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The Best Social Network

… is a table and two chairs.

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Ekaterina Walter has social media chops. She spent years as a social media strategist with Intel and as a Word of Mouth Marketing Association board member. Currently Ekaterina is the CMO at Branderati, an agency that spends a lot of its time designing social media influencer programs.

She has strong views on social media but her view on what’s the best social media network is her strongest yet.

In a recent Forbes article, Ekaterina Walter writes:

”Being known as an early adopter and practitioner of social media strategies and tactics usually means you constantly get asked this question: ‘What is your favorite social network?’

My answer never wavers: ‘A table and two chairs.’

Which is sometimes followed by: ‘A tableandtwochairs.com?’ No. A physical table with real chairs – a space where you can actually connect with human beings face-to-face – the only way to truly get to know each other and establish a meaningful connection.”

LOVE IT.

A few years ago I was on a panel at a conference where a social media expert asked us how businesses can get closer to customers. Everyone on the panel said something about leveraging Facebook and Twitter to engage with customers on a deeper, more meaningful level.

As I fought back the vomit ascending up my throat I interjected, “How about picking up the phone? How about actually talking with customers voice-to-voice and better yet, face-to-face?”

That’s why I love Ekaterina’s point of view when she says:

“We need to stop hoping that technologies will perform miracles for us! If you want to build your network, if you want to find people you have common passions with, if you want to grow your business – you HAVE to get out there and meet people! No more excuses! No more hopes that Twitter or Facebook or LinkedIn will do it for you!

So step away from the keyboard! Set up lunch with people you want to know better. Go see your current or prospective clients face-to-face on a regular basis.”

It’s worth spending a few minutes today reading Ekaterina’s perspective on what why the best social media network is A Table and Two Chairs.