Should I promote others?

Posted by cendrinemedia under Social Media
From http://socialmediaslant.com 3660 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on April 14, 2014 10:47 pm

A while ago, someone asked me the following question: If I promote others, especially my competitors, on social media, will it do my brand a disservice? Let me answer with a personal story

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Written by lyceum
3596 days ago

Cendrine: Thanks for your reply! ;)

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Written by lyceum
3656 days ago

Cendrine: Have seen that. But what goes around, comes around, right? ;)

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Written by cendrinemedia
3597 days ago

Certainly.

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Written by lyceum
3656 days ago

I am promoting others and spreading the good word all the time. Have you heard about the BNI (coined by Dr. Ivan Misner) motto: "giver's gain?" or Social Media Club's slogan: "if you get it, share it"? The thing is that it could turn into "giver's pain" and low energy.

I have to ask Cendrine to exemplify the following statement:

"There will always be people ready to take advantage of the 15 minutes of fame you allow them to have. Ask me how I know."

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Written by cendrinemedia
3656 days ago

Some people will try to steal your ideas, for example. Or they will take advantage of the fact that you promote them to ask you for even bigger promotion. And they will never reciprocate.

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