Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Opportunities in Social Media in 2010

Both major and minor companies are moving towards social media marketing for business purpose. Some of the famous social media websites are Facebook, Twitter and web 2.0 tools. Some of the major developments that you can expect in social media in 2010 are:


Plays a major role in politics:




Social media will play a new marketing strategy for political campaign. One major example was President Barrack Obama’s campaign. One major reason for politicians to choose social media for political campaign is it can increase supporters, donations and build strong political network.


People can make money through social media:



In 2009 many people used social media for interacting with others but this year you will see a change as many people can make money with SMM (social media marketing). In 2010, you will notice that social media may become location specific, revenue sharing plans and targeted ads that can lead to job opportunities.


Twitter can serve billions of tweets each hour:



According to co-founder of twitter, Stone, there will be nearly billions of tweets every hour in 2010. Twitter will become important in 2010 for local news and more.


Social media would be accessible in Mobile phones:
Due to increase in sale of mobile phones, social networking would be an added feature. People would use mobile phones for watching videos, reading content, search purpose or locate a particular location.


More corporation houses would use social media tools:




Some giant corporations like Sun Microsystems, IBM, Ford, Dell etc use social media. This year you may hear more such corporations using social media tools for their business. Using social media tools are not only important but also make life easier.

Women would outnumber men in Social Media:


More Women use social media sites like Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Myspace and Bebo compared to men. Business week revealed in a post that “According to a Rapleaf study, while both sexes still use social networking sites in huge numbers, women are the ones holding down the fort “. Moreover more than 42 Million U.S. women use social media.

Location specific networking sites could be seen this year:




Location based network will experience severe growth in 2010 for several reasons. This feature will not only help companies locate right seeker but also help end user in hitting the right bar. Foursquare and Gowalla will monetize their network to a lucrative position faster if other network do not react fast in 2010.

Social media jobs to rise:



There will be increase in social media jobs in 2010. Social media will lead the way in redefining customer relationship with new technology. There will be more job seekers and providers in 2010.

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