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It's A Mistake To Think Of Social Media As Advertising
by Joe Mandese, Monday, September 21, 2009, 11:06 AM

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That's what Deborah Schultz of Altimeter Group cautioned OMMA attendees, emphasizing that thinking of social media as a marketing platform -- in and of itself -- is a big "mistake."

"It think this is a huge mistake," she said. "It is a major shift. It may have an advertising component in it, but it is not just a marketing channel."

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