MEDIA V/S SOCIAL MEDIA, THE BATTLE OF PROMINENCE.

What is your source of information now a days, is it the media or the social media?

Which one makes you updated either the media or the social media?

What is your approach of reading current news either the media or the social media?

And at last, which one is more comfortable and reliance, the media or the social media?

With an ever-growing number of social media news outlets, NEWS is spreading faster than ever. In fact, many people claim to get their news from social media now a days. 

People are getting addicted of using social media, a huge networking has been established with social media outlets which leads in lacks of popularity of traditional media.

Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear he wants Facebook to serve as the "world's newspaper." Twitter has become a go-to source for breaking news as it's quick, convenient and informative. whatsApp is most common source of sharing information as WhatsApp is the most globally popular messaging app with most active user after the facebook. Linkedin is the largest professional group networking sites.

Marketing point of view -

While most advertising (traditional media) is designed for mass consumption, social media involves one on one marketing.  That means the message should appear addressed to individual users.  Hence, marketers need to understand their target market on each network so messages appear tailored to the individual.  While you may have a broad target market, the ones on Facebook may be entirely different from the ones on YouTube and adapting your approach in each network is key to your success.

Social networks increasingly replace more traditional communities and this is what draws billions of people into social networks and convinces them to spend significant time engaging in the social network. The trick of social media marketing success is to join this community and harness its power.

Highlights with some points -

Social Media       Traditional Media

Two-way conversation Open system Transparent One-on-one marketing Brand and User-generated Content Authentic content FREE platform Actors: Users/ Influencers Community decision-making Unstructured communication Real time creation Bottom-up strategy Informal language Active involvement

One-way conversation Closed system Opaque Mass marketing Professional content Polished content Paid platform Actors/ Celebrities Economic decision-making Controlled communication Pre-produced/ scheduled Top-down strategy Formal language Passive involvement