Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies, 6th Edition

Chapter 3

Profiting from Mid-Size Social Media Channels

IN THIS CHAPTER

Building business with streaming channels

Topping off a rich-media blog with Tumblr

Vying for video with Vimeo

New social media channels and apps seem to spring up faster than weeds. Minor channels may burst on the scene and die quickly, or grow up to become the next blockbuster innovation in social marketing. This chapter looks at some of the mid-size social media channels.

These channels aren’t quite large enough to justify their own chapters yet, but their user bases qualify them as reaching more than niche markets, discussed in Chapter 1 of this minibook.

Take a look to see whether any of them make sense for your business. With adroit marketing, you can gain an edge in brand visibility and reach, long before the channel becomes crowded with marketing copycats. In particular, if you’re looking for younger audiences, you can establish your social credibility by being there first.

Deciding Whether to Invest Your Time

Consider each of these social media channels through the lens of your business. Just like any other social channel, it takes time and effort to grow a following. When you look at your entire ...