Social Media Marketing

If you are a business owner who has heard about the marketing value of Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIn, or other social networking websites, but not sure how to get started, We are here to help.

Recent studies show that up to 80% of regular Internet users visit some type of social media site on a regular basis.  If your business does not have an effective social media strategy that utilizes social networking sites to create a buzz about your products and services you could be loosing out on hundreds if not thousands of potential new customers.

What makes social media such an effective marketing tool for small businesses? There are currently 90.8 million Facebook users, 26.5 million Twitter users, and 410,000 LinkedIn users nationwide, and this number continues to grow.

Social media marketing connects businesses with customers, it starts conversations that increase brand visibility and product knowledge. Social media is a cost effective way to engage your customers and connect with them on a personal level to generate more word-of-mouth recommendations, media attention, and sales.

Center Point Media is a forward thinking digital media company with expertise in social media marketing and strategy. We work to put your business, product or service in front of the thousands of users who rely on social media sites daily.

The extent of our services is completely up to you. we can provide training and tips on how to promote your business on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter or we can do all of the work for you, creating and managing your accounts. Our pricing is, based on your needs and the extent of the social media strategy you would like to implement.  If you are interested in learning more, please contact us to set up a free initial consultation to discuss the project before developing a Web 2.0 marketing plan to fit your company’s needs.

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What Is Social Media Marketing?

Social media marketing is about making content easy to find, so it can be distributed and shared by a community.  This process may be as simple as placing a “Digg This” button on your blog or it could mean spending hours promoting your site through Twitter, FaceBook and other social networking sites, that can drive thousands of visitors to your website.

Presenting the right content at the right time,  to the right audience can bring your business thousands of new visitors and quality backlinks to your site. For a business just starting out on the Internet  an aggressive social media marketing strategy can provide almost instant visibility.. For a more established online properties, social media marketing can strengthen your brand and expose your business to thousands of potential new customers.

What are the benefits of Social Media Marketing?

The benefits of social media depends largely on the goals and objectives for your website. For most sites, the greatest benefit of Social media brings is the instant exposure and large amount of traffic it generates for your website.

Social media marketing is considered a best practice

No longer considered a fringe marketing activity, social media marketing is often an intregal part of a effective online marketing campaign.  It provides highly efficient and effective ways of reaching your customers. Costs of social media marketing are relatively low compared to more traditional online advertising models, and social media can be targeted to exact audiences you want to reach.

Social Media Marketing Drives Traffic To Your Website

Social media can be more effective at driving traffic to your website than the search engines. Your website might currently be getting some regular visitors from the search engines. But, what what would happen if you could post something online and those who read your message forwarded it to their friends?  The result would be an increase in traffic to your website from intial contacts followed by secondary traffic from referrals and links on other websites.

Social media marketing improves your search engine rankings.

Social media marketing helps to improve your sites visibility in the search engines. The more quality inbound links there are to your website, the higher your site will rank in the major search engines.  Social media sites generate links that can help to improve your rank in the organic search results.

Social media helps you join the conversation

Your customers are probably already talking about you online, and if they are not you should make a place for them to do so. Participating in an online community lets you be in on the conversation, while promoting your company, answering questions and promoting quality conversations.

Customer loyalty increases when customers are part of a community where they can share concerns, generate ideas, and collaborate on solving problems. Social media can be a great source of market information, customer feedback, survey results and more direct communication with your target audience.

Social media marketing amplifies your marketing message.

When customers rebroadcast your message, they amplify it, if you include a social media component to every marketing campaign you can increase return on investment More traffic can be driven yo your website increasing the effectiveness of your marketing efforts.

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