Social Networking – 10 Good Quotations

1. The word "follower" is a misnomer on twitter. They are people who gift you their attention. Be thankful. – Gautam Ghosh, Consultant, 2020 Social


2. What matters more is whom you follow than who follows you. – Gautam Ghosh, Consultant, 2020 Social

3. Organizations jumping into social media should get ready internally first. – Gautam Ghosh, Consultant, 2020 Social

4. Social Media is a tool and a tactic. Not a strategy. - Laura Ries, from Ries & Ries, a consulting firm

5. The value of a social network is defined not only by who's on it, but by who's excluded. - Paul Saffo, Silicon Valley Forecaster

6. It isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do for a living. - Bob Burg, Author and Speaker

7. Promoting your business must not be the overriding message you communicate to your online social networks. - Helen Leggat, British Freelance Writer

8. Social media should improve your life, not become your life! - Patrick Driessen, Consultant and Executive Coach

9. This isn’t a direct marketing tool, this is human communication. - Rob Key, CEO of Converseon, a social marketing firm

10. Human beings are far more likely to communicate ideas and information with others when they are emotionally engaged. Find the key issues that concern your audience and then inculcate them within your marketing plan to get an emotional response. - Maki from DoshDosh.com

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