As of 2019, there were 3.48 billion people using social media, according to We Are Social. Google dominates the most-visited-sites rankings but social media sites see a huge share of time spent online by internet users. 

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For marketers, these statistics show that your marketing strategy should include social media marketing. Social media provides too many opportunities to reach consumers that businesses cannot afford to ignore.

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Whether you are an entrepreneur, business owner, marketer, or digital agency, the following inspirational social media quotes will guide you."

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1. “Social media is not a media. The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships.” --- David Alston, author

2. “Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They’re keeping up with their friends and family, but they’re also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They’re connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It’s almost a disadvantage if you’re not on it now.” --- Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder and CEO of Facebook

3. “Social media is the ultimate equaliser. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.” --- Amy Jo Martin, Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

4. “Social marketing eliminates the middlemen, providing brands the unique opportunity to have a direct relationship with their customers.” --- Bryan Weiner, CEO, Comscore

5. “The first rule of social media is that everything changes all the time. What won’t change is the community’s desire to network.” --- Kami Huyse, PR & social media strategist, entrepreneur, CEO Zoetica Media

6. “Social media allows big companies to act small again” --- Jay Baer, keynote speaker, emcee, author, and entrepreneur​

7. “With social media so prevalent we are all EXTREMELY visible. Your prospective clients, your peers and your competition can drill as deep as they wish searching, reading and gathering information online about you and posted by you without you ever knowing who’s searching. Depending on what they find, your prospects may choose to do business with you or not.” --- Mari Smith, Facebook marketing expert, social media influencer, speaker, and author

8. “I get a 100% email open rate,’ said nobody ever. All the more reason to place Facebook ads targeting your own email list.” --- Mari Smith, Facebook marketing expert, social media influencer, speaker, and author

9. “Social media success formula: Content + Engagement + Conversion. Rinse. Repeat.” --- Mari Smith, Facebook marketing expert, social media influencer, speaker, and author

10. “Social media isn’t the end-all-be-all, but it offers marketers unparalleled opportunity to participate in relevant ways. It also provides a launch-pad for other marketing tactics. Social media is not an island. It’s a high-power engine on the larger marketing ship.” --- Matt Dickman, Vice President and head of digital communications, Comcast Corporation