Why do you Need Social Media?

1. Your competition is using it.
   
2. Your customers are most definitely using it.
3. Your vendors and partner companies are using it.
4. More Social = higher Search Rankings. Higher Search Rankings = More Web Traffic; More Web Traffic = More Leads, Customers, and $$$ Money.
5. Paid search prices are rising, popular keywords are becoming more competitive and costly.
   
6. SEO isn’t very easy anymore – and Buying links is not a feasible marketing strategy.
   
7. Your website has been relegated to that of an old-school billboard.
   
8. ROI that is many times higher than traditional marketing.
   
9. Viewership in the Multi-Millions. (Facebook.com gets more traffic than Google.com as of March 2010).
10. Creating “loyal” customers verses one-time customers.
11. Cheap / Free Mass Marketing via Viral Video Campaigns, and the viral nature of Social Media.
12. Easily acquire customer feedback to help improve customer relations.
    
13. 50% of Twitter & Facebook users admit that they are more likely to buy from a brand that uses social media than one that doesn’t.
14. Being Social Savvy is the new ‘Tech Savvy’ – and makes you look more professional.
15. Become the leader of the pack in your industry before others do.

#1 Reason Why You Need Social Media: Your business won’t last 5 more years without it!