I believe social media is both a revolution and an evolution. It is about you and me. It is about giving people a voice. It is about giving people the power to express themselves.
With regards to social media in South Africa. I feel it’s here. The event is over. Social media is now a platform. The close to 200 000 South African users on Facebook are proof of that.
There is a conference happening this week in Cape Town, Technomadic Markets, which is all about marketing through social media. Mike Stopforth was recently interviewed about this subject on CNBC Africa.
Take a look at the presentation below, it explains social media in context to marketing in a fairly easy-to-understand way.
Tags: nomadic marketing, Social Media
It’s an evolution. Just another step in our quest as humans to fulfill a fundamental, primal need to connect faster, better and cheaper. Or at least i think so.