CSIT 155 F17: Savannah B

When I came into the semester, I looked a social media as something satirical and more for entertainment purposes than business. Social media is an integral part of most of our lives yet we do not really realize how much our social media networks are marketing to us and being used for business. Did you know when you comment, like, and post about products and businesses you are participating in marketing? I did not either! Now that I have taken this course, I not only see the purpose for social media but I am now using it myself for my own business. I was a newbie coming into this course (my business had only been "real" for 3 months) but now I feel that I have the skills to run my own social media campaigns. Today, businesses are nothing without social media. Social media is the way you can maintain a relationship with your customer even when they are not in front of you and let them know about new promotions/sales, products/services, and keep your audience interested. Soci...

My Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter analytics are doing well. For my Facebook page, I have gotten at least 4 more likes, recently have 25 members for my "Home Staging Tips" group that is attached, and have a few people even like some of my posts. My Instagram has 99 followers this is up 49 followers from when I first began, I have at least 40 likes on each one of my posts, and a few people/businesses even comment on my posts. My Twitter has the lowest analytics but I also have the least amount of posts. I am finding it a bit difficult and time consuming being the administrator on all these accounts. I am seeing the benefit to having a social media team. I feel like I am definitely learning a lot from this class and the audience that is interacting with my page!