Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Social Media In India

Today with all the business and business related activities interconnected globally, Social media is essential for getting the message out about a business, its products and services.

It doesn't matter if a company is focused on marketing, or public relations, or sales, the social web requires that businesses spread as wide a net as possible.

To flourish in this environment, businesses must integrate a comprehensive strategy for growing and retaining consumers. This means putting a marketable brand in front of the target audience, wherever they may be.


Social Media in Business is for key stake holders as social media can turn communication into a interactive dialogue and impact on business practices and processes.

Some of the ideas of using social media to see greater success with small business are

1. Marketing. Participating in social media is a fast and easy way to market your small business to others in a place online where you’re guaranteed loads of traffic and it’s free. Just participating in your favorite social media platform like commenting, voting, sharing information will make you stand out as a helpful member of the community and make sure others remember you.

2. Branding. Through the information you share in social media, you can show your expertise, building brand and authority within the community of your choice. A business blog can certainly help you do the same.

3. Traffic. Nowadays, social media should be used first and foremost to get a hold of some of the elusive traffic that can be difficult to capture at first simply by blogging. Sharing content or even just a link to your blog via social media can make all the difference in the world in terms of the traffic you can begin attracting almost immediately.

4. SEO. Whether the social media platform you use passes search value directly to your Website or not as a result of participation, it is certain that the visitors you attract including those who may use social media to search for their own content.certainly will. Sharing your content or simply links to your site will encourage first visits and then inbound links from the very niche you are targeting and will surely eventually have a positive effect on your Search Engine Optimization.

5. Networking. Social media allows you to make connections not just with those in your industry but with potential customers and those who might refer customers to you.

6. Community. Building community goes beyond traffic and visitors to your Website. It has to do with how engaged those visiting your Website are, whether they share your content with others, refer people in their network to your content, products and services and so on.

7. Authority. Social media helps you gain authority for your content Website and brand by letting you share it more widely and more quickly

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