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Old 27-11-09   #1
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Dear all,
We all know, face, explore and use different kind of marketing methods over the internet.
The new well known buzz of social networking is there to help us also in marketing our business.
I am doing some research on social marketing for business and will be happy to get feedback from you if and how much you succeed while using social network for your business.
What is still missing that can make it a better for us?

Thanks in advance for your cooperation here
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Hi galatz,
Great to read that you're looking beyond the traditional methods of marketing.
Can I say that for you to truly understand and leverage the power of social media you first need to understand what it is you are trying to acomplish with it.
If your intentions are to just try and sell a product or service then you will unfortunately fail in thi new for of marketing like so many others have.

Firstly understand that social media has been developed for people to connect not an advertising medium. With that in mind you should be trying to connect with people who hae similar interests in your business niche and then conversing with (valuable) information.

Let's say that you own a rediator business maybe offer your contacts a free report on how to effectively mantain their radiator for best results. I know it might not be the best example but it should get the point across, this is called attraction marketing.
Building a relationship with the client with then give you credibility in their eyes and therefore increasing the chances for a successful business transaction in the future.

Not sure of the industry you are in galatz but if you have an online presence then i would recommend taking my complimentry master plan course, as it will help you understand some of the fundamental principles of marketing from what i call the "back end".

I may work in a different industry than yourself but I would say that the course would still be beneficial to your business trading practices. You can access the course by clicking on the link in my profile/contact info/homepage.

Let me know if you need any further help, love to be of any assistance.

Kind regards,

David.
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For me social networking is always beneficial for getting traffic and also if you want your business to get enhanced then this will provide you the path also through all these social networking sites like Facebook and twitter you can come to know about different marketing strategies, plans and activities.

I am doing SEO/SEM and I really like to know about all other business cum internet marketing skills an strategies that are required in this field as, you will get some communities in the facebook that are providing internet marketing strategies and also that are providing some services which are very helpful.

Being an internet marketer I wiould really like use social networking to get some latest info about the market and to get connected with all the people through this.

Thanks!
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