2. Myth #1: My customers are not social and content
marketing and social media are separate so I don’t
need to worry about it.
1. 72% of American adults who are online use social
media
2. 85% of American adults are online
3. 43% of Americans over 65 years old use social
media
Market research link:
Pew Internet
3. Myth #2: Social Media Will Kill Email and Make
It Obsolete
Should be used as “complimentary tactics, not
oppositional ones.” - Jay Baer
The customer has given you permission to
contact them
Just as personal as social media
4. Myth #3: The Rules Are Different in B2B; You
Target a Business Rather Than a Person
Business is becoming more and
more about personal connections
All B2B customers are also B2C
customers
Personal content helps to
humanize the business
5. Resources: Other Myth Blogs
Convince and Convert 11 Myths
Singlegrain 10 Myths
Content Marketing Institute 18 Myths
Jeff Bullas 7 Big Myths
Search Engine Watch 5 Myths
I Media Connection 5 Myths
Marketing Insider Group 9 Myths
6. “The next time you hear a social
media myth, question it. Ask for
proof, and ask out loud”
– Dan Zarella (Social Media Scientist, Hubspot)
Don’t be seduced by myths; most tend to be untrue.