If you follow the latest trends in online marketing, and maybe even if you don’t, you are probably hearing plenty of buzz about social media. Marketing professionals throughout the world are praising social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as the answer to all of our marketing prayers.

So, what is social media marketing and should you jump on the bandwagon? In this post, my goal is to separate the hype from the helpful in social media marketing, so you can figure out if your business should dive in and integrate social media into your marketing mix. And if you decide to take the plunge, I will provide you with the secret to social media marketing success.