1. 15 Reasons Why Companies May Fear Social Media Powered by: Ali Hadi

2. Some industries have built in fan bases and thus are naturals for social media implementation, so .. why the delay? Fear? Lack of expertise?

3. Fear of social media. It’s more prevalent than you think. Sure some will say they are waiting for the true ROI to shake out. That might be true, but I doubt it’s the main reason.

4. I couldn’t agree with them more! So lets review this. Are these the things that are holding companies of all sizes back from utilizing social media?

5. #1: Fear

6. #2: Lack of experience

7. #3: Ignorance

8. #4: Waiting for ROI

9. #5: Lack of Resources

10. #6: Unwilling to be transparent

11. #7: Lack of time

12. #8: Confusion

13. #9: No Money

14. #10: Unawareness

15. #11: No expertise

16. #12: Lack of leadership

17. #13: Terrified of feedback/truth

18. #14: The “newness” of it, going to wait.

19. #15: High degree of skepticism

20. What else can we add to this list?

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