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Social Media…Who Cares?
Why should I care? It’s a revolution  Social media is #1 activity on the Web Twitter had 90 million Tweets a day If Facebook were a country…
“Wow,” says the skeptic.  “That’s awesome.” …But really why should I care?
We (you and I) should care because… 		…there’s a good chance our…  		…customers are using it…
…and promoting our content
…and trying our products
…and asking questions
…and weighing their options
…and offering praise
…and sometimes, er, criticism
…but with engagement
…outweighs and outshines
But if we engage people they might… Follow us on Twitter Click on our link Read our news release Tweet our YouTube video Comment on our blog Become our fan on Facebook Watch our Webinar Book mark our contributed article  Take our phone call Listen to what we say Believeus when we say it
...or even, buy our product    …or donate to our cause          …or join our association              …or sign our petition                  …or give us their vote
Resources: How to get executive buy-in for social mediahttp://www.swordandthescript.com/2010/05/how-to-get-executive-buy-in-for-social.html Emerging faces of social media contenthttp://www.swordandthescript.com/2010/03/evolving-faces-of-social-media-content.html Sales leads from social mediahttp://www.swordandthescript.com/2010/07/sales-leads-from-social-media.html www.swordandthescript.com @Frank_Strong

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Social media sword and-the-script

Editor's Notes

  1. Social media is the #1 activity on the Web50 million Tweets a day!To reach 50 million users it took…Radio 50 yearsTV 13 yearsInternet 4 yearsiPod 3 years …. Facebook 100 million in 9 months