Given that there are more platforms available for the marketing assault, it is time to stop and figure out why you are really sending that tweet, posting that Pinterest board, or adding a corporate page on Facebook.
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Murray Izenwasser is a respected social media strategist who says digital media isn't just a collection of venues to post and sell your stuff. It's a shift in how we relate to one another. For example, many businesses operate from home offices and will book client meetings at a coffee shop or rent a room that hosts audio-visual tools. At this meeting, the business person can access a document on his laptop, while his client can view it at the same time on his tablet, and several parties in other cities can also access the same document at the same time -- from a smartphone in their car. The setup of this meeting may have come from an email invite, Facebook event post or direct message, a tweet-up, or Google Chat. The participants in the other cities could be connected via Skype or Google Hangout or any other web conferencing platform.
These tools have brought the world right into our fingertips.
It's easy to get caught up in throwing up content and finding creative ways to attract followers, but Murray suggests we take a step back and know WHAT we want to achieve. In business, the end goal is revenue, which can be in the form of email capture or some other goal that ultimately ends up in a quest for dollars.
He says it is about three ingredients. Period.
- Activity
- Engagement
- Conversion
No activity brings you any engagement thus no conversion.
I encourage you to watch this Spreecast and learn more from Murray. He'll teach you what to do and what not to do. Sound advice if you're just starting out, and great nuggets for those who have been active for years.
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