This is a guest post by Danny Wong from Blank Label Group.
Getting social is a bit hard for companies that are very hard pressed on ROI and are forced to focus all of their attention on improving the “numbers.” The fact is though, Social Media isn’t at all about the numbers and is a lot more about engagement. There is a ton of great value you, as a business, can get from engaging with your community.
Here are 5 intangibles of engagement that make Social Media entirely worthwhile:
1. Trust and Respect from your Community
When you take the effort to make those one-on-one connections, or even connections with multiple people at once, giving all of them a fair amount of attention, those people that you connect with will respect you more and are more likely to convert at a later point or even right away.
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This is a guest post by Kiesha Easley from WeBlogBetter
Have you ever wondered why people like Oprah are so powerful? All she has to do is give her word of approval – blink an eye and a book will become a best-seller… blink an eye and a whole farm will no longer go mad over cows… blink an eye and a rap artist will never swipe another naughty credit card again!
How did she become so powerful? Why do people listen to her every word and passionately adhere to every syllable?
It’s because she uses one of the most overlooked magical marketing tools around: she helps – and not just any help, but life-changing, empowering help.
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You hear it all the time, “social media is a 2-way channel”, “it’s all about others” or “it’s like a cocktail party…”
All good concepts, but what do you actually do once in front of the screen? Social media is about Karma, I have built a little list of things to do in seven days that can get you some positive vibrations…
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