Social media for many small businesses is a cost-effective marketing tool that can help grow one’s brand name recognition, online presence and customer loyalty. However, it isn’t a slam dunk or quick-fix and the mindset with which we approach it will impact our success or failure.
Where social media is approached in the same vein as traditional media, think newspaper and magazine ads, billboards and the like, it is pretty much doomed to failure. Traditional media has its place in our overall marketing strategy, but it isn’t the approach we should take when sharing on social media.
Social media requires a paradigm shift in the way we think about reaching our target audience. Rather than telling and selling, it’s helping and providing value – and it’s all about our target audience.
