Social media is fundamentally changing the way we use the InternetIncreasingly, we areutilising our online and virtual networks to actively seek out trusted referral opportunities – and social is the main enabler of this.Recommendations are INFLUENCING consumer behaviourthe traditional marketing steps towards purchase have now had an extra layer weaved in due to social media. This has changed from an old, static, on-way flow with a defined beginning and an end, to an unending circle of consumer behaviour and influence:BEGINNING Awareness –> Interest –> Decision –> Action ENDHowever, the Social Web has ushered in a new ‘cycle’ of marketing engagement:Needless to say, we can see that the power of social recommendation ensures that the consumer marketing cycle is now a continuous loop, allowing brands much more access to consumers rather than this typically ending at the point of purchase.
Social media is fundamentally changing the way we use the InternetIncreasingly, we areutilising our online and virtual networks to actively seek out trusted referral opportunities – and social is the main enabler of this.Recommendations are INFLUENCING consumer behaviourthe traditional marketing steps towards purchase have now had an extra layer weaved in due to social media. This has changed from an old, static, on-way flow with a defined beginning and an end, to an unending circle of consumer behaviour and influence:BEGINNING Awareness –> Interest –> Decision –> Action ENDHowever, the Social Web has ushered in a new ‘cycle’ of marketing engagement:Needless to say, we can see that the power of social recommendation ensures that the consumer marketing cycle is now a continuous loop, allowing brands much more access to consumers rather than this typically ending at the point of purchase.
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