Four Social Media Trends for 2011

In a recent Social Media Today article.

Here are 4 Social Media Trends, all maketers and business owners should keep in mind when using social media to grow their businesses.

1. Social commerce. Social who? In short, you can now sell on Facebook by letting your customers buy, but also letting them tell their friends. And letting their friends tell their friends. Even if you don’t offer ecommerce on your website, it’s now possible to provide that service through the social network. And it’s overly simple to set up.

2. Group buying. You’ve heard of sites, such as Groupon, that sell for discounts if you get your friends to “group” together to buy a product or service? Based on the $1 billion price tag Groupon received earlier this year, expect them and like-minded sites (such as LivingSocial, YouSwoop, and ScoutMom) to continue to grow, offering you a new way to reach different audiences.

3. Q&A sites. It may seem crazy if you’re not a high user of the social platforms, but people are beginning to make real decisions based on recommendations from their virtual friends. Sites such as JustAnswer will begin to pop up, allowing people to ask a question and get real answers, from real people. The marketing possibilities become endless because you’ll begin to collect data from groups of people instead of one customer at a time.

4. Mobile. It’s no surprise our phones are becoming like third hands for most of us or that we’re eons behind Asian countries on how we use them. But we’re beginning to catch on and move toward abandoning our laptops for phones. Watch for movement toward mobile payments and begin thinking about how to accept payments via an application on the phone.

So, other than content, customer engagement, net neutrality, FTC rules, social commerce, group buying, Q&A sites, and mobile, what trends are you seeing, using technology, for 2011?

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Social Media Marketing - Tips for business growth

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How Can Social Media Marketing Help a Small Business?

Social Media Marketing can help a small business Grow by helping that small business generate "Leads". Let's be honest lead generation can be very expensive given the cost of Print Ads, Radio and TV. Social Media Marketing when done correctly can open up a cost effective ways  of generating qualified leads who can be converted into sales.

Here are few interesting facts being presented by Emarketers

While awareness of social media is high among small businesses, education is still needed. Nearly one-half of respondents wished they knew more about the social media channels, and some of the biggest obstacles to doing more with social networking included a lack of knowledge.
The No 1. roadblock, however, was the perception that “our customers do not use social networks,” claimed by 31% of small businesses. Nearly as many complained that they did not have the time or staff available to do a good job with social network marketing.

Keeping this in mind, if you are a business owner, who believes education, Training and Time are your issues with social media. Then Feel free to call me at 630-460-3279 or email me at Johnny@transitionman.com and I will share with you:
(1) Easy ways to find your customers in the social networks,
(2) Cost Effective ways to use social media to generate leads.
(3) How to automate and spends less time in the social networks.

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