Social Media Marketing in 2011

Social media networking websites have great influence on the young generation. You would hardly find a person in today’s world who does not have an account on Facebook or Twitter. The arrival of smartphones and tablet PCs has accelerated the use of social networking websites. I personally stay connected to Facebook all the time on my smartphone. Recently, I found some marketing strategies working out on social networking sites and wondered if I could do the same to promote my business. Several business organizations are publishing contents on social networking websites that evoke the users to post comments. Later on, the discussion makes the brand popular.

Internet statistics reports reveal that a major share of Internet traffic is initiated by social networking websites. Hence, social networking websites are the right places to promote business. Around 90% of online marketers say that Social Media Marketing is useful for their business. According to the report of social Media Marketing in 2011, 58% of online marketers spend more than 6 hours on social networking sites to attract users. 77% of marketers are planning to include marketing videos on social networking sites and YouTube. Blogging, Social Media Marketing, ad linking etc are some of the modern tools that can be used to increase the effect of ecommerce in your business.

Source: Social Media Examiner

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