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418 Myths of Social Media by Ian MacRae

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The Myth of Social Media

A lot of people evaluate social media success by number of likes, followers, retweets, reshares. These really superficial metrics of success often don't necessarily lead to anything and sometimes are counterproductive, right? Fake followers are exactly that problem, completely counterproductive, not useful at all in looking at sales conversions or what you're trying to actually do as a business. So the very next one, number 27, social media is purely for broadcasting. Far from being socially engaged with audiences, it's very clear that the whole purpose of many accounts is purely to broadcast. In fact, the focus on broadcasting overrides any opportunity for genuine engagement. The two way conversation aspect of being social just isn

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