Social media are internet services that let you interact with others and share and create content through online communities. Social media marketing has many advantages including:

broad reach
Social media can reach millions of people all around the world

Ability to target particular groups
Many forms of social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) allow businesses to target specific groups, often in particular locations

Free or low-cost
Many forms of social media are free for business, and paid options are usually low-cost

Personal
Social media allow you to communicate on a personal basis with individual customers and groups

Fast
You can quickly distribute information to many people

Easy
You don't need high-level skills or computer equipment to participate in social media. The average person with a standard computer should have no difficulty.

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