Based on my observations of how most businesses are currently approaching the process of incorporating social media into their marketing plans, I can see that they do not truly understand all the components of social media. They get that Social means building relationships and that Media is the form of communication that they are using to build these relationships. But this is not a deep enough understanding on which to base the marketing success of any product or service. There is so much more to be considered, because social media is dynamic, nuanced, and richly layered.
Social Media is definitely a powerful force in the online world but most organization today have not yet studied the object, time and space sufficiently. Most businesses don’t succeed in social marketing now because they don’t understand all of these components; this cube model which we are developing. As Social Media continues to grow, evolve and become an ever-more important part of our daily lives, only those businesses truly understand the importance of object, timing type of message and the human culture component will be successful in their marketing efforts.