?

]]> By: Brian Anderson http://ethnicomm.com/blog/marketing/a-social-media-cheat-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Brian Anderson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:07 +0000 http://ethnicomm.com/blog/?p=217#comment-98 I wholeheartedly agree; the business and marketing strategy has to be figured out first, otherwise one could spend countless hours establishing an inappropriate reputation or making no impression at all. Involvement in one or more of these tools may seem productive from an activity perspective; however, its results are subtle and hard to predict - at first. Having a set plan for your business extends out to one's social media-network-marketing activities. I wholeheartedly agree; the business and marketing strategy has to be figured out first, otherwise one could spend countless hours establishing an inappropriate reputation or making no impression at all. Involvement in one or more of these tools may seem productive from an activity perspective; however, its results are subtle and hard to predict – at first.

Having a set plan for your business extends out to one’s social media-network-marketing activities.

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