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Social Networking and Your Company Marketing Plan
- By Technology Team
- Published 08/11/2007
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To fully understand the importance of inserting a social networking strategy into your company marketing plan, we need to take a moment to understand social networking as it relates to the Internet.
First, the term social networking is just an Internet phrase that defines "groups" of people with a common interest. Social networks have been in the real world since the dawn of time.
If you think about groups like churches, sports clubs, or social clubs like scouting organizations, then you understand the term social networking.
By understanding what a social network actually is, and by being able to identify and communicate with members of a specific social group, then you start to realize how you could align your products, services, and marketing message with the right group at the right time.
Internet technologies such as Facebook or MySpace websites are sophisticated social networks that allow for anyone to join a network and communicate directly with its membership.
This type of connectivity to your potential marketplace is not only valuable for offering products and services, but it plays an even larger role of being a platform for building company branding and customer loyalty through direct communication with the target market.
In this new age of marketing companies must understand the loud "in your face" marketing has fallen on the deaf ears of a more socially responsible group of consumers.
This is why companies that understand the change have moved toward aligning their marketing message (and their company culture) toward socially responsible issues such as the environment, education, and health care.
A great example of this type of marketing is the Saturn automotive plant based in Indiana. This plant is very environmentally responsible and aligns the company products with a new consumer seeking to do business with environmentally responsible manufacturers.
If you want your company to grow, you need to implement a social networking strategy into your current marketing plan. Take the time to review your marketing plan, identify your target market, communicate with that market to understand what is important to them, and get involved.
Check Out My Blog on Why You Need A Marketing Plan
First, the term social networking is just an Internet phrase that defines "groups" of people with a common interest. Social networks have been in the real world since the dawn of time.
If you think about groups like churches, sports clubs, or social clubs like scouting organizations, then you understand the term social networking.
By understanding what a social network actually is, and by being able to identify and communicate with members of a specific social group, then you start to realize how you could align your products, services, and marketing message with the right group at the right time.
Internet technologies such as Facebook or MySpace websites are sophisticated social networks that allow for anyone to join a network and communicate directly with its membership.
This type of connectivity to your potential marketplace is not only valuable for offering products and services, but it plays an even larger role of being a platform for building company branding and customer loyalty through direct communication with the target market.
In this new age of marketing companies must understand the loud "in your face" marketing has fallen on the deaf ears of a more socially responsible group of consumers.
This is why companies that understand the change have moved toward aligning their marketing message (and their company culture) toward socially responsible issues such as the environment, education, and health care.
A great example of this type of marketing is the Saturn automotive plant based in Indiana. This plant is very environmentally responsible and aligns the company products with a new consumer seeking to do business with environmentally responsible manufacturers.
If you want your company to grow, you need to implement a social networking strategy into your current marketing plan. Take the time to review your marketing plan, identify your target market, communicate with that market to understand what is important to them, and get involved.
Check Out My Blog on Why You Need A Marketing Plan
