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Many people do not fully understand the benefits that a social media campaign can bring to a business. I thought I would write down my top five objectives of social media

1. Awareness A primary goal of any social media campaign should be to increase the awareness in the community of your organization. Social media can give you an opportunity to reinforce your brand and mission to your audience. It should also be used to encourage collaboration with your partners, the media, experts, and bloggers.

2. Engage There are people out there who already use your product or service. What do they have to say? Social media is a great way to reach out to your current evangelists. You can help them to find their voice through social media and help them spread their ideas to others. You can provide your customers with a personal experience with the organization, directly respond to questions, facilitate discussion and build a lasting relationship.

3. Create With social media you can create a consistent message across all platforms. It is important to send a consistent message across print media, web and social media. Help ensure that every customer or partner has a positive experience that represents the entire organization, no matter what the involvement.

4. Monitor Consider different social media tools such as Google Analytics, Radian6, whostalkin.com and Social Media Metrics from PR News Wire. Search for opportunities for outreach and collaboration with bloggers by monitoring other channels.

5. Represent! You can be the representative for your organization. Engage the community to build partnerships and learn new things that may benefit your business. Attend events and build a list of contacts in the field.

Can you think of any other business uses for social media?