10 Things Dating and Social Media Marketing Have In Common

Posted by LadySophy under Social Media
From http://ingadeksne.co.uk 4173 days ago
Made Hot by: tallpoppy100K on November 21, 2012 3:06 pm

Social media marketing is about building relationships. Take one wrong step while negotiating this quagmire of social cues and emotional gut responses and you run the risk of being alone. In many ways, this makes social media marketing a lot like another human activity where connecting is the name of the game: dating. Fortunately, there are plenty of clues we can take from the world of flesh and blood relationships that can be applied just as easily when building a relationship with followers and customers on Facebook or Twitter. Here blogger Shawn Hessinger tells us how.

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Written by tcamba
4171 days ago

You are right, Shawn. Social media is like dating. Social media is about relationships. You should make effort to connect and engage since building relationships takes time.

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Written by tiroberts
4172 days ago

Great article, Shawn. Dating and social media do have many things in common and you have to take the same approach with both. When you're dealing with people, which is all that social media is, you have to mindful of their feelings and the natural progression of things unfold.

Thanks for writing this interesting post and sharing your insight with us and with the BizSugar community. I appreciate it.

Ti

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Written by HeatherStone
4173 days ago

Creative look at social media marketing, Shawn. Thanks for sharing the post, Inga. I'm hoping readers in the BizSugar community will also get some benefit from this awesome article too!

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