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SOCIAL TOOLS
TO GROW
YOUR
BUSINESS
Welcome - we’ll ERIKA KEREKES
start soon Senior product manager, social media solutions
Deluxe Corporation
December 15, 2011
2. 5 social tools
We’ll talk about…
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. LinkedIn
4. Blogs
5. Communities
…not just what and why,
but HOW
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3. What is social media?
It’s really simple.
Social media is people
using the internet
to talk WITH other people
(not TO other people)
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4. Social means….
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5. Why social media matters
Your
customers
use it.
All the time.
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6. Why social media matters
WORD OF MOUTH
56 percent more likely to recommend a brand to
their friends after “liking” the brand’s Facebook page
Source:2011 Chadwick Martin Bailey Consumer Pulse
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7. Why social media matters
$$$
67% of B2C companies and 41% of B2B companies have
gotten new customers via Facebook
Source: **HubSpot State of Inbound Marketing Report 2011
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8. Why social media matters
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9. Why do social?
Know
Like
Trust
BUY or
RECOMMEND
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10. Erika’s “golden rules”
Be yourself
Be friendly
Be helpful
Be responsive
Be honest
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11. Social = relationships
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12. Social = marketing (sort of)
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13. Social = leads
LinkedIn Answers (http://www.linkedin.com/answers/)
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14. Social = more leads
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15. Social means information
PartnerUp (http://www.partnerup.com/)
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16. Social = connections
PartnerUp (http://www.partnerup.com/)
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17. Get them talking
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18. Go behind the scenes
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19. Speak the local dialect
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20. Avoid “me, me, me”
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21. Do this…
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22. …NOT this
(note the deafening silence).
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23. Run your own deals & promos
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24. Be the expert
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25. Start with a plan
Who’s taking the lead?
What do I want to say?
How will I connect with my
customers?
What value can I add to my
customers’ day?
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26. Next, take action
1. Create a Facebook business page
2. Sign up for Twitter
3. Create your business page on LinkedIn
4. Experiment with Google+
5. Start a blog (IF you can sustain it!)
6. Join PartnerUp to talk with other entrepreneurs
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27. Then do this:
LISTEN
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28. And this:
Say something new
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29. And this:
Reach out
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30. And this:
Respond
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31. Think before you post
Does it pass the
“Who cares”
test?
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32. If you need help….
www.deluxesocial.com
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33. The end
Thank You
Thank You Thank you!
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Erika Kerekes * @erikakerekes
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