Direct Marketing Observations

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5 simple ways SMB’s can readily adopt social media and get rolling in one day

Direct Marketing Observations

1) Get a Twitter account. Beyond just having a Twitter account that’s not doing much, learn how to use it to your advantage. You can listen for opportunity and you can use Twitter as an ad hoc arm of customer service and reputation management. The good news? The other good news? There is some gold in that thar section.

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This weeks #Social Media Tweetchat Topic: Socializing My Business – What Comes After the Chit-Chat?

Direct Marketing Observations

Some individuals “get” Twitter or other tools and will figure out how to make them work best to solve their unique business challenges. If customers feel a connection, they will patronize that local company whether they follow them on Twitter or not. So where does that leave companies? Right now it depends on their leaders.