Comments on: My Customers Will NEVER Use Social Media!

By: underground fence

underground fence — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:36:25 +0000

Even I don't like that short minded or narrow minded view, i don't think there is anyone these days that would have that kind of a mind set at all.

By: ¿Por qué las empresas evitan el Social Media? | Nativo Digital

¿Por qué las empresas evitan el Social Media? | Nativo Digital — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:53:18 +0000

[...] Parece que a los adultos le gustan los juegos de “niños” ahora. Les dejo esta interesante cita: “Social media is for kids and geeks, and MY customers will never use social media.” – Unnamed executive. [...]

By: MLDina

MLDina — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:20:21 +0000

I hate that short-sighted, narrow minded view! Whenever a new trend or service comes along, there are so many businesses that don't see the potential. Your example brings up a great point. Too many think social media can't help their business- their customers aren't online. Wrong! It's equally easy to jump on the social media bandwagon without understanding your audience, though. I've seen quite a few brands have one-sided conversations with their audience, clearly not using the benefits of tools like Twitter and Facebook appropriately. Social media management needs to be a job function for all growing and existing brands, if not an entire job!

By: Alan Underkofler

Alan Underkofler — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:29:32 +0000

Short sided comments and thoughts about new ideas or changing a approach is so common! We have such a hard time with change sometimes… I was speaking to a group last month and had someone arguing about how much business she gets from the phone book! I asked it this room represented her ideal customers and she said yes… I then asked the room if anyone had opened a phone book in the last 30 days to please stand up… 60 days, 90 days, 6 months? One year? At one year I think 2 people were standing… I find it so sad when you are talking to a business owner knowing how much Social Media can help them and yet they just don''t understand… Like the person still advertising in the phone book.. Change is hard for some people!

Would love to see an updated Business Week chart! I know it has changed a lot by now…

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diabetic symptoms — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:17:39 +0000

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By: Christine Fife

Christine Fife — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:45:22 +0000

It's so funny that we continue to see/hear people say things like this. Even if the majority of people using social media are young, uh, hello, those people will grow up–does someone think they'll stop using social media tools/sites after they hit a magic age? If your business isn't thinking about future customers (the young kids) now, they'll be in serious trouble later.

By: Jeff M. Miller

Jeff M. Miller — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:26:25 +0000

Fantastic! Thank you very much. I'll certainly return the favor if I find the link.

By: Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:20:37 +0000

Jeff, I can't find the web link, but what I did was give you the BIG version of the image if you want to use it. If you find the web link let me know?

http://www.jimkukral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/...

By: Jeff M. Miller

Jeff M. Miller — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:58:07 +0000

What's the possibility of getting a link to that bizweek graphic? I'm preparing a presentation on this subject for my church, and I'd love to see the thing full size so I can scrutinize it better. Thanks in advance.

By: hüseyin kar

hüseyin kar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:28:17 +0000

very nice