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10 Reasons Not To Do Social Media Marketing

Everyone talks about being on social media: Facebook, Twitter and many

companies believe in what “everybody says” venture into these media

without strategy, without knowledge of them, indeed, without even being

convinced of their effectiveness.

Therefore I wish to speak a few reasons to consider before venturing into

work in social media marketing.

1. Your business is not ready. Not have a real product or service tested.

You have not updated or website in years. You have goals and marketing

objectives. Social media should be to the end of this list, do not start

before you have clearly defined your market, your product and marketing

strategies.

2. Looking for a short-term solution. It abounds in SMEs, all want

immediate results and social media are not. For best results it requires

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hard work, time and perseverance. Who sells them immediate results the

truth is that they are cheating.

3. Your boss does not believe in them. Consultant as SMEs does not know

how many times I’ve seen this, and the truth is that 80% of the time it

ends badly. If your boss is not aware and convinced of the importance

and relevance of the media in their marketing strategy and brand, the

truth is that as much as you like and be good at social media does not

have the support necessary to achieve results. Start by convincing your

boss before.

4. Want to directly impact the ROI (Return on Investment). The reality is

that it will impact, but not necessarily directly. Social media, like personal

relationships require time and confidence. Example: I follow on Twitter

and you go to one of my post on my blog, you like and sign. They spend

two months and want to use a Facebook strategy for your company, I

want and start following me on Facebook. Spend a month and you realize

you need assistance for your business: you’re ready to buy. Getting to

spend time shopping in which we know virtually and confidence starts to

grow. The times differ depending on the brand, the product, positioning,

location. But the reality is that the decision-making process and the

factors that influence the final decision can be varied. You should not

expect that only social media are directly responsible for your ROI unless

your products are 100% online.

5. Your employees do not believe in them. Managing social media in a

company involves the active participation of them, either by providing

valuable content, creating online reputation or simply assisting in the

operation thereof, in one or another way in any marketing strategy is

essential that your staff is agreed on what you are doing. In many

companies managers and executives still think their support in these

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media is a waste of your valuable time and your boss’s whim. If this is the

case, before starting convince your staff.

6. Do not want to generate content. If you do not like or do not have who

generate content: articles, news, search, recommendations, videos,

pictures, etc… The truth is that not to get into social media because they

are channels to share content. Once you start it is fatal not continue or

worse that what you post is just advertising your brand.

7. Do not like change. Forget! Social media is constantly changing all the

time, applications and platforms too. You must learn to keep pace and

stay updated permanently. Yesterday was the coolest blogs, video

marketing is today and tomorrow is the geolocation and mobile

marketing. And in this race you cannot go down without losing face.

8. No time. Its work in social media takes time and quality time. I’m not

saying that it should be yours, but if someone should be.

9. You have no budget for social media. There are many applications and

platforms that can simplificarte work and have cost even lower. Imagine

that you deliver the best master builder cement; bricks and tool.

10. Do not want to give your experience. This is so common, social

media lead us to a new way of thinking. “Do you want to post on a blog

how to make a marketing plan?”Many companies still have this mentality,

but the reality is that if you share an important part of your experience

and knowledge (know-how) you will not be sharing valuable content and

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you cannot show people who you are and why they should hire you or

buy, do not you think?

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