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Social Media for Social Media for Small BusinessSmall Business
Building your brand through online marketing strategyBryna Jones
Engine Communications, 2010
GoalsGoals
Understand the difference between traditional marketing and social media marketing
Define social media marketingTo understand SM’s real-world applicationNavigate the “Big 3”: blogs, Facebook,
TwitterSet up your own social media platforms
What is Marketing?What is Marketing?
The process by which companies determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. – Wikipedia
What strategies are you currently using to market your business?
What’s ChangedWhat’s Changed
Traditional Marketing Social Media Marketing
ProductPricePlacementPromotion
ContentContextConnectionCommunity
The Social Media RevolutionVideo
What is Social Media?What is Social Media?
Social media uses Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues into social media dialogues. It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers.
- Wikipedia
Making Sense of It All
Deciding which social media tools you need in your repertoire can be a daunting task.
Let’s break it down...
Social Media in Plain EnglishVideo
Mission, Vision, ValuesMission, Vision, Values
Ask yourself:
Who are we?Where do we want to go?How do we want our audience to see us?When was the last time we updated our
communications/marketing plan?
Is social media the answer?
Are you excited yet?!Are you excited yet?!
Learning by ExampleLearning by Example
Break into three groups:
Dell - ideastorm.comStarbucks – starbucks.caWorld Vision – worldvision.ca
How are they incorporating SM into their online marketing mix?
Break!Break!
Are You Search Are You Search Engine Optimized?Engine Optimized?
How do you decide which social media platforms are right for you?
•Facebook•Blogs (Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogspot)•Twitter•LinkedIn•Flickr•YouTube
Blogging for Blogging for BeginnersBeginners
Three types of blogs:
1.Wordpress2.Blogger3.Tumblr
A blog is:
Type of websiteUpdated frequentlyMulti-mediaSubject related or
personalInteractive ability
(comments)
A Little Birdie Told Me
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send messages, known as “tweets.”
•Messages can only be 140 characters in length•@•#•Links
•Key: Information sharing and networking
Facebook FactsFacebook Facts•Over 350 million active users•2.5 billion pictures uploaded daily•Average user has 130 friends and sends eight friend requests per month•If Facebook were a country, it would be the fifth largest in the world•Initially created for college students, FB users over age 26 now represent 60% of its population
Get Your Hands Dirty!Get Your Hands Dirty!
How Not toFail (Whale) Yourself
Q: How do you prevent your reputation from ending up in the Google gutter?
A: Control Your Key Messages!
Be Aware
Be Respectful
Be Helpful
The Good, the Bad, and the Perez The Good, the Bad, and the Perez
Perez Hilton Wil.I.Am
Learn From the BestLearn From the Best
People who get social:Chris BroganSarah EvansJulia Roy
Locally:Brandy GaleDan TaylorHastings County
Brandy Gale
Winding Violets
Any Questions?Any Questions?