10 social media myths that all directors and senior managers should know about and challenge
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Social media is the norm nowadays both for personal and professional/business use. It is seen as a form of communicating – just like the spoken word, hand written or manual/sign language. Moreover, in a professional context – social media cuts right across organisations and their different departments – helping each to achieve their objectives. However, we still come across a number of myths that prevent some individuals and organisations from fully embracing it. And so, we have put together a list of 10 myths that we have encountered and, also more importantly, how to counter them.TRANSCRIPT
“10 Social Media Myths that ALL Directors and Senior Managers Should Know About and Challenge”
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Social Media…
IS NOT IMPACTFUL
MYTH 1
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The impact of social media has been felt by organisations and individuals who have seen their ‘value’ and reputation
damaged by what has been said about them online.
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Social Media…IS NOT USED BY MY
CUSTOMERS
MYTH 2
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Social media is the most popular activity online for the majority of individuals and an ever increasing number of
marketers are using it to help achieve business objectives.
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Social Media…
IS NOT FOR B2B ORGANISATIONS
MYTH 3
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Social media can be used by all. B2B organisations can use social media to drive growth, generate leads, deliver
better customer service and build thought leadership.
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Social Media…
CAN NOT BE MEASURED EFFECTIVELY
MYTH 4
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Social media is actually simple to measure but you need to define your ‘So what?’ upfront and then make all your metrics
specific, measurable and trackable.
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Social Media…
TAKES UP TOO MUCH TIME
MYTH 5
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Social media can save you time and money, especially if you have professional people working on it as they will
guide you through the maze to help deliver your objectives.
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Social Media…
IS TOO COMPLICATED
MYTH 6
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Social media is simple if you take a traditional approach and apply what we call ‘a digital and social media lens’.
Remember “it’s business as usual”.
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Social Media…
IS ONLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
MYTH 7
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Social media is for all demographics with the fastest growing being the ‘over 45’ age group. It is therefore
important to have a strategy targeting all relevant users.
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Social Media…
IS ABOUT TWITTER & FACEBOOK ONLY
MYTH 8
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We believe there are ‘10 elements’ of social media. It is more important to articulate business objectives, identify
relevant elements and then pick the required sites.
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Social Media…
IS FREE
MYTH 9
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There is always a price of doing something well. Social media can be cost-effective compared to other forms of
media and drive significant traffic to deliver desired results.
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Social Media…
IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT THEN?
MYTH 10
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Social media is as important as any other form of communication. It has changed the way we interact with each other – adding value to those who use it effectively.
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