Good news for those of you who have struggled with the decision to add social media to your marketing mix. According to the Small Business Success Index small business adopted the use of social media at twice the rate of 2008 in 2009. These businesses are finding that social media offers them access to their market – enabling them to build their brand, engage their current customers, and attract new customers as well.
Here’s a link to useful information summarizing these finding: http://www.bit.ly/ceSbFP
It’s never too late to add social media to your marketing plan. BoyDog Design can assist you in sorting through the various social media sites, blogging options, directories, and more. Is it time to hone the social media persona of your business?
I just came across these links and thought I’d share…
2010 Online Marketing Influencers: Trend Predictions in 140 characters by Trendsspotting http://bit.ly/876UgL
TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Consumer Trends Influencers http://bit.ly/7JPMmg
TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Social Media Influencers – Trend Predictions http://bit.ly/4OWZgV
That’s exactly what I’m trying to figure out… Three weeks ago I took the plunge and it’s been very interesting. I will admit I’ve gotten caught up in finding out all the nuances of Twittering. I’ve noticed the different styles – almost no tweets, occassional tweets, incessant tweets. I’ve decided to follow a nice group and I have followers already. A surprise for me.
I’m still doing my research on all of this. I’ve compiled a list of URLs that have helped me out (I’m sure there’s a bunch more). If you’re interested, here they are:
- www.tweetdeck.com – breaks down twitter feeds into columns
- www.twitterfeed.com – feeds your blog to Twitter
- Twidget – a widget for the Mac dashboard
- www.twitpic.com – lets you share photos on Twitter
- Twitterrific – Mac app
- Twitoria.com – you can see if someone’s account has been inactive for a number of days
- wefollow.com - a user-powered Twitter Directory
- twitterholic.com - scans and ranks twitter accounts for stats for most popular users
- retweetist.com – to track how many times a tweet has been retweeted
- huitter.com – it will automatically unfollow everyone who isn’t following you
- twollow.com – find and follow fellow twitterers with similar interests to you – automatically
- splitweet.com – easy management of multiple Twitter accounts and brand monitor, for heavy & corporate users.
- www.search.twitter.com
- tweetlater.com – productivity tool, scheduling, tracking, automation, personal status, vet new followers, unlimited twitter accounts
- tweetvisor.com – web-based interface, easily switch between multiple accounts
- mrtweet.com - personal networking agent, get relevant followers, people relevant to your current needs, useful statistics
- twaiter.com - client and scheduling platform
- If you know of any others, please let me know.
Now that I know the nuts and bolts of using Twitter I need to figure out just how it fits into my business plan. No answers yet, but I’m working on it. Does anyone have any suggestions? I can’t say I hate Twitter, I can’t say I couldn’t live without it – I’m hoping it becomes part of my marketing mix.
