By pigeon-holing your customer base, you’re denying yourself the ability to have greater appeal, deeper brand loyalty, and ultimately a better bottom line. By telling them where they can find you, and expecting them to do so, may have worked in the ultra-luxury we experienced before the crash — but it doesn’t apply now.

Have you had any interactions where your friendships were questioned? Have you questioned someone’s friendships? Were you able to rise above, or did you let your selfish motivations get the better of you?

I had interviewed with Gamelink when I was in San Francisco for the Inbound Marketing Summit back in February. They were nice enough to send me a copy – I’m a little more in my “business” getup and not quite the “xxx” getup LOL.

I’ve run into a few common misconceptions from people who are trying to delve into the world on social media marketing.

EVERYTHING you do becomes your brand.

I think you’ll find that the time spent researching before as well as during your project will be rewarded when you hit a time when you have to consider shifting gears – you’ll be able to do so without losing much momentum.

If I were to suggest guidelines for consumers in this online age, it would be similar to those I would suggest to anyone looking for love.

Trust, loyalty, and support come from repeated positive experiences that result in an educated judgment call by the consumer that the product, and the business behind it, are trust-worthy, and as a result, worthy of their hard-earned cash.

If you’re wondering about ROI for properly implemented social media…hope this helps put a more concrete picture in your mind as to how it can work for you.

If you work the system correctly, you, your company, and your brand will be the best known entity for whatever it is that you’re providing or selling.