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Online Media Today Guest Blogger
Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Many business people are suddenly starting to show some interest in the phenomenon that is social media, much to the thrill of their marketing personnel. But there is still a lot of confusion about this new medium, and objections abound. This article highlights a few of the most common ones.

 
 
OMT Guest Blogger
Paul Rosenfeld - CEO & Founder, Fanminder.com
By Paul Rosenfeld

Marketing to consumers’ cellphones has long been viewed as something of a holy grail by businesses – prized but always beyond reach.  Recently however, new mobile technologies have gone mainstream, making the elusive goal of an always-on connection with customers firmly within reach of even the smallest business.

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Online Media Today Guest Blogger
Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
 By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

My client base consists primarily of attorneys and accountants. This is not an early adopter group of most new technology, and for good reason.  They are saddled with all sorts of regulations that most businesses are not, and have to worry about anything they say being construed as advice. 

Also, in their defense, Twitter was not marketed very well as a business tool in its early stages.  Twitter is still seen by many as an egocentric medium where people are always posting about what they had for lunch or how great (or horrible) their date was last night.