by | Ecommerce Business Tips |
Do you know why so many businesses, and even celebrities, use websites like Facebook? Social media is what marketers refer to as word of mouth. It is the modern version of a “friend of a friend” recommendation, and it works.
Here’s what we mean: In earlier decades, it was likely that most people asked friends, neighbors, and colleagues to recommend someone when they needed something. Dentists, house painters, tax consultants, tutors…whatever was needed, most people asked others to give them suggestions. Today, we still do that, but we do it electronically through social media. The “Likes” and so on are just updated versions of unsolicited recommendations, and they are becoming a “make or break” facet of business success…. Read the full article
