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Internet Social Media is an online marketing consulting company helping businesses with online social media, video, blogs, ecommerce and follow up. Thu, 19 May 2011 01:07:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What is social media? /blog/2011/05/19/what-is-social-media/ /blog/2011/05/19/what-is-social-media/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:00:16 +0000 admin http://internetsocialmediamarketing.com/blog/2011/05/19/what-is-social-media/

Social media are online channels or services that people use to communicate with friends, followers, subscribers and others with like interests. They all have social features including the ability to “like” an- other member’s messages, rate a service, product or experience, post reviews or comments, etc.

The most prominent examples include YouTube (more than 300,000,000 visits each month), Facebook (more than 500,000,000 members), and Twitter (more than 200,000,000 members).

Another significant social medium for local businesses is Yelp! With 39,000,000 monthly visits, Yelp! combines local business listings with user ratings and reviews in a highly social environment that allows members to subscribe to other members’ reviews.

Go here InternetSocialMediaMarketing.com to watch a free video that explains how Yelp! Facebook, Twitter, and other Internet “influence engines” can help drive your business growth.

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A couple of statistics are key to understand why online social media are critical for your business:

78% of consumers trust peer recommendations
Only 14% trust ads

If you can establish yourself in the right social media and you have a strategy for generating positive reviews and ratings, you can dominate your market.

Your presence in social media, like your own YouTube channel or Facebook business page, establishes your business as a social authority. It engages your prospects and customers on their “turf,” instead of having to drive them to your Website to establish a relationship. You can communicate with them regularly and offer deals and specials as part of an ongoing conversation, instead of an occasional intru- sion. It also personalizes your business and makes it more likeable.

Request information about our Social Media Power Cluster service and how it can help your business get established, and dominating online. Request information here

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This is really a myth-busting answer because a common misconception is that only young people are using Facebook, YouTube and other social media. The fastest-growing demographic on Facebook is 34 to 65 year-old women. When you consider the social network has more than 500,000,000 members, it’s a safe bet your customers are on there.

Another example is YouTube, which has become a household name and a common online destination. Who do you know who hasn’t watched videos on YouTube or searched for information there? With more than 300,000,000 monthly visits, it, too, is a safe bet for reaching your customers.

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