Cargill also added this about how it enhances your in-person encounters with your customers:
"Yes, absolutely. Social media shouldn’t replace face-to-face meetings. Ideally, it should lead to even more physical encounters. It should help you make connections online with people who ultimately become customers and friends offline. There’s even a word for meetings between two or more people who have met on Twitter. It’s called a Tweetup. "

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