With so much competition for attention, anyone with a story to tell these days needs to think more like a media executive than a marketer―you're not selling yourself, you're making yourself valuable. Henricks and Shelton show how you can use micromedia to build a compelling direct channel to your audience that you own and control. They offer tips for making the best use of prime micromedia sites controlled by influential companies or powerful influencers like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and the top blogs, podcasts, and video hubs your audience visits. And they explain how micromedia success can help you get the attention of the still powerful remnants of the mass media.

Social Media Strategy is your guide to practicing marketing, advertising, and public relations in a world of social media-empowered consumers. Grounded in a refreshing balance of concept, theory, industry statistics, and real-world examples, Keith Quesenberry introduces readers to the steps of building a complete social media plan and how companies can integrate the social media consumer landscape.This simple, systematic textleads readers through core marketing concepts and how to think critically about the competitive marketplace—even as it shifts the perspective from an outdated communications-control model to a more effective consumer engagement methodprovides a step-by-step roadmap for planning social media marketing strategyemphasizes the need to apply solid marketing principles to social mediaexplores how to integrate social media throughout an entire organizationgives students and other readers skills vital for leveraging consumer knowledge and influence for the good of a brand.The end result delivers the context, process and tools needed to create a comprehensive and unique social media plan for any business or organization.FOR PROFESSORS: Ancillary resources are available for this title, including a sample syllabus and templates for social media audits, content calendars, storylines, and more.

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