Social Media – Push First or Pull First

by rayfenster on 11/09/2009 · View Comments

You know it always amazes me that you go to a conference, workshop or seminar and you walk away with more questions and very little answers. At DD7 social media or social networking was a big topic but no one focused on the issue of when to push and when to pull.  Simply put, when a lead comes into a dealership should you tell them to go to your facebook or twitter accounts or do you listen to what they have posted and comments made by others to them. Or do you just hang out information about specials, events or something about your dealership. I think not, LISTEN, ask for feedback, LISTEN. If you build a relationship by listening your credibility grows quickly, so why not use social media and pull first, your reputation will grow faster. Just a thought. ray

  • Ray,

    Makes sense to me. Thanks for your contribution. I just recently went on facebook and twitter. At least for me it's one of those things that you learn more about every day. What's truly incredible is how viral it is. Simply joining a social network almost all by itself makes things happen. On the other hand, there are some people that use it so aggressively; you can't disassociate yourself from them fast enough. In other words they become an obnoxious nuisance. I think that there is some sort of etiquette in terms of what you do and how you behave. I guess that the appropriate etiquette may be somewhat generational and purpose driven. In other words, kids versus adults, purely social versus business. Just my thoughts.

    Thanks. Dale
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