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In today’s world, incorporating social media is an essential part of any business plan. Social media is

a platform that is accessible to anyone that has internet.

Social media has become even more dominant due to its even greater accessibility via our phones and tablets. Businesses therefore maximize their audience by making sure that information regarding their business is always available.

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This allows people to get information whenever, and wherever they want.

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One post on social media can end up reaching tens to hundreds of people…

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65% of a business’ audience are visual learners

Visual data is processed 60,000x faster by the brain than text…

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“Videos on a business’ landing pages increase conversions (visitors to

paying customers) by 86%!

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Social media marketing does not produce results overnight –be patient!

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10 Laws of Social Media Marketing ENTREPRENEUR.COM

1. The Law of Listening 2. The Law of Focus 3. The Law of Quality 4. The Law of Patience 5. The Law of Compounding 6. The Law of Influence 7. The Law of Value 8. The Law of Acknowledgement 9. The Law of Accessibility 10. The Law of Reciprocity

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References

“Social Networking.” 2014. <http://etc-digital.org/digital-trends/social-networking-and-ugc/social-networking/ > Accessed May 22, 2014. “20 Marketing Statistics that will Influence Decisions 2014.” January 7, 2014. <http://socialmediatoday.com/brianna5mith/2039861/20-marketing-statistics-will-influence-decisions-2014> Accessed May 23, 2014. Gunelius, Susan. “10 Laws of Social Media Marketing.” 2014. <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/218160> Accessed May 23, 2014. Kim, Larry. “Guide to Using Social Media for Marketing.” 2014. <http://www.wordstream.com/social-media-marketing > Accessed May 22, 2014. “New Rules for Inbound Marketing.” Singlegrain.com. June 2012. <http://www.singlegrain.com/blog/new-rules-for-inbound-marketing/> Accessed May 22, 2014. “Social Media Marketing.” Mashable.com. 2014. <http://mashable.com/category/social-media-marketing/ > Accessed May 21, 2014.

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