Snake-Oil and Hype?
It's crucially important to remember that outsourcing any activity - from search engine marketing through social media marketing to HR, IT and finance - is a business investment. It needs to be given the planning and due diligence it needs if it is to give the return you want.
At heart, business is simple, but it can look really, really complicated and there are people trying to sell you stuff you don't need by playing up the complexity.