Forum spam = marketing fail

I’ve been saying it for some time that forum spam is the quickest root to gaining an untrustworthy reputation online. Even though some of my clients have tried to contract me to seed links to sites, I’m still of the opinion that linking sites out of proper context is the lowest form of spam!

I am very active in a number of forums. If I’m working on a campaign that is in context with a thread that I read I may link to it, however my real point is that true online marketing is picked up by communities through its merit and its visibility. Brands shouldn’t have to post on forums saying “hey check this out *link*”.

Online marketing that succeeds today relies on intelligent ideas implemented in a unique and interesting way. Spam is the brainchild of brands and companies that refuse to open themselves up to modern social media roots.

FlickR, consumer blogs, youtube, live web events, webinars, webTV! These are the tools that have been around for ages that still work in a digital world. Spam is a waste of time, money and destroys brand credability.

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