The document discusses the rise of social media and its importance for businesses. It provides an overview of popular social media platforms and how companies can use them. The key points are:
- Social media allows for two-way communication as opposed to traditional one-way communication models. It includes tools like blogs and sites like Facebook that people use to share content and have online conversations.
- Social media is important for businesses to engage with because two-thirds of internet users visit social networks and it is the fourth most popular online activity. Engagement on social media correlates with business performance.
- The document provides 10 keys to social media success for businesses, which include experimenting personally before professionally, having a strategy, listening