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10 (More) Social Media Quotes We Love

Written by Kim Wilcox | 12/6/12 2:54 PM

As we have said many times, social media marketing must be considered when developing your business strategy. There is too much potential to ignore.  We have put together ten more social media quotes that will interest and inspire you.

1. “Our head of social media is the customer.” McDonald’s

2. “We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.” - Pierre Omidyar, eBay

3. “You as a brand have to be completely confident about your position, because you will get criticism. You will have a negative reaction. If you didn’t get a negative reaction, that means you’re standing neutral and you have no point of view. Who wants to participate in that?” - Frank Cooper, CEO PepsiCo

4. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; what happens on Twitter stay on Google forever!” - Jure Klepic, Educator and Speaker

5. Social Media puts the “public” into PR and the “market” into marketing. - Chris Brogan, President of New Marketing Labs

6. I think it’s safe to say that companies making investments in better connecting with their customers now, will have a distinct advantage over those that are resolved to wait and see with this social web thing. - Lee Odden, toprankblog.com

7. You can be professional while also ‘keeping it real’ with your customers. By interacting with customers in a less formal way, you’ll build a strong human connection that helps build brand loyalty. - David Hauser, Co-Founder of Grasshopper

8. You can’t tiptoe into social media. You have to jump into the pool. People have a natural fear of it. But the scary part is not being there. Your customer is already there. - Dave Saunders, madisonmain.com

9. We’re living at a time when attention is the new currency. Those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible look set to capture the most value. - Pete Cashmore, Founder of mashable.com

10. Search is about figuring out what people are looking for when they enter keywords into their favorite search engine. Social media is what people are actually saying to each other; they’re telling us what they’re looking for. We, as marketers, should be able to fit it all together pretty nicely. - Norm Elrod, Digital Media Consultant, joblessandless.com

For even more social media quotes, check out 10 Great Quotes About Social Media.

What are your favorite social media quotes?