Dumb Annoying Bad Marketing

This is exactly what I’m talking about. This is spam marketing via social networking that is just a waste of time. Notice that they are following 1,220 people and only have 16 followers. Whoever is doing this is wasting their time.

How Not To Use Facebook

Social media isn’t about blasting people with marketing messages. It is about community building and acting like a real person…is this obvious, idk. Some marketers still really don’t get it though. Some real estate person asked to be my Facebook friend accompanied by a sales pitch about how great his company was blah blah blah…that’s not why people use social media. They can turn on the TV, or Radio to get inundated with marketing messages. Social media is about connecting with people. Companies can benefit greatly from this, but they have to adapt to this and not treat it the same as direct marketing.

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