what is social media marketing ?

 Social Media Marketing Is a Joke - It's Time We Admit It by Yusuf Gad

The best thing that ever happened to social media marketing was the hacking of the 2016 US election of Donal Trump by the Russians. Why? Because it laid bare what many in social media marketing has known for a long, long time: that social media platforms are a joke, their valuations are based on imaginary users, and their integrity lies somewhere between Lucifer and that guy who eats people's faces in the movies. For marketing consultants such as myself, recommending existing social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram has been increasingly difficult, because -quite frankly- many of us don't trust the metrics.

Beat The Competition With These Social Media Marketing Tips by Sylvester Adam Smith

Learn how to increase your social media presence and outrank and beat your competitors. The article gives real and proven to work tips on how to develop a social media campaign that is suitable for your business and will help you achieve your go

The Impact of Social Media Marketing on Tourism by Nahed Taha

Lebanon's area is ranked 170th in the world (CIA, 2014). It is smaller than the size of Connecticut, one of the smallest states in in America. Moreover, Lebanon is one of the few democratic countries in the Middle East region. Regarding its economy, Lebanon is a free market economy and has a very long tradition of laissez-faire economics. In addition to its coastal location on the Eastern Mediterranean coast, Lebanon is considered as the central 'window' of the Middle East to Europe, North Africa, and the rest of the world. Because of this, its economy has gone through some very prosperous times and was even once called the 'Paris' of the Middle East before the nation's 15 year-long bloody civil war which ended in 1990.

 - May 09, 2016

What Is the Importance of Social Media Marketing? by Naim Ahmed

Social media has taken the world by storm. Communication is made easier than it was ever before and the world has condensed itself to a global village. There is great potential in this new form of communication and using it as an instrument of marketing is the wise thing to do.

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Shareable Content With Active Participation Needed to Achieve Your Social Media Marketing Goals by Rajeev Rajagopal

Majority of marketers today consider social media as the one of the most powerful tools to improve brand reputation. Successful social media marketing depends on having shareable content as well as being socially active.

- Feb 14, 2014

Social Media Marketing Guide for Beginners by Rob G Iraheta

Social Media Marketing is the process of gaining attention and web traffic through the social media sites. During this process, usually creative content to reach the masses through publicity coming from a third-party trusted source needs to be created in order for people to share the content of their interest with others and create a vicious chain that would make business cover and go beyond the market audience intended. Every online marketer needs to have a goal, a product, a service and a cause to promote through the vast and overwhelming World Wide Web.

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Social Media Marketing, Truth and Lies by Sloan Bax

Social Media Marketing seems to be the latest buzz word for anyone looking to increase their online presence and sales, but is Social Media Marketing all it is cracked up to be? Social Media Marketing companies are now springing up all over the place these days and they are telling anyone that will listen about how incredibly important social media like Facebook twitter and YouTube are to your business but, for the average small to medium sized business, does Social media marketing really live up to all the hype?

Advantages of Social Media Marketing for Your MLM Business by Michaelangelo Flores

Marketing businesses are indeed becoming profitable for most individuals who are capable of managing such. MLM businesses are becoming popular for individuals who are looking for a means to earn money quite easily through a number of ways. MLM businesspeople are given compensation for the individual sales they manage to push through. Distributors can also organize a downline, a network of individuals the distributor has recruited into the MLM business, and earn commission from the sales of their downline. This only means that the more extensive and wider a downline is, the more the distributor is able to earn. In order to achieve such a downline organization composed of many individuals and sell your products to people, you should have a pre-existing vast network of personal contacts. However, not all individuals who wish to partake in the MLM business are very well-acquainted to a lot of people and this becomes quite a probleA

Social Media: Marketing Considerations for Small Business by Effie Cinanni

It's clear that social media has grown dramatically over the last 7 years and that today, millions of people are posting more personal and business information online than before. It's occurring at lightning speed with hundreds of posts, uploads and tweets occurring every minute. What does this mean for small business? What are some of the key things that a small business should consider before taking the plunge into Social Media marketing?