29 of the Best Social Media Quotes

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Social Media | 10 comments

Best Social Media Quotes
I love quotes.  They provoke thought, discussion, and sometimes disagreement.  I’m always amazed at how one particular phrase or sentence can evoke an image that stays with you long after the post has been read, the book has been consumed, or the talk has been heard.

I’ve added my own images to these quotes for emphasis on the image that was brought to my mind.

Hopefully, you will find a nugget or two of wisdom in this collection of some of the best social media quotes I’ve found.

I have made probably a fairly lame attempt to ensure that these quotes were attributed to the correct source but there has been some effort.  We all know that words are sometimes borrowed.

Note that these photo quotes originally appeared on the Facebook Page of Social Media Examiner as I posted them for discussion each week.  They are reprinted here with permission and are in no particular order.

"Think like a publisher, not a marketer" ~ David Meerman Scott

 

 

"Social media allows big companies to act small again." ~ Jay Baer

 

“Quit counting fans like bottle caps. Think instead about what you’re hoping to achieve with & through the community that actually cares about what you’re doing.” ~ Amber Naslund

 

 

“Build it, and they will come” only works in the movies. Social Media is a “build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.” ~ Seth Godin

 

 

"Blogs are about sharing with authenticity. A good enterprise blog can help you really connect deeply with your customers in a meaningful way because the content is not only relevant but insightful and personal. I think most enterprises miss that point. When you do it right, your customers will walk away not only having learned something new but will also feel much more connected to your brand." ~ David Armano

 

"The problem with trying to determine ROI for social media is you are trying to put numeric quantities around human interactions and conversations, which are not quantifiable." ~ Jason Falls

 

 

"You can buy attention (advertising) You can beg for attention from the media (PR) You can bug people one at a time to get attention (sales) Or you can earn attention by creating something interesting and valuable and then publishing it online for free." ~ David Meerman Scott

 

"If I tell my Facebook friends about your brand, it's not because I like your brand, but rather because I like my friends." ~ Mike Arauz

 

"Content is the currency of the social web and sharing that content is the catalyst to new relationships and business benefits." ~ Mark Schaefer

 

"You can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense" ~ Guy Kawasaki

 

"A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is - it is what consumers tell each other it is." ~ Scott Cook

 

"You can’t buy attention anymore. Having a huge budget doesn’t mean anything in social media…The old paradigm was pay to play. Now you get back what you authentically put in. You’ve got to be willing to play to play." ~ Alex Bogusky

 

handout quote"Those who ignore the party/conversation/network when they are content and decide to drop in when they need the network may not succeed. It’s pretty easy to spot those that are just joining the network purely to take –not to give. Therefore, be part of the party/conversation/network before you need anything from anyone." ~ Jeremiah Owyang

 

Please repeat: Influence is NOT Popularlity!" ~Brian Solis

 

Today people don't trust companies. One of the things marketers want to do is to humanize their brand. What better way to do it than put a live person in front of them? - Jackie Huba

 

 

"Social media is an ingredient, not an entree" ~ Jay Baer

 

 

“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

 

 

"LinkedIn is for the people you know, Facebook is for the people you used to know, Twitter is for people you want to know"

 

 

Privacy is dead, and social media holds the smoking gun." ~ Pete Cashmore

 

 

Social Media puts the "public" into PR and the "market" into marketing - Chris Brogan

 

 

“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, Pepsico

 

Pushing a company agenda on social media is like thworing water ballons at a porcupine. - Erik Qualman

 

 

“Social Media, it turns out, isn’t about aggregating audiences so you can yell at them about the junk you want to sell. Social Media, in fact, is a basic human need, revealed digitally online. We want to be connected, to make a difference, to matter, to be missed. We want to belong, and yes, we want to be led”. ~ Seth Godin

 

Social media isn't the end-all-be-all, but it offers marketers unparalleled opportunity to participate in relevant ways. It also provides a launchpad for other marketing tactics. Social media is not an island, it's a high-power engine on the larger marketing ship.

 

 

"Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell." ~ Seth Godin

 

Tactics without a strategy is worse than doing nothing at all. ~ Li Evans

 

 

Social media is about sociology and psychology more than technology. ~ Brian Solis

 

 

“Word-of-mouth marketing isn’t about giving customers talking points, as if they were brand spokespeople. It’s about delivering an exceptional customer experience that makes customers want to recommend you” ~ Deborah Eastman

 

 

Until companies realize the key to online community success isn’t technology, but rather a culture of caring and skilled labor, social media will never fulfill its true promise. ~ Jay Baer

What do you think?  Any of these quotes that resonate with you?  Share your thoughts and any of your favorite social media quotes in the comments below!

 

10 Comments

  1. Heather
    Heather on June 7, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Great, thanks – lots of good tips there but especially Seth Cook’s.

  2. Curtis W A Williams
    Curtis W A Williams on June 7, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    I like quite a number of these quotations as I’m always thinking – you know, you can always get someone to visit you site/page…but what will keep them continually returning; what will make them favoritize and bookmark; what will make them decide to or compelled to share with friends both via online means and word of mouth? Content? User experience? Truly remarkable product? So many ingredients right. What is the ingredient list of the entire entree and all meal-courses? That I’d love to see!

  3. Mig Bravo
    Mig Bravo on June 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    H.A.I.R.

  4. Devani
    Devani on June 11, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Love these! Thanks for sharing Andrea!

  5. Andrea Vahl
    Andrea Vahl on June 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Good one Miguel!

  6. Andrea Vahl
    Andrea Vahl on June 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    So glad you enjoyed them Devani!

  7. Andrea Vahl
    Andrea Vahl on June 11, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Great questions Curtis! I don’t know if there is one “perfect recipe” but I think there are a lot of people who will tell you they know it and are willing to sell it to you. I think we all make our own recipe for perfect content/engagement/experience. We have to figure out what works best for us 🙂

  8. Andrea Vahl
    Andrea Vahl on June 11, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    That is definitely a good one, Heather! Things are a-changing 🙂

  9. Manoj Kumar Sethi
    Manoj Kumar Sethi on March 24, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    Loved this social media quotes @andreavahl:disqus 🙂 so beautifully explained about social media.

  10. Hitesh Parekh
    Hitesh Parekh on December 27, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    These social media quotes are very interesting
    and inspires us to develop a better strategy to promote our business. Build the
    relationship and trust of people to make them a customer.