Comments on: The Myth of the Social Media Marketer

By: PTZ Camera

PTZ Camera — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:09:50 +0000

I quite agree with your submission, however, lam having problem subscribing to your rss

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Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:22:00 +0000

[...] seen a lot written lately about what constitutes a true “social media marketer”. I even wrote about this fact a month or so ago myself. Many base it on their knowledge of the tools or their [...]

By: DHP

DHP — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:25:18 +0000

Thanks for this – good stuff to chew on when considering social media in ’00 – I predict that blowback will be the next red hot meme.

By: bcritchfield

bcritchfield — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:27:14 +0000

Thanks, Cyndee. I think it is fascinating to see social media follow the Internet bubble almost exactly. It started out that few gave it a chance, then it exploded and generated a shroud of mystery by traditional businesses, these traditional businesses then threw money at it to try and solve the problem, and now it is starting to sift the “wheat from the tares” if you will. Soon, we will see some of the less successful “social media marketers” start to fall away as businesses begin to demand results and hold their feet to the fire.

Unfortunately, “social media marketers” are a product of the mystery that surrounds social media. Sometimes, what businesses don’t understand they will foolishly throw money at to solve. We just need to help them spend their money in the right places in order to get the best results, which means some forms of social media will be better than others.

By: Cyndee Woolley

Cyndee Woolley — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:35:10 +0000

Right on Brian. Some people will never ‘get’ it and only de-value the profession.

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:05:56 +0000

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By: Joanne Taylor

Joanne Taylor — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:42:10 +0000

Good stuff. Hope the message gets through/sinks in. Thanks for taking the time to write it down.

By: Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:03:09 +0000

Good blog Brian. There are a lot of people talking out there, but not nearly as many actually saying something worth listening to.

I’ve enjoyed the community atmosphere of Twitter, by and large.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:26:03 +0000

Great post Brian – needed to be said.

By: Joshua James

Joshua James — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:23:49 +0000

Well said! Great post.

I have noticed similar occurrences in regard to search engine marketing (SEM) and optimization (SEO). I’m continuously amazed by those that sell search marketing services that don’t even rank well themselves.

Thanks again for the good work.