Does your company support your participation in social media? Are you apprehensive about admitting you work there when you comment on blogs, participate in forums or list your workplace or contact information on social networks?
Chances are those of you reading this blog have discussed your social media participation with your employers or you work for yourself, so the questions are more rhetorical than direct. But think about the millions of people out there who either choose to separate themselves from their professional life in online activities or are forced to do so.
Everyone is talking about social media and social networking as marketing tools these days. Reaching consumers in the online world is affecting every marketing decision made by CEOs and CMOs today, imposing drastic effects on our business.
We are the experts on digital marketing for our clients – recommending new ways, through social media and networking, to connect their brands to their consumers. In order to do this, we must have employees in place who are familiar with the digital world. Employees who not only know the digital lingo, but can efficiently work their way through the maze that is the online world. An up and coming, savvy advertising/marketing professional should be able to speak the social media language and navigate the digital seas. And, for folks who have been in the business for a while, you should be quickly getting yourself up to speed, or Generation Y will quickly pass you by.