Smack-dab social media right straight to your businesses

We all know that Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and now Google+ and Pinterest are five big players in the world of social media. So how can we use each of them effectively in Marketing and Advertising

1.     Facebook

Facebook is a brilliant pitch for those looking to put a personal face on their business. It allows individual organization share stories, offer tips, and essentially blog straight into this network. Facebook now has introduced Timeline, which move toward a more personal experience. Also, the capability to create conversation-getting landing tabs has been reduced, however, this can allow smaller businesses to have better chance when competing with larger companies for views.

2.     Twitter 

Twitter is an amazing outlet for businesses that want to keep their clients or customers up-to-date as quickly as possible. This tool continues to lead when it comes to the ability to keep in the loop on hot news every second single day. The reason may because of the nature that most of us are all about time efficiency. That is, the less time it take to keep in loop, the happier we tend to be.

3.     LinkedIn

LinkedIn is an excellent outreach for companies looking to train potential employees and/or clients who may want to know more. For instance, businesses can post updates or send invitation to employees celebrate an anniversary with the company. The good point of LinkedIn is that it can help to put a more human face onto businesses, which then seem large and impersonal. This type of social network is perfect for connecting B2B and for networking business pros so that they can likely end up doing business or working together.

4.     Google+

Google+ is the first hyped as the next Facebook, when Facebook is almost all about snatched of information or simply social updates, Google+ is more about where people can share ideals excels. Businesses will be able to use this tool to reach out to others such as minded groups and build true connections. This even become handier for those businesses have employees divided by geography with the Hangouts ability.

5.     Pinterest

Pinterest has now officially open to the public on 9^th of August, 2012. That means anyone with Facebook, Twitter or email address can sign up and start pinning. Basically, Pinterest allows people to discover and fill the needs of that fascination. Users can pin pictures of their own account to share with others or they can even search Pinterest and pin picture that appeal them. As a result, businesses can rely on picture to share information on the work that they do or the products they sale. The if clients or customers feel interested in that they will pin the picture and that way indirectly advertise for the businesses.

Technically, each platform certainly presents its own sets of benefits as well as drawbacks. However, it will come down to figuring out which one is the best for your own business needs and which you are most comfortable using with.  A little reminder for business-ers that it is not recommended to cover each of these social media rather simply covering one or two may get you all the results you need.