Social media is not enough in a downturn - Going Social Now

Social media is not enough in a downturn - Going Social Now: "That its not enough to focus on social alone. That nurturing the conversations in the social realm are the starting point not the end game. That it is indeed about getting customers to influence each other to make positive purchasing and brand affinity decisions. That the core philosophies around social can and should be deeply integrated into a business. And that, the more holistically you look at social influence marketing - across all touch points digital and physical, the more likely are you to harness it for competitive advantage. It is the social ideas that matter more than social media. Ideas that harness social philosophies but create new outcomes and not just new tactics."

Healthcare and Health IT specifically still are struggling to accept that they are a product that people "purchase" to a large degree based on social influence and brand perceptions.