Is social media really the future of marketing? Is the marketing power of social media exaggerated? Social media is not magic, and fundamental marketing strategies shouldn't be thrown out the window and replaced by new social media techniques.
Social media is a powerful tool, but it is still just one of the many gears that you need to make up your marketing machine.
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4. Social Media is not magic. Joining Facebook (or Twitter, or LinkedIn) will not revolutionize your company or your marketing.
5. If you are BORING in real life, you are stillboring in social media.
6. If you think social media will fix your business… Get your nose examined. You’re not smelling the bullsh*t.
7. You still need to: identify your audience. get them to notice you. create value for them. sell something to them. keep them happy. None of this has changed.
12. 79% more followers for companies that combine a blog with social media. Source: Data from over 2,000 businesses - http://bit.ly/a6SrWh
13. 97% more links (for better rankings) for companies that combineSEO with social media. Source: Data from over 1,500 small businesses - http://hub.tm/BlogROI
14. Social Media + Leads = Success Social media contacts are part of your marketing reach.
15. Social Media + Blogging / Publishing + Search Optimization + Lead Generation + Closed Loop Analysis = Inbound Marketing Success
16. Next step? Learn how to integrate social media into your marketing: www.HubSpot.com/BS
17. www.HubSpot.com We like social media. But we LOVE inbound marketing. Presentation created by Mike Volpe VP Marketing at HubSpot Twitter: @mvolpe