Social Media Marketing (SMM) or Social Media Optimization (SMO), which used to be buzz words a year or two years back are today considered an integral part of a large number of businesses worldwide.

Whether its blogging, community building, social bookmarking or other forms of Social Media Marketing, today, businesses are increasingly embracing them. Also, marketing is just one aspect, which is driving the acceptance of SMM. Branding, Customer Relationship, Market Research, Advertising and PR are other key drivers of Social Media Marketing.

Obviously, with the increasing demand and penetration of Social Media, the demand for Social Media Marketing professionals is sharply rising. Given the newness of the SMM field and lack of formal training opportunities in the area of Social Media Marketing, the demand for SMM professionals is significantly superseding their supply.

Here is the evidence for the growing Social Media Marketing career opportunities.

In the next part of this series on Social Media Marketing careers, I will share more details on the kind of available Social Media Marketing jobs and the respective skills, which are needed to excel in those jobs.

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