How to Create a Cohesive Social Media Marketing Plan

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So how do marketing professionals take the reins and steer a cohesive, integrated social media marketing plan? You start by understanding your marketing and content marketing model well enough to integrate social media practices and tools into the overall program. That takes good internal planning. My “5 Must Haves of Social Media Marketing” will help you get there. These must-haves are: 1. Shifting + Controlling of Consumers and Audiences 2. Planning with Internal + External Customers in Mind 3. Aligning + Orchestrating Integrated Content Strategy 4. Executing as a Team 5. Measuring Impact to Business with Focus

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Building an 

IntegratedSocial Media Plan

Cindy Kim @CindyKimPR

“47% say Facebook has the greatest impact on purchase 

behavior.”

“47% say Facebook has the greatest impact on purchase 

behavior.”

Source: Edison Research

“ 76% of Twitter users now post status 

updates.”

Source: Edison Research

“46% of online users count on social media when making 

a purchase.”

“46% of online users count on social media when making 

a purchase.”

Source: Nielsen

Brands no longer control the message. 

Consumers do. 

Brands no longer control the message. 

Consumers do. 

Harnessing the Power of Social Mediameans shifting from being tool‐focused to 

customer‐focused to stay in step with your customers.

Step 1: Arm Your Troops

Pro Tips: Company‐wide Social Media Policy(internal or external or both)

Education Program  Social Media Ambassador Program Best Practices Guidelines Triage Plan 

Step 2: Define Plan

Pro Tips: Answer the question of “WHY” –awareness, sales, loyalty?  Set expectations around goals Work with key stakeholders to build an integrated plan Communicate with key stakeholders Plan with customers in mind 

…Your Customers…Your Customers

KnowKnow

Are they social?What channels are they using?

How engaged are they?

Gather DATA… Customer/Prospect 

Characteristics Influencers… Social Metrics (if 

any) Web Metrics Business Metrics

Source: Jay Baer’s “Why Before How” 

Step 3: Integrating Social

Pro Tips: Build a Social Media Playbook Create a Social Media Checklist for different business units Build customized training materials  Build easy‐to‐use templates  Mobilize your natives to support different business needs

Events

Hubspot

Preview Blog

Webinar

Slideshare

TwitterTake questions via TwitterEngage w/ live tweeting 

Promote on‐demand webinar/blog

FacebookTake questions via FB

Engage w/ live FB updates Promote on‐demand webinar/blog

LinkedInPre‐promote events/webinar

Promote on‐demand webinar/blog

SlidesharePost slides to Slideshare

Promote across SM channelsBlog about it… 

Hubspot

Blogging

Campaigns + Facebook

Email & Facebook

Support

Ford Motor Co. uses social media to be more proactive with customer issues and concerns –an average of 2,000 people weekly via social media. 

Engagement

Four Seasons turns online engagement to offline 

relationship

Product Development

Step 4: Aligning Content

ToSocial

“What’s fascinating about Coca‐Cola’sforay into content marketing isn’t just 

that a beverage producer has recognized the value of using content 

to engage its audience.” ‐ CMI

Content that 

triggers results

First…Identify what content your customers wantSecond…understand the role of social

Third…build a customer‐centric content strategyFourth…design an integrated multi‐channel program

Lastly…measure the impact

Step 5: Execute as a Team

Align Business Goals

with Social Metrics

EngagementReach (Influencers)Repeat Engagement

Share of VoiceConversions

First Things FirstStart Small

Strategy & GoalsPolicy

People + Technology + ProcessesMeasure As You Go