Taking Social To the Next Level: Find & Build A Community That Cares

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This presentation was given at the annual Downtown Boulder Social Media Breakfast. Jen Lopez talked to a group of around 100+ small business about how to take Social Media to the next level, by finding and building a community that cares.

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Find and Build a Community That Cares

Jennifer Sable LopezDirector of CommunitySEOmoz@jennita

Taking Social to the Next Level

Social Media…

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It’s all about you?

Don’t forget about Community

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Community… who?

Local

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Reviewers

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Brand Advocates

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Customers

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They’re Searching for You

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Biggest Critics

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Biggest Fans

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Ok, so how do I build a community??

It’s ok to start small

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameson42

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Be a part of the community

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2009 = ~4000 followers

Focus + Consistency = #Win

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Focus + Consistency = #Win

Today

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Community = Emotion

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Have a Personality

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Don’t be a robot, yo.

On All Channels

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It’s a Team Sport

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Go Where Your People Are

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How to Find Your People

Twitter Search

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Facebook Search

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Pinterest Search

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Google… WHAAA

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Dig Deeper

Followerwonk

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Followerwonk

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Followerwonk

Followerwonk

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MozCon!

Followerwonk

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You Found Them…

Now What?

http://socialfresh.com/community-manager-report-2012/

Have Someone Do It + Empower Them

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Optimize Sharing - Content

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What About Your Store?

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Wow Them!

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Wow Them!

The Little Things Count

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Remember Focus + Consistency

Do all the things!

A few tips

Make sure they’re sharing the way you

want them to.

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Wait... What?

Use Open Graph Tags

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Ahh better!

EdgeRank

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Use Photos to share content

SnoozeFest…

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36 likes2 shares7 comments

Use Photos to share content

#WINNING

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161 likes62 shares14 comments

Promote FB Posts – 4-5 min

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Google+ - Ultimate Ego Bait

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Tools

Sprout Social

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Get Listed

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TEST ALL THE THINGS

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@jennita #growthhacks

http://mz.cm/UXKIec

Bullsh**.

This works for us

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It may not work for you

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Where is your community online?

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Are they on social at work or home?

What wording is best?

What gets your people emotional?

Ask yourself…

Use Social Media to Find, Build,

and Nurture Your Community

Thank You!

Jennifer Sable LopezDirector of CommunitySEOmoz@jennita