How can Social Media work with your Business?

Well it seems that According to Inc. Magazine…

91% of ALL Businesses are attempting to use Social Media to promote themselves in 2010!

A resounding 85 percent of those surveyed say that the platform has created buzz for their businesses.

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By the way that is over 30,000,000 businesses in the US alone.

That means your competition will know soon, what you know today and that is… a positive ROI can definitely be generated from Social Media.

Traditional advertising media NO LONGER WORK!

You are aware that

• Yellow Page advertising is dead
• Nobody reads newspapers anymore

And

• Radio has been replaced by MP3s and Satellite Radio.
  All of which are Commercial FREE!
• Static Web sites no longer work
  if they ever really worked, to attract prospects and customers and speak to your public!

All the ways small business used to attract new business are gone!

Small business has NO WAY left to effectively promote themselves that works anymore…

other than Social Media!

Why should you invest in Social Media?

1. Immediate measurable ROI
2. It is already in your budget
   You already have an advertising budget that you can’t spend because nothing else is working! Except Social Media…
3. Most have to outsource anyway, because can you really afford another $40,000 a year employee even if you could find someone qualified?
4. If you don’t get a Social Media presence you will be left in the dust

Smart small business owners are moving away from traditional forms of advertising and moving their marketing efforts to Social Media using Social Media Managers!

The “Big Gap”

There is a “Big Gap” that describes the gap that exists between knowing that you need to get into social media marketing, and knowing how to actually do it.

Many, just starting out in Social Media hire their nieces or a family member to do it.

They are desperate enough to offer an employee who has no idea what they’re really doing or any sense for the business $4-5,000 a month just to try to get a handle on their Social Media campaign for business.

You need to ask yourself some questions and be honest with your answers.

• Do you know how Social Media actually works?
• Social Media is not like buying a “Yellow Page” ad where you design the ad and you are done.
• Social media requires ongoing attention, some finesse and some personality.
• Here are some questions to ask yourself…
• Do you know how to use it in the most effective ways?
• Do you know what to say to your prospects and customers to get them to make contact and spend money without sounding like a jerk, without making silly Social Media etiquette mistakes?
• Do you have time to learn the best various social media  outlets for your business?
• How do you decide which are best for you market?
• Do you have time to write Blogs?
• Do you have the time to Tweet 4-5 times per day?
• Do you know how LinkedIn differs from Facebook and Twitter?
• What do you have to do to be socially acceptable on these new Web applications?
• Do you have the copy writing skills?

The question really comes down to “Where is your time most effectively spent?”

Trying to figure out Social Media and spending your time on Facebook and Twitter or…

Running your business?

If you chose running your business you are not alone.

So who is going to run your Social Media campaign for you?

Look at these numbers…

You would pay a professional $33,000 to $48,000 per year and probably closer to $48,000 if you wanted your investment to pay off and listen, those numbers are only going to go up over the next 6-18 months as more and more business compete for not enough professionals to go around!

You Can Get Help Today!

Promote yourself, your business, and your products and services using Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and other social media platforms.

Do this without adding another full time employee or increasing your budget.

All you have to do is allocate some of the money you were spending elsewhere in your marketing budget to your new Social Media Manager!

Don’t get left out… Take action NOW! Before your competitors establish themselves in your Social Media territory!

Take a look at our services and take a look at our packages if you want to know more, start with an evaluation and we will see which one is a best fit for your needs.

To Your Success,

Ron Noe

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