Comments on: Is your social media expert really an expert?

By: 90MilesNorth

90MilesNorth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:05:35 +0000

Of all the things that bother me about the modern state of social media marketing, the titles people give themselves bug me the most. I’m in the Hudson Valley area of New York (where you like to skydive from time to time, I think) and we’ve got gurus, mavens, wonks and experts coming out the of the woodwork. It’s truly diluting the pool of truly talented social media marketers. I’m thinking of specializing in rescuing failed social media campaigns. I’ve had many, many clients that hired a local “guru” only to pay for a few profiles and a spammish blog. Pathetic.

By: Steven van Vessum

Steven van Vessum — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:16:57 +0000

Good article! After SEO all the so called ‘guru’s’ now jump on the Social Media train.
These pointers give the online marketeers what they need to prepare themselves for the self declared guru’s!

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