Comments on: Social Media Marketing is Hard Work

By: Three Plateaus in Social Media « Direct Marketing Observations

Three Plateaus in Social Media « Direct Marketing Observations — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:32:42 +0000

[...] activities have tailed off because it takes too much work and you’re not seeing the results and you’re not convinced that social media works. [...]

By: The New PB&J: Crafting Your Mission | Smarter Biz

The New PB&J: Crafting Your Mission | Smarter Biz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:55:11 +0000

[...] bluntly, the mission statement is why you exist. Social media is hard work, and knowing why you’re in it is important. What do you intend to accomplish and why the [...]

By: Growth Times » The End of the Social Media Rush (Fingers Crossed)

Growth Times » The End of the Social Media Rush (Fingers Crossed) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:55:24 +0000

[...] Social Media Marketing is Hard Work (directmarketingobservations.com) [...]

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:02:58 +0000

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By: Philip Allen

Philip Allen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:15:54 +0000

In my small web business I had a client ask for something similar – first page on Google. Granted, I did not ask all of the careful questions that you outlined above (and I will next time, believe me).

I believe I responded that I could indeed do that, for a cost of around $45 million in order to populate the entire internet with their content.

It gives me some encouragement to know that it’s just not the bottom feeders like myself who run into that. Thanks for the post, Marc.