All things social

You are a company and times are tough. Any spend you do needs to be a smart spend. So, you finally are ready to get your feet wet with social media but what does that really mean? What elements make up your new marketing direction?

The 22 Step Social Media Marketing Plan

1. Blogs
2. Bookmarking/Tagging
3. Brand monitoring
4. Content aggregation
5. Crowdsourcing/Voting
6. Discussion boards and forums
7. Events and meetups
8. Mashups
9. Microblogging
10. Online video
11. Organization and staffing
12. Outreach programs
13. Photosharing
14. Podcasting
15. Presentation sharing
16. Public Relations - social media releases
17. Ratings and reviews
18. Social networks: applications, fan pages, groups, and personalities
19. Sponsorships
20. Virtual worlds
21. Widgets
22. Wikis

Knowing is half the battle.