Social Media Marketing for Businesses

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This presentation provides useful information to small and mediium-sized businesses on how to use social media to market their products and services. we start with how to create a strategy and then how to get started setting up Facebook page, Twitter profile, Linkedin personal profile, LinkedIn Company page, Pinterest page and Pinterest boards for business, YouTube channel and a blog.

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� Defini*on  of  Social  Media  � Why  Use  it?  � Social  Media  Plan  � We’ll  cover  

•  Facebook  •  TwiCer  •  LinkedIn  •  Pinterest  •  Blogs  •  YouTube  

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Defini*on  � Social  media  is  primarily  web  and  mobile-­‐based  tools  for  sharing  and  discussing  informa*on  among  human  beings.  

� We’ll  cover  Facebook,  TwiCer,  LinkedIn,  Pinterest,  Blogs  and  YouTube.  

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Why use it?

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It’s  the  new  SEO  � Social  Media  Op*miza*on  (SMO)  is  the  new  SEO,  or  rather  two  halves  of  a  whole.  

� SMO  is  the  distribu*on  of  social  objects  (videos,  blog  posts,  tweets,  Facebook  updates)  so  that  they’re  op*mized  to  rise  to  the  top  of  any  related  search  query,  where  and  when  it  is  performed.    

� We  will  cover  op*miza*on  –  page  *tles,  descrip*ons  and  tags.  

� SEO  +  SMO  =  Amplified  findability  in  the  tradi*onal  and  social  web.    

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It’s  Huge  �  Facebook:  1,000,000,000  ac*ve  users    �  TwiCer:  175,000,000  ac*ve  users  �  LinkedIn:    150,000,000  registered  users  �  Pinterest:    8,000,000  ac*ve  users  �  Blogs:  346,000,000  people  read  blogs  every  day  �  YouTube:  800,000,000  unique  visitors  last  month  

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It’s  Effec*ve  

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It’s  Growing    �  Social  media  adop*on  among  U.S.  small  businesses  doubled  in  the  past  year  from  12%  to  24%  �  61%  of  small  business  owners  use  social  media  to  iden*fy  and  aCract  new  customers.  

�  75%  surveyed  have  a  company  page  on  a  social  networking  site.  

�  45%  expect  social  media  to  be  profitable  in  the  next  12  months.  

According  to  survey  conducted  by  University  of  Maryland's  Smith  School  of  Business  with  Network  Solu>ons  

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It’s  Real-­‐Time  �  Reveal  the  human  side  of  a  company,  give  it  personality  �  Provide  useful  informa*on  that  people  won’t  get  elsewhere  (or  at  least  not  as  quickly)  

�  Respond  to  comments,  complaints,  requests  real-­‐*me  � Have  a  plagorm  for  announcing  news,  promo*ons,  events  

� Generate  new  business  leads  

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What’s  the  ROI?  �  Tapping  into  the  latest  research,  Imbue  Marke*ng  has  taken  a  closer  look  at  the  value  of  social  following    

�  Results  published  March,  2012  

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Gehng  Started  -­‐  Social  Media  Plan  � Define  the  goals  for  social  media  

�  increasing  sales,  brand  awareness  /  engagement  or  simply  more  people  who  “like”  or  “follow”  your  business  

�  Create  your  plan  –  align  with  marke*ng  calendar  �  Iden*fy  the  most  important  keywords  for  your  business.    Use  these  consistently  in  all  posts,  tweets,  updates.      

�  Set-­‐up  your  profiles  and  pages  and  start  pos*ng  �  Ensure  you  have  a  consistent  design/branding  across  all  plagorms  

� Measure  and  adjust  –  traffic,  comments,  leads,  etc.  

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Facebook  �  Founded  in  2004,  but  since  2006  open  to  anyone  over  age  13  with  an  email  address  

� Originally  for  personal  connec*ons,  but  now  brands  in  the  game  too  

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Why  Use  Facebook  �  Increase  visibility  �  Connect  with  customers    �  Increase  engagement  �  Promote  your  brand  �  Create  a  community  �  Promote  and  manage  events  � Give  back  to  loyal  customers  through  special  offers  and  discounts  

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How  to  build  up  your  fan  base?  � Hold  contests/sweepstakes/giveaways/refer-­‐a-­‐friend  �  Put  a  link  to  your  Facebook  page  on  your  website  �  Include  Facebook  link  on  all  materials  that  reach  target  market  (business  card,  emails,  flyers,  etc.)  

�  Leverage  your  email  list  �  Build  community/engagement  and  it  will  grow  organically  �  Join  relevant  groups    �  Run  Facebook  Ads  

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TwiCer  � Microblogging  site  that  enables  users  to  send  and  read  other  users’  updates  (known  as  tweets)  

�  Text  based  posts  �  160  characters  total  �  20  for  username,  140  for  message  text  

� Updates  appear  on  the  user’s  profile  page  and  are  delivered  to  other  users  who  have  signed  up  to  receive  them  (followers)  

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TwiCer  � An  informa*onal  tool  –  provides  informa*on  to  others  � A  conversa*onal  tool  –  respond  to  other  people’s  tweets  and  engage  in  dialogue  

� Great  way  to  network  and  communicate  with  new  and  old  contacts  

�  You  choose  the  message,  not  the  recipient  

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TwiCer  -­‐  Defini*ons  �  Tweet  -­‐  When  you  hit  send  on  your  140  characters  on  twiCer  it’s  called  a  tweet  or  twee*ng  �   Handle  –  your  TwiCer  name  @GibbonsDigital  –  balance  short  with  descrip*ve.      �  Follow  –  this  is  simply  the  act  of  adding  someone  to  your  list  of  people  you  are  following  –  this  

makes  their  tweets  show  up  on  your  homepage.    �  Replies  –  this  is  what  it  is  called  when  someone  writes  a  tweet  directly  at  your  handle  -­‐  

@GibbonsDigital  cool  post  today  blah  blah  –  this  is  oqen  an  invite  to  engage  with  a  follower.    �  Retweet  –  this  is  a  tac*c  of  republishing  someone  else’s  tweet  –  the  original  tweet  along  with  

author  stays  in  tact,  but  you  are  basically  showing  someone’s  tweet  to  your  followers  –  many  people  find  this  a  great  way  to  add  content  and  acknowledge  good  stuff  from  the  folks  they  follow    

�  DM  –  this  is  a  message  that  is  sent  directly  to  another  user.  They  must  be  following  you  for  you  to  DM  them,  but  this  is  a  very  useful  tool  for  private  messages  and  generally  a  good  choice  when  you  start  going  back  and  forth  with  someone  on  something  your  en*re  base  of  followers  might  not  find  interes*ng.    

�  Hashtag  –  this  is  a  way  people  categorize  tweets  so  that  others  might  use  the  same  tag  and  effec*vely  create  a  way  for  people  to  view  related  tweets  –  it  will  something  like  #marke*ng  –  more  on  this  in  search.  

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Anatomy  of  a  Tweet  

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TwiCer  -­‐  Gehng  Started  � www.twiCer.com  �  Set-­‐up  profile  � Add  branding  (logo,  custom  page)  �  Search  for  relevant  people,  follow  them  �  Start  twee*ng  �  Tweet  7  –  10  *mes  per  day  for  maximum  visibility  

�  Retweet,  tweet  about  products,  tweet  relevant  news  ar*cles  

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How  to  build  up  number  of  followers  �  Tools  that  will  automa*cally  follow  TwiCer  users  -­‐  Tweetspinner,  TwiCer  Adder.    Most  people  you  follow  will  follow  you  back.  

� Add  TwiCer  link  to  your  website  homepage  �  Include  TwiCer  icon  on  ALL  materials  that  reach  your  target  market  

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LinkedIn  �  The  world’s  largest  professional  network  with  over  175  million  registered  members  and  growing  rapidly.    

�  Connects  you  to  your  trusted  contacts  and  helps  you  exchange  knowledge,  ideas,  and  opportuni*es  with  a  broader  network  of  professionals.  

�  hCp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlUwwgOfKw  

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Groups  �  Quickly  discover  the  most  popular  discussions  in  your  professional  groups.  

�  Have  an  ac*ve  part  in  determining  the  top  discussions  by  liking  and  commen*ng.  

�  Follow  the  most  influen*al  people  in  your  groups  by  checking  the  Top  Influencers  board  or  clicking  their  profile  image  to  see  all  their  group  ac*vity.  

�  See  both  member-­‐generated  discussions  and  news  in  one  sehng.  �  Easily  browse  previews  of  the  last  three  comments  in  a  discussion.  �  Find  interes*ng  discussions  by  seeing  who  liked  a  discussion  and  how  many  people  commented.  

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Groups  �  Click  on  Groups  Directory,  search  for  your  industry  or  a  career  keyword,  

and  find  a  group  that  fits  your  interest.  �  Once  you’ve  been  accepted  to  the  group  you  can  share  relevant  content  by  

star*ng  a  discussion  or  pos*ng  a  link  in  the  share  box.  �  Sharing  consistently  is  a  good  way  to  quickly  iden*fy  yourself  as  an  expert  

in  your  field  or  industry.  �  Click  on  your  photo  to  see  your  updates  as  well  as  what’s  changed  in  the  

discussions  you’ve  started,  joined  or  followed.    �  Good  way  to  keep  track  of  discussions  most  important  to  you  and  your  

career.  �  Aqer  sharing,  check  out  the  newest  discussions  in  the  slide  show  below,  

and  cast  your  vote  by  liking  or  commen*ng.  �  Under  each  discussion  you’ll  see  the  last  3  members  who  have  

commented,  click  on  the  headline  to  see  all  comments.  

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Company  Pages  �  Central  hub  where  millions  of  LinkedIn  members  can  go  to  keep  in  the  loop  on  company  news,  products  and  services,  business  opportuni*es,  and  job  openings.  

�  Also  perfect  place  to  start  conversa*on  with  your  customers,  prospec*ve  clients,  job  seekers,  post  company  updates.  

�  Post  industry  ar*cles  and  fun  facts.  �  These  updates  appear  on    your  company  page  and  also  the  pages  of  your  followers.  

�  Have  followers  Like  your  post  so  it  goes  viral.  �  Analy*cs  pages  to  see  ac*vity  on  the  page.  

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What  is  it?  � Pinterest  is  a  “virtual  pinboard”  that  lets  people  share  anything  and  any  topic  on  the  web  that  they  find  interes*ng  and  beau*ful  –  e.g.,  pictures,  quotes,  recipes,  etc.    

� Conceptually  similar  to  social  bookmarking  sites.  � Content  is  organized  in  “Boards”  and  organized  in  categories.    

� Each  piece  of  content  is  called  a  “Pin”  

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Examples  of  Pins  

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Pinterest  is  one  of  the  largest  social  media  networks  on  the  web.  The  network  saw  +4377%  growth  between  May  2011  and  May  2012.  

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Add  Pinterest  Icon  to  your  website  

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Strategies  for  Pinning  �  Build  your  brand  out,  share  interes*ng  and  relevant  content,  create  engagement  

� Add  products  with  prices  to  drive  awareness    �  Service  businesses  can  create  pos*ngs  with  infographics  that  contains  useful  informa*on  or  a  graphic  with  a  quote  

�  Post  videos  (hosted  on  YouTube)  � Add  links  to  your  pins’  descrip*ons  giving  your  business  the  benefit  of  your  links  carrying  over  with  your  pins  when  users  re-­‐pin  them  

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Blogs  �  Blog  =  ‘web  log’  � An  online  diary  or  journal  � Anybody  can  be  a  content  generator  and  an  expert  in  their  field  

�  Can  be  setup  within  minutes  online  using  WordPress  

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Blog  Content  � Answer  industry  ques*ons  �  Comment  on  industry  news  �  Provide  how-­‐to  based  content  �  Encourage  readers  to  comment  �  Post  consistently  –  3  to  5  *mes  per  week  

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Blogs  –  Gehng  Started  �  Install  WordPress  � Design  –  use  Theme  or  designer  for  custom  look  �  Configure  content  categories  � Develop  library  of  content  �  Post  on  a  scheduled  basis  –  3  to  5  *mes  per  week  

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YouTube  �  YouTube  is  a  video  sharing  website  on  which  users  can  upload  and  share  videos  

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Why  use  YouTube  �  Powerful,  on-­‐demand  communica*on  channel  � Market  your  business  to  millions  of  people  at  virtually  no  cost  

�  Build  more  personal  rela*onships  with  your  current  client  base  

�  Inform,  Educate,  Entertain  � Good  content,  plan  ahead,  don’t  blatantly  market,  keep  it  short  

�  Curate  exis*ng  videos  if  you  don’t  have  your  own  

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YouTube  -­‐  Gehng  Started  � www.youtube.com  �  Set-­‐up  account,  link  to  Google  account  �  Customize  your  channel  (logo,  colors,  etc.)  �  Post  your  own  videos  –  short,  1-­‐2  minutes  only  �  Subscribe  to  other  channels  �  Share  videos  

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YouTube  -­‐  Examples  �  hCp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHnRIn74Ag&feature=player_embedded  

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Demographics  

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Demographics  -­‐  Facebook  �  86%  of  Facebook  users  are  age  25  and  older  �  81%  have  some  college  educa*on  or  bachelors/graduate  degree  

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Demographics  -­‐  TwiCer  �  81%  of  people  on  TwiCer  are  age  25  and  older  �  83%  have  some  college  educa*on  or  bachelors/graduate    degree  

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Demographics  -­‐  LinkedIn  �  96%  of  people  on  LinkedIn  are  age  25  and  older  �  87%  have  some  college  educa*on  or  bachelors/graduate    degree  

�  71%  earn  $50,000  or  more  

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Thank  You!  Bridget  Gibbons  

[email protected]  Gibbonsdigital.com  @gibbonsdigital  

}.com/gibbonsdigital  

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