Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Importance of Social Media in a Constantly Changing World

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In an era where things seem to be changing with every tick of the clock, businesses both large and small have a multitude of mediums where a company can advertise and market their brand to potential consumers. Some of these mediums that can be used are traditional ones such as flyers, billboards, television commercials, and radio; but these strategies can be rather expensive for many companies to produce.

There is an array of different ways a business can market its name publically using inexpensive techniques such as internet social media. Using social media is most beneficial for small businesses that may not have a lot of expendable money to use on traditional marketing and advertising techniques, this is especially the case for businesses that are just in their beginning or start up phase.

On these various social media websites, an individual has the opportunity to let the general public know more about their business. Any person working for that company can write a short blog detailing what their business' mission or objective is, something new and exciting about their company, or anything that the company feels is important that the the public should be aware of.



Using social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Linkedin, gives businesses a great opportunity to connect with customers and potential consumers directly which gives any company the chance to fix a problem, relay important news, answer various questions, refer a person to someone to contact, as well as various other doors social media opens. The opportunity to have direct contact with consumers as well as make any changes or provide a service immediately cannot be underestimated in a time where there is a constant changing landscape in the business world.

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