Social Media Marketing Crimes

The Arrest for Social Media Marketing Crimes

A person was arrested by a the social media law enforcement officer who had a warrant for the arrest due to probable cause of a social media campaign crime.

The social media judge heard evidence and testimony from witnesses called by the prosecuting attorney and the defendant’s attorney. The defendant pleaded to the judge:

“I created 5 social media accounts just for an event. I purchased 20,000 fake followers, and tons of likes for 10 dollars. However I never responded to direct messages as I was chasing up my fee. I also used popular hashtags but they were from other events and politics. I should not be in jail for this as I am a social media guru; an expert indeed”..

The arresting officer noted that the defendant was clearly hallucinating. The judge determined that there was enough evidence to believe the defendant probably committed the crime. The defendant screamed loudly in court “I am not the only one doing this you know, there are 100s of us out there. Social media is the in thing to do these days, and it has no connection to business outcomes. It’s a numbers game“

The Verdict

The trial was short but there were numerous interruptions like spontaneous laughter from a group of CRM experts in the court room, and a short sit in protest by a “Be free to use SEO to drive social” protest group. Eventually the foreman presented a written verdict to the judge. The social media clerk read out the jury’s verdict to the court. “Guilty of all charges”. The court then entered a judgment based on the verdict.

The sentencing was likely to include a stay in the famous social media jail, where the motto was “there is always room for one more when it comes to social media marketing crimes”.

What social media marketing crimes are you committing?

What social media marketing crimes are you committing? Do you treat social media as a one way medium and ignoring your audience? Extra to do items to avoid jail time include: