Jonathan Anderson Quotes

As a speaker, business leader or marketer of any type, the onus is now on each of us to become equally capable of communicating very personally with a seemingly endless number of people connected by social technologies.

I'm skilled in the Twitter and Instagram sense of the social media verse.

I am social media savvy.

People really don't watch TV no more - it's all about social media. I think it's a great platform for showing off your brand, who you are, interacting with fans, interacting with people in general.

I think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy.

I've found my calling with Twitter. It's all about the amount of interaction you do, and the traffic you move, and I'm really good at that. I keep going and going and going, and no one can believe that I can keep it up.

Companies can't delegate social media to the new college grad and think they have it covered.

At their core, an influencer creates an empowering human connection.

I spend three hours a day working on my social network profiles. I think about the right people to tag, the ones who might generate new leads. It's my work, my self-promotion.

I'm forever reading on the Internet that I apparently cultivate this audience and never go badly.

As long as you're ahead of a trend, I think you're going to be fine. You really have to have a multitasking mind that can switch from one thing to the other easily without too much focus on, 'Oh, I'm going to Instagram my life.'

Don't have just anyone run your social media. I think it's insane when brands or celebrities relegate their social media to an intern or someone who does not know them well.

I've never done much to try to build an audience.

I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.

Brands must be very specific in their choice of social media platforms through which to communicate their CSR or cause messaging.

Oh, tweeting prolifically is the most easy thing in the world. Tweeting prolifically is like somebody saying, 'Boy, you're a really good walker around,' you know. It's not really hard.

Believe it or not, I want to keep growing my audience.

Companies and managers that find a way to harness social media stand to gain.

Why do we even use hashtags? It's just like a sub-thought. Who clicks on hashtags? Nobody.

My best advice for anyone out there that feels like, 'I don't have a million followers so why should I even give it a shot,' is that it's not about the numbers - it's about the engagement. That's how you can build influence.

Part of having a social media strategy is being smart about whom you follow. Ask yourself who is important to your company or brand. Figure out who needs to know you exist.

Social media is an ever-changing world. You want to be ready if a certain platform becomes red-hot, and you don't want someone else taking your company name as his or her handle. That does happen!

'Instagram' is definitely becoming a new entertainment source for people day after day.

I'm not equipped for the social media thing.

You really can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense.