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Social Media Strategy
November 16, 2010
@liisamarjattaLiisa Sheldrick
PR 2.0: Multidisciplinary communications professional with experience in both corporate and agency settings. Thrives in creative, strategic and intellectually challenging situations. Appetite for all things media, entertainment, cultural, social and political.
PR, Communications and Marketing: national media relations, corporate communications, employee communications, investor relations, event management, marketing communications, branding and copywriting for traditional media, web SEO and social media.
Where you can find me, online.
Who is Using Social Media? How do they use Social Media?
My Social Media Top 10
Understanding Social Media
Consumer Evangelism: Citizen MarketersBen McConnell and Jackie Huba
Spreading Ideas: Idea VirusSeth Godin
Iterative Approach: Here Comes EverybodyClay Shirky
Social Capital: Whuffie FactorTara Hunt
The Social Consumer
Big Brands are using Social Media
Ikea• 2009 Photo Tagging Contest
• Custom Social Network: IkeaFans
•YouTube Channel
• Online tools, virtual planners, interactive catalogue, and Live Support Chat
Starbucks• 1 of top 10 most followed brands on Facebook
• Custom Social Network: My Starbucks Idea
• Foursquare badges and mayor discounts
• Facebook App to Reload Your Friends’ Starbucks Card
The Gap• Fake Twitter Account
• Logo Generator
•YouTube Channel
• Massive Media Coverage
•Confused Corporate Response
Measurement and Web Analytics
A Communications Plan with Social Media Tactics
A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Social Media Strategy
• Research, Benchmark, Brainstorm, Audience Definition, Goals, Objectives, Timeline, Key Messages, Expected and Desired Outcomes
• Content, Collaboration, Connections, Communicate, Community. But most of all Content.
• Measurement – Online Community into Participation IRL (In Real Life): Influence and Engagement
The Social Technographics™ ladderfrom Forrester Research
Creators
Critics
Collectors
Joiners
Spectators
Inactives
Publish a blogPublish your own Web pagesUpload video you created Upload audio/music you createdWrite articles or stories and post them
Post ratings/reviews of products/servicesComment on someone else’s blogContribute to online forumsContribute to/edit articles in a wiki
Use RSS feedsAdd “tags” to Web pages or photos“Vote” for Web sites online
Maintain profile on a social networking siteVisit social networking sites
Read blogsWatch video from other usersListen to podcastsRead online forumsRead customer ratings/reviews
None of the above
Achieving social media success depends on aligning business objectives with audience
B2B Social Objectives Functional Alignment Success metrics
LISTENING Research
•Customer insight
•Improved segmentation
•Reduced pain; alignment of offering with need
TALKING Marketing, education•Changes in reach, impressions, brand awareness
•Increased share of voice
•Higher quality of responses to offers
ENERGIZING Sales•Increased velocity of messages in market
•Increased recommendation, promotion, advocacy
•Higher trust, brand trust perception
SPREADING Professional services•Faster deployments at new customers
•Existing customers create new business capacity
SUPPORTING Customer service, technical support
•Reduced support costs
•Higher customer satisfaction
•Less churn
EMBRACING Development, Product Marketing
•Deliver products faster to market
•Increased loyalty, increased advocacy
from Forrester Research
Measurement and Web AnalyticsThere are many free tools available online for tracking and measuring your brand, your organization, and your content, online:
· http://www.collecta.com· http://www.quarkbase.com· http://addictomatic.com· http://www.whostalkin.com· http://www.samepoint.com· http://blogpulse.com· http://answers.yahoo.com· http://tweetbeep.com· http://www.google.com/alerts· http://bit.ly· https://ping.fm/login· http://labs.digg.com/swarm/?popular· http://newsmap.jp· http://trend.icerocket.com
Social Media Strategy
Thanks!Liisa Sheldrick (@liisamarjatta)