Comments on: Has Social Marketing Truly Reached Big Business? http://www.jonheller.net/2008/06/04/has-social-marketing-truly-reached-big-business/ Jon Heller is a 26 year old web developer by day and technology consultant by night, living in the Boston area. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.jonheller.net/2008/06/04/has-social-marketing-truly-reached-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4543 Jon Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:45:41 +0000 http://www.jonheller.net/?p=56#comment-4543 Well, I'm going to be optimistic and say that marketers won't kill social media, but they're certainly bludgeon it repeatedly, like a pinata, in the hopes that money might start falling out. I'm sure it will survive, but I bet we're also in for some rough patches. Well, I’m going to be optimistic and say that marketers won’t kill social media, but they’re certainly bludgeon it repeatedly, like a pinata, in the hopes that money might start falling out. I’m sure it will survive, but I bet we’re also in for some rough patches.

]]> By: Jennifer Laycock http://www.jonheller.net/2008/06/04/has-social-marketing-truly-reached-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4529 Jennifer Laycock Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:16:47 +0000 http://www.jonheller.net/?p=56#comment-4529 LOL! It would certainly be fitting to assume I was going to get ranty...I do that pretty often. ;) But yeah...it was triggered by someone that morning commenting about not wanting to go to a networking event because they didn't think they'd get any immediate business out of it. I kept thinking...really? This is the only reason to meet people? For business? And it got me to thinking about my grandfather. Thanks for picking up the story. I really worry that marketers are going to kill social media and I think if they do, everyone loses. LOL! It would certainly be fitting to assume I was going to get ranty…I do that pretty often. ;)

But yeah…it was triggered by someone that morning commenting about not wanting to go to a networking event because they didn’t think they’d get any immediate business out of it.

I kept thinking…really? This is the only reason to meet people? For business? And it got me to thinking about my grandfather.

Thanks for picking up the story. I really worry that marketers are going to kill social media and I think if they do, everyone loses.

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