Social Media Sticks It To The Man

Oct 15, 2009 — RJ

Props.

Over the last 28 years, the rest of us have been catching up. Now, the insurmountable rise of social media marketing is finally making even the most corporate businessman loosen his tie and sign up for Facebook. Bands completely bypass traditional record companies, opting to promote themselves and connect with fans through social networks. In fact, social media marketing has become one of the most effective ways to build a brand or promote products and services.

Perhaps it’s just the latent punk in us…  but we get a moderate wave of satisfaction knowing that some drooling internet nerd can get as much exposure posting to a few social media sites than a corporation once got only by running a commercial during the Super Bowl. Anarchy - or, democracy - or, both. It's a new day, grandpa!