Social Media Won’t Save Your Business

by Ivan Walsh on August 16, 2011

Ever feel that social media is a waste of time?

It sounds like heresy to say it, especially with experts telling us every day that we must have Facebook pages, twitter conversations, and linkedin networks. But here’s another way of looking at social media. It’s to do with ROI.

Who Benefits From Social Media

Here, in Ireland, we have a saying. It’s very simple.

Who benefits?

That’s the thing about social media. Who really benefits?

Is it:

  • You?
  • Your clients? or…
  • Social media experts?

…a Lone Voice in the Wilderness says

David Armano, VP at Edelman Digital, sees it like this, “Anyone framing social media as the solution to the world’s problems is either drinking Kool-Aid or looking to make a buck.’

Social media has its place but don’t “confuse shift with salvation.”

It’s a tool, not a strategy.

Or maybe I’m wrong. What do you think?


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  • http://www.jamesbull.com.au James Bull

    Hooray, someone else in the world dislikes the phrase “social media strategy”!

    Totally agree with you that the emphasis should be on using social media as a tool. Companies need *communication* strategies, and should choose the appropriate tactics and tools to implement them.

    Social media per se is no more important than good old-fashioned direct mail or billboard advertising.

  • http://www.ivanwalsh.com Ivan Walsh

    Hi Tony,

    re: Social media per se is no more important than good old-fashioned direct mail or billboard advertising.

    When I look into my crystal ball… I think Social Media will morph into media eventually. It’ll be the norm and, like you said, another tool in one’s marketing arsenal.

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