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21-02-2012 01:00 Using social media for business - blackboxsocialmedia.com According to just about every business statistic in the US, more companies are using social media for business in 2012. The reason is that it works very well. USA Today recently ran an article in which they interviewed the upper management for Smashburger, a small fast food chain that grew from three Denver locations in 2007 to 150 outposts nationwide primarily using social media for business marketing. Here's what they had to say: "The brand was really built on social media and PR strategies," says Jeremy Morgan, senior vice president of marketing and consumer insights. "Social media is an opportunity for us to engage with consumers and have a conversation, which is different than paid media, when you're just shouting through a bullhorn." Using social media for business advertising is different than traditional marketing, as Mr. Morgan points out. Traditional print or radio or TV advertising is a one way communication street, while social media is a two way communication street. If you want to succeed in social media marketing, then you will need to recognize that engagement and communication with your customers is a requirement. blackboxsocialmedia.com "Everybody should take a look at it," says Dan Galbraith, owner of marketing support company Solutionist and a National Small Business Association board member. "Whether they chose to jump into social media or not is a question that only they can answer," he says ...

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