Social Media Marketing- The 5 Steps to a Social Media Avalanche of Customers

 

 

 

 

“Build it and They will Come!”

NOT.

Connection is the Nuclear Core of Social Media. But you MUST make an effort for that to happen.

Whether you have a social media home business, traditional bricks and mortar business, or an online business, you must get into the social trenches and connect and converse. It is that simple and that plain.

It is ALL about Connecting and creating a Magnetic Conversation.

But why are people NOT doing that?

Maybe they do not know this powerful 5 Step “Avalanche Process” for getting New Customers and KEEPING them.

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Social Media Marketing-How to quickly get on 150 Social Sites and Create Backlinks

November 9, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · Leave a Comment
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I love social media.

I love SEO.

I love internet marketing.

I love when it all comes together and something makes it easy and affordable and you can do something that will help you and at the same  time help you build a brand on numerous social sites you may not even know about YOU need to be on.

Ok…I can hear it now. ‘It’s all about relationships.”

Amen.

THAT is true.

But a savvy marketer or a home business marketer also knows that social media marketing is about MARKETING as well, and you MUST balance the two.

 

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Social Media Marketing- 3 Huge Lies Found all Over Social Media

November 1, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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YOU LIE!

Social Media can really irritate me.

REALLY.

These lies in social media that people are promoting daily that as far as marketing and social connections, have little to do with either of the two. I hear them on podcasts, see them on blogs, and view them on videos and each time I feel like SHOUTING to the roof top.

I believe it was Joe Wilson that shouted out “YOU LIE”during his speech. Well, maybe we need to take the Joe Wilson speaking course and shout that out  at out social media folks that are promoting lies and maybe even are not aware of they are doing it. They may be just repeating what they have heard in social media.

One of the things I do, I consult companies- traditional and non-traditional- on marketing, social media, success, leadership, team building, home business strategies, plus other topics. And I could never take the 3 concepts that I am hearing and make it a part of any consult.

They probaly would end up firing me.

And they would you too.

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Social Media Marketing- The 3 New Rules of Conversation

October 23, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · Leave a Comment
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Talking and and Listening

drive social Media.

Combined you have what is called Conversation-both offline and online.

Conversation has been something that most of us have been very good at, and have found it natural to do.

Some are good at it.

Some are really good at it.

Until we go online and in the social media sphere.

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Social Media Marketing- The 4 Things Business Owners are Looking for

October 14, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · Leave a Comment
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Business Owners are looking today for BUSINESS.

THAT is a fact undeniable.

YOU must help them find it and create it in new ways and new places.

But they are also looking for 4 other things. Surprisingly, many business folks are changing their focus and looking in  new directions for business as well as possibilities.

And  they are looking to social media to deliver the goods.

What are the 4 things that business owners are looking for?

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Social Media Marketing- Seasons of Success by Doug Firebaugh

October 12, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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It has definitely been a long winter.

And winter is not even here yet.

But I am back and ready to roll.

As you probably know, last year I lost both my parents suddenly, and that kind put me in a funk that I was in for a bit even though I was on the road and training. But it was a difficult time, and now the season of grief is past, and the season of GO is upon me.

Maybe you have been through some season yourself, and it has been hard.

Let me tell you a secret:

Seasons in life are what Grow YOU and what shape your future in your social media marketing home business. Never worry about a season of frustration or discouragement in your social media marketing business.

ALL seasons are TEMPORARY and they will pass.

If you are discouraged, then the best thing to do is to GET BUSY and keep your mind off the season. I am NOT a fan of winter. But I am a fan of summer. So I stay very busy during the winter months creating and producing so the the season flies by. Except for skiing in Colorado (LOVE CO), winter seems a bit brutal here in Michigan.

What will keep YOU busy?

Find the actions that will PRODUCE volume for you, and continue doing those things MORE than normal and you will find the season of success upon you quicker than you ever imagined.

Contiue ro build relationships.

Continue to blog (do NOT do like me and just walk away for a season.)

Continue to create powerful and valuable content that rocks the social world.

Ask others for ideas for content and for products and connections.

Record videos  with powerful nuggets and create a library of them.

Record podcasts and create a library of them on Itunes and all the podcast directories.

All of the above i have been doing during the last 10 months- but doing it privately, so I have quite a backlog of content just waiting to be posted.

I guess some good cam out of the passing of my parents. Both were in their mid 70s- way too young to go in my opinion. But God knows what He is doing.

So I am in a  NEW season and a NEW path in life-headed towards more success that I never dreamed possible. The last 24 years have been amazing-been in home marketing since I was 25 years old-the next 24 are going to be off the hook.

It is YOUR Season, and I am glad to be back from the winter that I just had- and looking forward to the incredible summer of success that lies ahead- even though I will miss my mom and dad.

It is YOUR TIME and YOUR TURN for Success in your social media marketing home business.

blessings…doug firebaugh

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Social Media Marketing- The 5 Social Media Lessons We Can Learn from Michael Jackson

June 27, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 8 Comments
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Wow. What a Shock.

It was really sad that Michael Jackson passed away.

His was a genius at what he did. He sang, dance, moved, and blew people’s minds. He gave to the world what no one had ever done before.

And within that gift lies some Social Media Lessons that we can learn from him. Michael was somewhat of a sad figure in the end due to his legal woes and other issues, but his musical genius cannot be denied.

What can we learn for social media from his genius we can all embrace and utilize to bring out the social media genius in all of us. After all, we all know how to be social- it is what comes after that - that we can learn from Michael.

What are the 5 Social Media Lessons we can learn from MJ?

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Social Media Leadership- The 4 Secrets to Becoming a Powerful Social Media Leader

June 14, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 3 Comments
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Social Media Leadership is an evolving process that really needs to be looked at by the social media community. It is critical.

Why?

It determines everything in any kind of social media change, growth, improvement, or marketing. Leadership is the elevator in all business. Esepcially in Social media. It will determine whether something goes UP or goes DOWN in the marketplace. It will determine Value or determine Emptiness.

I think you would agree, many folks in social media are entrepreneurs with their own business. But yet, many of these folks do not LEAD in social media.

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Social Media Marketing- The 4 Levels of Value of a Social Media Value Merchant

May 24, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 2 Comments
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Are THEY Talking about YOU???

Yes, I know.

I disappeared again.

Been on the road and whew- 12 cities in 6 weeks speaking. Lots going on. Consulting. Starting another New Business. Moving into bigger offices and warehouse space. Losing my mind. LOL. But am back to writing.

Am sitting here on the dock at lake twitter on Memorial Day Weekend and thinking about the Core of any home business and social media. I have been thinking about this for a couple of days, and thought I would write a short post on the 4 levels of Value that i have found in social media and how it impacts the social sphere.

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Social Media Marketing- 5 Social Media Time Saving Secrets

April 8, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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Wow!

Been gone for over a week on the road. This is conference season and lots to do. BUSY time of the year. That got me to thinking about something that has been a question that most get just about everywhere we speak.

How do you DO all this social media stuff when trying to market you and your message?

Good question!

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