Herding Cats

Abstract

One of the top marketing challenges that marketing managers and executives face today is to better understand social media and its promise as a marketing platform. The social media ecosystem, including traditional platforms such as Facebook and Twitter and upstarts such as Instagram and Snapchat, have evolved significantly over the past 10 years, so much so that keeping pace with the latest social media platforms can seem like herding cats. To help you craft a more strategic approach to your social media efforts, we provide a timeless perspective on how to create, manage, and measure social media content. We simplify the concept of branding and advertising fueled by social media to one that focuses on understanding your why (Chapter ...