Comments on: Social Media: Who Uses It and Why?

By: John Sonnhalter

John Sonnhalter — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:46:43 +0000

I believe the newsletter listed the top posts from last year. Sorry for the confusion and you a certainly right on how fast things change. Have a good one.

By: Tonya Goldbach

Tonya Goldbach — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:44:10 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up! I understand that some of this content is still relevant to who uses SM and why, but I was totally thrown off when the link to this post was in the January 2012 newsletter. So much has changed and it just didnt feel timely…

By: tradesmeninsights

tradesmeninsights — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:35:55 +0000

from 2010

By: Tonya Goldbach

Tonya Goldbach — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:03:52 +0000

Am I reading this correctly that Myspace is still number two in the most popular sites? Or was that from 09/10?

By: Top 5 Things I’ve Learned About Social Media «

Top 5 Things I’ve Learned About Social Media « — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:50 +0000

[...] Social Media: Who Uses It and Why. [...]

By: Manufacturers Trying to Reach the Professional Tradesmen: 5 Most Popular Posts «

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:01:53 +0000

[...] Would it surprise you to learn that the biggest gains in who’s using social media are among older users? According to a report in eMarketer, “Consumer Internet Barometer” U.S. Internet users who visited a social site in the second quarter of ‘09 rose 16% over last year. Females still lead males in usage and 70% of users were under the age of 35. The most popular sites in order were: Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter. Read more… [...]

By: Top 5 Posts of 2009 to Help B-to-B Marketers Reach the Professional Tradesmen «

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:39:19 +0000

[...] Social Media: Who Uses It and Why? [...]

By: tradesmeninsights

tradesmeninsights — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:22:05 +0000

Joseph, Thanks for the comments. ROI will come but not necessarily in your time line but the readers. I think that’s where marketers get in trouble they promise their management so many results in a certain time period and can’t deliver.The 1st objective should be to gain trust as an authority in your space and then you’ll begin to build relationships and some may turn into business. You can’t “work” a social program like you would some other marketing tools.

By: Joseph Tamargo

Joseph Tamargo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:44:05 +0000

Hi,

I do think social engagement is important to some degree but you have to be very careful when your looking for a good ROI.

I see so many companies “go social” only to have it work against them or not convert.

Its still a “new ground” and you have to be very very careful with social media.

Just my thoughts and thanks for the article.

Joseph

By: tradesmeninsights

tradesmeninsights — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:04:33 +0000

Mark,I couldn’t agree more. The leaders of tomorrow are capitalizing on the social media experience of today. It’s all about building relationships and social is a great way to identify like minded people but also start a dialog with them. Thanks for the comment.