when o when will sponsors understand...........

[returnofsid]

Just because someone doesn't use Facebook doesn't mean a business shouldn't take advantage of it's many benefits. What better way to reach potentially millions of customers? That's like saying, 20 years ago, "I read the morning paper every day and look at the ads. How dare these businesses advertise on this new fangled thing called the internet!" Doesn't mean you need to stop reading the paper but you've also gotta realize that a business needs to use the most effective forms of advertisement. While "good old friends talking face to face" may be enjoyable, it's certainly not a very effective form of advertisement, compared to a social media site or a hobbyist forum.

 

[k2parkstar]

Just because someone doesn't use Facebook doesn't mean a business shouldn't take advantage of it's many benefits. What better way to reach potentially millions of customers? That's like saying, 20 years ago, "I read the morning paper every day and look at the ads. How dare these businesses advertise on this new fangled thing called the internet!" Doesn't mean you need to stop reading the paper but you've also gotta realize that a business needs to use the most effective forms of advertisement. While "good old friends talking face to face" may be enjoyable, it's certainly not a very effective form of advertisement, compared to a social media site or a hobbyist forum.

Agreed

 

[NanaReefer]

I have had Facebook for yours and I don't think I have ever received a email from Facebook or a sponsor.

Me either :) nor any spam and talk about being exposed to 1000's of sellers outside of the forum sponsors, wow!! I had no idea so many existed. But I found em via FB :)

 

[Aloha Corals]

Not everyone is anti social media. If I had to guess, the anti social media people are the minority. I can fully understand why some hate it though.

Main reason... Facebook, YouTube, and Google+ cost me nothing to advertise to thousands. Unfortunately this not the case for any forum I sponsor.

Zero dollars vs multiple thousands of dollars (per year), I'd be stupid not to take advantage of it.

Kevin

PS - note taken on the contest part.

 

[TopNotchCorals]

Like us on Facebook!LOL!

 

[Opus]

I'm the minority for not doing facebook or any other social media. I also don't text. Had to get onto my boss for texting me one day. Hey you just cost me money by sending me a text. I do hate it when there are facebook only contests but as other have stated, they just don't get my money. I do hate the excuse I saw recently about doing sales only on facebook because the R2R servers couldn't handle the load. I was on the WWC and Cherry Corals live sales and they didn't have any problems, and they would draw a ton more people to their sales. I understand the business/marketing part of it and I'm fine with it. There are too many vendors out there now for me to worry about the couple that I would have to sign up on facebook to deal with.