Comments on: Social Media Marketing Is Not About The Marketing So Much As About The Social http://socialmarketingjournal.com/2008/01/19/social-media-marketing-3/ Sat, 02 May 2009 00:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Charles Heflin http://socialmarketingjournal.com/2008/01/19/social-media-marketing-3/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Charles Heflin Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:01:50 +0000 http://socialmarketingjournal.com/2008/01/19/social-media-marketing-is-not-about-the-marketing-so-much-as-about-the-social/#comment-206 It is disgusting that people believe that social media is a place to spam like the wild west days of the Internet. They fail to realize that they are now dealing with "real" people face-to-face. Humans won't tolerate their approach yet they still proceed. It is ignorance, inexperience and the hunger for money over providing real service. Real service = $$$ Spam and selfish promotions = GOOSE EGG (nada, zilch) This is the face of social marketing... people are largely confused. It is disgusting that people believe that social media is a place to spam like the wild west days of the Internet.

They fail to realize that they are now dealing with “real” people face-to-face.

Humans won’t tolerate their approach yet they still proceed. It is ignorance, inexperience and the hunger for money over providing real service.

Real service = $$$

Spam and selfish promotions = GOOSE EGG (nada, zilch)

This is the face of social marketing… people are largely confused.

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