7 Quick Tips for Social Media: It’s Just Marketing After All

Slightly shift your mindset. Think about the remainder of the year. Consider these quick tips as guiding principles that you can implement or abide by to carry you through the rest of 2012.

If you can’t think of a few ways you could change your marketing tactics as a result of reading these statements, give me a call at 952.920.9909 and let’s brainstorm together.

• “Social media marketing” is simply becoming another part of marketing. It is ubiquitous and should be weaved throughout your marketing efforts in small and large ways.

• Market “with” rather than “to” – social media is about the shift to having a conversation with your audience, not speaking to them.

• Erase the word “campaign” from your marketing vocabulary. Replace it with the word “test” and focus on testing to achieve success. You will have some failures. Learn from them.

• Think transparently. Your entire organization’s culture is on display. Use it to your advantage.

• Focus on turning content into conversation.

• Embrace all interaction. Even the negative. Identify how you will react in advance and find ways to make it constructive.

• Keep track of praise and positive experiences as proof that social media is a part of your organization’s marketing future.