Anatomy of a Successful Social Media Strategy - Business 2 Community | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Social media is daunting, that much is blindingly apparent. With every day that passes, it seems like more and more social networks crop up. Sure, the big names in the business are obvious: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Google Plus. There are also plenty of alternatives that are just as popular like Pinterest, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, Reddit, MySpace (yes it’s still around), Orkut and more.


The question sticks out like a sore thumb; as a small business, how you could possible maximize your exposure while trying to manage so many networks at once?


The answer is actually pretty simple. You need to draw up a complete social media strategy. No matter what kind of business you have, or what your long term goals are you need to approach social media as you would any other project.


There are several defining factors that will directly affect how well your social media campaign works. Defining a proper strategy allows you to visualize all of those elements and address them as necessary..?