Social media- an introduction Part 1

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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Agenda

• Overview

• Power of Social Media

• Twitter

• Facebook• Facebook

• YouTube

• LinkedIn

• What to consider (REACH)

Social media is like dog food.

Bite-sized chunks over time.

Media disseminated throughsocial interactions - Wikipedia

Web 2.0 :open content, open access, adaptive and constantly changing

Two sided communication, Many-to-many, speaking and listening

Social media

yes or no?yes or no?

Why should you have a social

media strategy?media strategy?

Power of Social Media - Gen Y

http://www.thomastalkstech.com/images/geny1.jpg

Power of Social Media- Worldwide

1. China

2. India

3.3.

4. United States

5. Indonesia

Power of Social Media- New Zealand

If they are saying nothing about you,

you are not even in the game. If

people say you stink, at least you are in the

conversation and you can turn it around.”

Thomas Hoen, Director of Brand Communications & new media at Eastman Kodak Co.

United Airlines breaks guitars

Opportunities

What does conversation do ?

Builds brand awareness

Increases visibility

Expands communities

Generates interest

Improves search engine ranking

Overview over the social media

landscapelandscape

Overview of social media sites

Overview of social media sites

Microblogging siteSocial networking

site

Business oriented

social networking

site

Video sharing

website

A comparison

Why use it

first interaction/

meeting,

generate interest,

real-time updates,

news, interaction

deeper interaction,

events,

discussions,

content sharing,

market research

professional

networking,

recruiting,

recommendations

more complex

messages, SEO

• Customer service

• Specials/Deals

• Promotions

• News

• Fan pages• Fan pages

• Contests

• Specials/Deals

• Games

• Polls

• Promotions

• Application

Professional networking, News, Company

information, Recruitment, Company statistics

New features, Ads, Events, Education

Things to consider before engaging:

eal cost

valuation & Measurement

lignment

onsistency

onesty & Transparency

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