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A new report on the media buying plans of advertisers and agencies indicates that having a “presence on social networks” is one of the top priorities of their media plans for next year. According to the 2010 Media Planning Intelligence Study, released by the Center for Media Research in conjunction with InsightExpress, found that:

* 57.7% of respondents “ideally” plan, and

* 56.3% “realistically” plan to include social media in their media plans next year.

The key phrase here is “plan” as without a well researched social media strategy, there will likely be numerous failed social media initiatives.

Here is some steps social media strategy that Sally Falkow developed and has presented at several social media bootcamps:

1. Listen to conversations – what good or bad things are they saying about you and your competitors?

2. Establish share of voice – there are already conversations going on – what share do you have?

3. Set goals/benchmarks – using the data collected work out your goals and benchmarks (i.e. what your starting point is).

4. Find bloggers and communities – locate the bloggers and communities that will be of interest to you going forward.

5. Identify influencers – who do your customers trust?

6. Develop a content strategy – what content will your target communities and influencers be interested in?

With more and more businesses advertising and marketing their products and services online, it is becoming imperative for bloggers and marketers alike to know the basics of article marketing. One of the most powerful and cost-effective Internet marketing strategies to date, the correct use of article marketing will help increase web traffic and even your sales.

What are the basics of article marketing? Well, article marketing in itself is simply the use of written content to tap targeted markets for the purpose of increasing web traffic, conversion rates, and, ultimately, sales. If you are a business trying to thrive in a cutthroat and competitive online world, then article marketing may do you a world of good.

All article marketing needs is a knowledge of keyword research and quality writing to ensure positive results. Keyword research, first of all, is important because it tries to foretell the search keywords that your target market will use to look for a relevant website (such as yours). To find the most appropriate keywords for your blog, you may use a research tool such as Google Adwords. AdWords helps you by showing you the most popular search terms for your topic, so that you have some idea of which keywords you need to incorporate in your content.