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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

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The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Lead generation continues to be the biggest benefit of social networking for U.S.

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Startups Should Avoid These Social Media Mistakes

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The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2010 ” from Ad-ology, lead generation is the biggest benefit of social networking for U.S. Producing weak, unfocused, or unhelpful content.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

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The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% Producing weak, unfocused, or unhelpful content. small businesses.