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The Future of Marketing Is Social Media

Muhammad Saleem writes about the role of Social Media in marketing – and introduces the useful term “Conversational Marketing”.

His blog emphasises the value of this new form of marketing.

According to an AMA survey from 2006 (the most current I could find), the social shopping industry is already on track to be a multibillion-dollar industry. In the survey, 47 percent of consumers said that they would be open to using social networks to find and discuss holiday gift ideas, 51 percent said that, given the option, they would look for discounts on social networking sites.

Read the full article.

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David is 4TM's Managing Director. He has led business change projects for over a decade in public and private sector organisations, specialising in the use of emerging technologies. He's involved in community radio, an occasional author and is considering using the walking boots he recently acquired.

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