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November 17, 2009

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In small businesses, like mine, leqads are important, so we invest on it. We've tried several ways or marketing strategies, but then, we now know which is working or not. So I was always on the lead,I'm using several social media for my advertisement.

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Social media for leads are good for business but then there are factors why it's not good and the effects of it. Other source of advertisements should be considered too.

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Social media is on big factor, or is most used tool for marketing strategy.

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While these are interesting, they are not that relevant outside of the industry and probably not that relevant to the people that matter most, the advertiser. They are measuring the inputs and not the outputs. What portals should be talking about is the number of leads they generate for the advertiser. This is the true measure of effectiveness. The problem is most portal sites just don’t know how many leads they really generate.

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A very interesting point regarding traditional media (eg. print, TV).

It's ironic that most businesses see the several thousand dollar traditional media campaigns a "must" whereas online marketing, with ironclad statistics, is still not a "must."

I wonder how long until small business owners start to shift to mediums with definitive statistics?

Having said all that, branding and awareness are still very important and have their place -- especially for larger entities. I suppose it is the banner ads and annoying Flash popups that will satisfy their needs going forward.

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