Five reasons why your business can’t survive without social media

By Jason A. Howie http://bit.ly/10yV2sn

Social media is something businesses can no longer afford to ignore

No one anticipated how popular social networking would be become. Once viewed with trepidation, SMBs wondered whether social media would ever be something they would incorporate into their marketing strategy. Now social networking has changed the way B2B businesses interact with prospective clients and partners and how they market their brand. Social media has become a necessity for every business because with the right strategy, it has the power to positively impact the bottom line.

It’s the one that communicates best that wins

Using social media to kick-start a B2B start-up

 

According to Judith Ingleton-Beer, CEO of IBA International, a leading international public relations organisation, B2B social media strategies are very different from those for the consumer – the numbers are smaller and the nature of the buyers means the patterns of information aren’t the same. In this piece she looks at how a start-up can get real marketing value out of social media.

You’re a small start up. You’ve got a professional idea that you want to develop and turn into a fortune. You’ve got some venture capital and you want to get your business from where it is now to ‘x’ million turnover in the next 3 years. You’ve a small team, currently 5 people-going on 10. You have a marketing person who also does administration and looks after your creative. All of you are stretched.