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Is your social media engagement growing your business?

This week BSVP On-Site YouTube Strategist, Bruce Himmelblau talks with Videologist, Grant Crowell (http://www.grantcrowell.com) about what social media engagement really means and how video mobile video apps such as Vine, Instagram or YouTube play a role in reaching your audience.

Engagement is more than passive watching and sharing. For social to be beneficial as a business model to be sustainable, you need to get past the superficial and talk about thoughtful activities around engagement. It’s not just pressing a button for a retweet or a like, but a comment. As a business, you should provide helpful information that will encourage the viewer to comment on the video or subscribe to your channel.

Most people ask how to make a viral video. But, the question they should be asking is how they can help people.

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