The importance of a social media strategy


Strategybis Social media continues to become increasingly connected to business and the way in which it is conducted. Despite the juxtaposition of social media and social businesses, the phenomenon remains relatively new and wasn’t even part of the picture ten years ago. As a result, it can be challenging to decipher what is to come and where the world of social media is headed.

Regardless of the implications, I am intrigued by the possibility of what’s to come and where the trends will ultimately lead. However, even with excitement there comes a degree of obfuscation. One can never truly predict the course of time and we will have to wait to see where the developments in digital technology occur.

Nonetheless, social media has already brought about innovation and has even changed over time to become more user-friendly. Individuals now have the convenience of updating one aggregate site, which will post a message on a collection of different social environments.

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How European businesses are trying out Twitter

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal, posted an interesting article about the ways businesses are trying out Twitter.

Readers from the US might think “so what” since, as is often the case in new interactive marketing areas, the US has a leading position when it comes down to the corporate use of social media and Twitter.

However, in the article the Wall Street Journal looked at how European firms are trying out Twitter.

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