Social Media should really be H2H, or, "Human to Human," but there are a few things to consider when you're marketing to businesses. Learn how social media is changing in 2014 and how you can use it to your company's advantage; from SEO, to relationship-building, to turning your employees into your best brand advocates. This brief presentation tackles the four main social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Google+.
2. IN 2014…
“Company-wide support of social will become
increasingly necessary to make sure social media
tasks are carried out consistently, and in a way
that aligns with overall business goals and
values.”
- Huffington Post
3. THE SOCIAL
BUSINESS
Where employees feel empowered and, even
rewarded, for openly sharing data and expertise,
in real time.
“Bottom line, when a company onboards the
social in social business, it typically requires a
rather radical transformation of its mindset and
culture.” – Social Media Today
5. AUTHOR
RANKING
• Great Content – the higher the quality of the
content, the higher the ranking
• Link Building – getting other sites to link to
us, and linking back to them
• Social Factors –more likes and shares
improves our authorship
6. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA
BENEFITS YOUR
COMPANY:
• Builds brand awareness
• Humanizes our brand
• Increases web traffic
The more followers, likes and shares you get, the more your
company shows up in search results – increases global reach
7. HOW SOCIAL
MEDIA BENEFITS
YOU:
• It has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing.
(State of Inbound Marketing, 2012)
• It gives you the power to influence and be a spokesperson for
your company
• It helps build relationships
• It increases customer retention and loyalty
• It enables you become a thought leader
• It helps you engage with the target market
8. WHY DO WE WANT
TO CONNECT WITH
PEOPLE?
People buy from people they trust!
10. GOOGLE+
“Google+ is quickly gaining steam, and now
has the second highest number of monthly
users (393 million)” – forbes.com
It’s an integral part of Google’s grand
scheme in terms of SEO
You need it for author ranking
11. • Most Google+ users
are tech-savvy
• Google continues to
integrate Google+
into all aspects of
the web
• People go there to
learn – to get
information
10 things to do after
joining Google+
IT’S NOT LIKE FACEBOOK
12.
13. “LinkedIn Will Become a Major Player for B2B
Business Growth” – forbes.com
“One of the largest sources of content creation for
professionals.”
14. LINKEDIN
CONCLUSION:
LinkedIn is evolving from a job search & online
resume platform to a place to…
• Search for and share great content
• Engage in professional group discussions
• Get the latest industry news
15. PULSE NEWS
Pulse: An app on LinkedIn that helps you tailor and organize
business news.
16.
17. TWITTER
“2014 should be the year of Twitter.” –
socialmediatoday.com
Your employees should all join Twitter - they
can us it for customer service, lead generation,
research and/or thought leadership.
Create a Twitter handle for business in addition
to your personal account
18. TWITTER BEST
PRACTICES
• Get a simple, accurate handle
• Create a killer bio
• Use hashtags
• Don’t send direct messages – it’s mostly spam
• Post tweets with links & images. They get the most
engagement.
• Ask questions
• Respond to customers & prospects
• Be yourself!
19. OTHER TWITTER
STUFF
Twitter search allows users to search for users,
tweets, topics, images and videos
“Trending” - most tweeted-about topics on
twitter
“Promoted” - trending topic paid for by
advertisers
20.
21. FACEBOOK
Used for fun/personal updates – Show your
company personality!
Facebook changed their formula in 2014, so
your reach has probably plummeted. You
have to create fun Facebook ads.
22. DO…
Start your day with 15 minutes of industry news
Share interesting/cool/different content that
might not have anything to do with your
company or industry
Ask questions and engage with people – it’s
called SOCIAL media for a reason
23. DON’T…
Talk about how much better you are than your
competition
Mimic social messages word-for-word – it’s
annoying to followers.
Bore your followers to death
25. GET STARTED
1. Empower your employees – teach them about the different
social networks & how to use them
2. Give them a voice by giving them the content to share,
showing them where to find content & encouraging
conversations with customers, prospects, partners &
industry leaders
3. Let them know how much engagement has increased so
they feel they made a difference
4. Create a program to reward employees for social
involvement
5. Complete steps 1-4 and loyalty will happen on its own
26. FIND & SHARE
QUALITY CONTENT
Start listening on your social networks
Gather content from your existing partners &
customers
Join LinkedIn Groups
Join Google+ Communities
Great content sparks
conversations