BlogPaws 2010 West - Social Media Strategy that Works for You - Lena West

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How to Leverage Social Media to Build Your Brand AND Get More Business

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Lena West, of xynomedia, spoke on developing a sustainable social media strategy that works for you at the BlogPaws 2010 West pet blogging and social media conference in Denver on September 9-11, 2010.

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Developing a Sustainable

Social Media Strategy

that Works for YOU

How to Leverage Social Media to Build Your

Brand AND Get More Business

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When you understand the drivers, you understand the game.

Video: Social Media Revolution

Leverage Point #1:

The Imperative

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Leverage Point #2:A Word About ‘Experts’

award-winning social media consultant, blogger, speaker, journalist and technologist

experienced social media strategist and developer

columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur Magazine

expert blogger for FastCompany Magazine

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Use your ‘why’ to guide you.

Leverage Point #3:

Your ‘Why’?

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Examine your marketing.What’s working?

What’s not?

Leverage Point #4: No Social Media

Haystacking

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Selecting the wrong tool is costly.

Leverage Point #5:Right Tool for the Job

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Use your calendar ruthlessly.

Leverage Point #6:Make a Date!

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Stay organized.Stay in control.

Leverage Point #7:Cool, Calm &

Collected

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Which services/tools will you use?Which will you ignore?

Leverage Point #8: Create Your Short

List

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Leverage Point #9:

Set BoundariesWho will you “friend”?Who will you ignore?

Set rules for each service.

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Social media doesn’t replace anything; it’s like make-up

– it enhances.

Leverage Point #10:Avoid New ‘Wheels’

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Have something to say and be willing to say it.

Use ‘The Reciprocity Rule’

Leverage Point #11:

Get Business!

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On track or not?Recognize a derailed effort.

Triage & troubleshoot.

Leverage Point #12:

Measure

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All Together Now…

* The Imperative* ‘Experts’* Your ‘Why’* No Haystacking* The Right Tools* ‘Dating’

* Calm & Cool* Your Short List* Boundaries* New Wheels* Get Business* Measure

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Questions?

Q&A

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Lena L. West - xynoMedia

www.twitter.com/LenaWest

[email protected]

914.377.0600

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