Online Social Media Why It is a Critical Resource for Businesses
What is Social Media
“Social Media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction and the construction of words, pictures, video and audio”
Wikipedia.com
MARKETING POWER 101
Online social media helped make a fairly unknown Senator from Illinois, one of the
most recognizable faces in the World
“Fittingly for an election campaign that was won partly by galvanizing millions of young people to get out and vote via the Internet, Obama's inauguration ushered in a new digital age for the U.S. presidency”
CNN.com
Number of UsersIn the last couple of years, Facebook has gone from a college photo-sharing site to a burgeoning business- networking platform for self-promotion, advertising and multimedia interaction.
OVER 400,000,000
• SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS FOR MANAGEMENT AND
MARKETING TO RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY
Proper use of Sources can• Eliminate Travel
Expenses
• Give you Access To Numerous Outside Resource
• Reduce Costs
• Open Your Demographic and Consumer Base Significantly
• Take A Business International with the click of a button
• Expand your Name and Establish Brand Recognition
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA BENEFITS SMALL
BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURS
Voice
One number Make calls and send text messages from your Google Voice number. One number
rings to all your phones
Cheap international calls Make low-priced international calls directly from your phone.
Record callsrecord phone calls and store them online. Join several people into a single call
Voicemail transcription Voicemails are automatically transcribed to
text so you can read them like email.
• ITunes allows independent artists and small record labels to provide music to fans without large start-up costs and the attachment of a big name label
Using Skype your business can connect with people all over the
world with little to no charge
Welcome to a Virtual World of Endless
Possibilities
Is Your Business Connected?