Just the facts: Social Media WILL improve your marketing strategy.

Still not convinced Social Media Marketing is worth your time and effort?  I will be the first to say that it does take tremendous effort to make social media a viable part of your marketing plan.  In past blogs, I’ve given you tips and tools to make it easier, more efficient and less costly.  However I still have people who approach me who just don’t “buy” how social media can add to their bottom line.
So today, I’m giving you research, hard data.  To avoid reprinting the entire report, I have presented a few of the facts from the SocialMediaExaminer.com Top Ten Benefits of Social Media Marketing.  Read the full report with cool graphs for you visual learners here.
It takes time to develop relationships that lead to sales. 

“However, a large percentage of marketers who take the time find great results. For example, more than half of marketers who’ve been using social media for at least 3 years report it has helped them improve sales. More than half who spend 6 or more hours per week find the same results and 74% of those who spend 40+ hours earn new business through their efforts.”                   ‘

“With as little as 6 hours per week, the vast majority of marketers (95%+) indicated their social media efforts increased exposure for their businesses.”

“By spending as little as 6 hours per week, 66%+ of marketers see lead generation benefits with social media.”

“Improved search engine rankings were most prevalent among those who’ve been using social media for one year or longer, with 58%+ reporting a rise.”

 “A significant 84%+ of participants found that increased traffic occurred with as little as 6 hours per week invested in social media marketing.”

Convinced that you NEED social media marketing? And now wondering HOW in the world are you going to find 6 hours per week to do it?  Hmmmm….You could sleep less, eat less or not attend your kid’s baseball game.  Oh but none of those options would make for a happy, well balanced entrepreneur.  My advice is simple, let HIT Virtual Assistants do it for you with one of our Social Media Marketing Packages. Click here to learn more.