Restaurants and Social Media

Times are changing and so should business marketing. Marketing has shifted heavily towards Television and Internet and away from the radio, why? well its due to the users. There are more people getting information from the Internet and TV then there are the radio, it is just due to the advances in technology. So the real question is why is everyone behind when it comes to social media? Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace are some of the fastest growing trends ever. It took the radio 34 years to reach 50 million customers, the TV 14 years, and Internet 4, but Facebook gained 200 million, yes 200 million not 50 million, in one year. There are currently 515 million registered users on Facebook. People are spending more and more time on these sites due to advances in mobile phones, and items such as the Ipad. Social Media is becoming a way of communicating, instead of calling or texting someone, you chat on Facebook. When you go to a Restaurant and the service is terrible, you better believe Facebook and Twitter will know about it. That also is true for the other side too, if they have great service, they will most likely post their thoughts on Facebook and Twitter. If you are one of those people who believe these are just fads and will die out, you are wrong. This is a new age of marketing, and if you miss out on it, you could be in some real trouble.

On the bottom the page you will see some video post, watch the clip Socialnomics, it is 4:30 long and very interesting.