Marketing ‘Speak’ De-Mystified

May 26, 2009 by Rebekah King · 1 Comment 

Some friends and I have a running joke that marketers just make up words & phrases to confuse customers into hiring them. It’s time for some definitions …and before you get upset with the simplicity of the definitions – I’m not trying to be Websters here, just a light FAQ… and hopefully a little dose of reality in this crowded and cloudy marketing verbiage:

Social Media = any kind of media that creates a social or community experience for the audience. Facebook lets people do this by sharing photos and videos and news with their friends.

Social Networking= using media that creates a social or community experience for the audience to network, typically for business use.
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