E-mail marketing service provider Constant Contact has put together some interesting data around the use of social media by the SMB set. As of today it looks as if Facebook rules the roost of the social media choices with regard to perceived effectiveness . This chart comes courtesy of eMarketer.

83% of SMB’s surveyed find Facebook to be either very or moderately effective while the second place finisher, Twitter, had a 46% response in the same category. Google+ is still in its infancy so the number of SMB’s finding success is low but that’s to be expected at this point.

This is part 2 of a series of posts from Chris Lorence, the CMO of the Independent Community Bankers of America. Chris is working to get a very traditional group to “buy in” to social media and we are letting you in on the process he is going through. His first post introduced us to the battle he faced just getting his members’ attention. Today we see how Chris helps the uninitiated see the social media light.

This series is part of our ongoing effort here at Marketing Pilgrim to show the real world of social media rather than just the industry hype and drivel. Let us know what you think or even what you would like to see in the future.