Social Media: Key to Your Marketing Mix

The Small Business Trends blog recently ran a great article explaining reasons for weaving social media into your marketing. The article titled Why Social Media Should be a Key Ingredient in Your Marketing Mix takes a look at 5 different ways social media can spice up your marketing.

The basis of the article assumes that social media will help with communications within your business. This not only means with potential customers but employees, and others in your sphere of influence.

Check out this article. It's a quick lesson in social media with some good links for other in-depth information.

Can Linkedin Increase Your Sales?

Linkedin is a social media site that many business people use. Basically we linked to friends of friends, establishing a net of business connections that can help us with our business. The question has always been does effort actually increase the sales in your business?

Can Linkedin Increase Your Sales is a Free e-book from Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer for Selling to Big Companies, goes into how Linkedin can affect your business. I haven't read the entire document yet, but, there are some good nuggets of information to be had.

Welcome to the New Word of Mouth Marketing Conference Blog

Whether you're new to blogging (like I am) or a seasoned blogger, the 2008 Social Media Conference will have something that will help your business be more competitive and more profitable. We've brought in speakers from around the country to share their expertise on social media marketing and stimulate your thinking and interest. Sign up for conference alerts, email us directly and tell a friend.

Thought provoking question of the day: What does social media marketing mean to you?