Transforming Your Business into a Social Object

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Transforming Your Business in to a Social Object Michael Gaspar Viral Visions Nov. 13, 2012

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Introducing small businesses to the notion of social objects and how they can be positioned to grow their brands using social technologies. Paymint X small business seminar at Design Cloud, LLC. Presented By: Michael Gaspar Co-Founder Viral Visions, LLC

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Transforming Your Business in to a Social Object

Michael GasparViral VisionsNov. 13, 2012

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Tweet feedback & takeaways : #paymint

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About Me

@MichaelGaspar

Co-Founder, Viral Visions

Social Storyteller

Strategist

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“Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.”

David Packard Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard

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Tenets of Social

- Social is a brand philosophy- You have to earn the right to market- Be human- Be transparent- Collaborate - Social is a business re-investment

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What is a Social Object?

Any “thing” that yields a conversation.

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Why do I want to be a Social Object?

- Feedback- Dialogue - Search- Social Proof- ENGAGEMENT

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What does a Social Object look like?

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Remember…Today’s web is a visual one.

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Remember…And, it tells a story.

Source: http://www.marketingtechblog.com/visual-storytelling/

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Social Connection

Facebook

Content: Visual

Size:1 billion +

Value: Integration, Development, Social Login, Social Search

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Social Connection

LinkedIn

Content: Thought leadership

Size:175 million+

Value: Showcase expertise, Groups, B2B

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Social Connection

Google +

Content: Visual, Thought leadership

Size: 400/100 million+

Value: SEO, Video Hangouts, Circles

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Social Information Sharing

Twitter Content: Resourceful, Thought leadership

Size: 500/170 million+

Value: Social search, Drive traffic, Behavioral insight/trends, Listening

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Video Sharing

YouTube

Content: Visual, Thought leadership

Size: 2nd largest search engine, 60 hrs/min

Value: SEO, Engagement

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Check-in & Review Sharing

Foursquare

Content: Promotion, Consumer loyalty, Reviews

Size: 20 million users

Value: Feedback, Gamification, Mobile

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Blogs

Content: Thought leadership, Visual

Value: Transparency,Humanization, Learning, Influence, Web Integration, Collaborative

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Where do I create Social Objects?

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Go where your audience is!

Where do I create Social Objects?

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But, if you need a little help…

B2B:

B2C, Digital Only:

B2C, Brick & Mortar:

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How do I measure Social Objects?Metrics

Shares | Comments | Likes | Insights

Retweets | @Mentions

Endorsements| Discussion CommentsComments| Blog Views | Dashboard

*Facebook Metrics Aggregated by “Talking About This”

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Some FREE tools to measure Social

HootsuiteSocial Media Monitoring, Engagement, Reporting

hootsuite.com

Google AnalyticsWeb traffic, referral, data visualization & insights tool

google.com/analytics

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[email protected]@MichaelGaspar

Questions?

/ViralVisions

@Viral_Visions