Marketing your business on Twitter
Throwing out traditional marketing methods
Imagine a world in which over 100 million potential
customers are talking, sharing ideas, and shaping new realms
of communication. This online platform has blasted through
traditional marketing and communication concepts and
created a world in which collaboration and customers are
king. This world exists as Twitter (www.twitter.com).
Twitter has exploded, with growth rates of 585%
year-over-year and over 100 million members as of this
writing. All those Twitter users are potentially waiting for you
to communicate with them. When you start using Twitter for
your business, you’re entering a new phase of Internet
marketing in which you discuss your brand on a daily basis
and send out your thoughts in bursts of 140 characters or less.
You’re on the leading edge of a communication and cultural
transformation in the business landscape of the world. Isn’t
this exciting?
Twitter has disrupted the traditional marketing process and
placed the customer in control of the marketing message. But
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don’t fret! The future of marketing is bright — never before
have you had such possibilities for growing your business.
Twitter enables you to find potential customers quickly and
easily and communicate with them with only a few
keystrokes.