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Think Social Media is For You?

With all the marketing tools available nowadays it can be difficult to decide which is best for you. Although Social Media has dominated the networking scene, it may not be for everyone.

Like all marketing tools you must first decide what you want to achieve by going the social media route. Yes, you may be able to reach large amounts of people by going this way, yes you will be able to quickly relay time sensitive information, but consider the time and dedication you must put into it.

Luxury Insights offers these tips when planning out your social media approach.

• Positioning
  Know your desired positioning.  Be on message for your target market.  Own your niche and communicate appropriately.
• Professionalism
  Demonstrate your market expertise, professionalism, and competence.  Be ethical.
• Personality
  Be memorable–do business with style.  Be human and personable.
• Persistence
  Social media is increasingly time and location-based.  It’s not a one-shot deal, but more likely an ongoing commitment to publishing content on a regular basis.  It will require patience, focus, and persistence.

Are you up for the challenge? Remember social media was created to express your individuality. Think about your personality and feel free to show it off. Before beginning lets revert back to those early marketing classes.  Remember the SMART goal setting rules?

S- Specific

M-Measurable

A-Attainable

R- Realistic/Relevant

T- Time-bound

No matter what marketing route you choose, this will help you stay on target.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at 7:00 pm and is filed under Agent Talk, Geek Talk. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

1. cindy miropol said at April 4th, 2010 at 7:40 pm

   Please advise re-more info

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