Traditional media channels used to communicate brand messages are essentially limited to television, radio, print (newspapers and magazines), cinema and outdoor (billboards and street pole ads). However, many of these channels aren’t viable or affordable options for smaller businesses. In addition, each of these channel’s audiences have changed significantly over the years and are perhaps not as effective in reaching the right people anymore. The huge advantage of all the social media channels now available to businesses is that they can offer additional avenues to expose the brand to targeted individuals – all of this at a fraction of the cost of traditional media channel communication. This is a list of five social media channels that your business should definitely consider using: