Recent presentation for RealtyUSA's Destination Success Fall Sales Rally held at the Turning Stone Casino outside of Syracuse, NY. Presentation covers the five steps of the social media process.
1. Social Networking
Driving Dollars to Your Bottom Line
Jonathan D. Nicholas
Virtual CEO | Consultant | Strategist
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The Company CEO, Inc.
(847) 881-6535
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4. WordPress Technoratti MySpace StumbleUpon Twitter Delicious LinkedIN
RSS Facebook Twitter Bebo Blogger Plaxo Google
Frustrated By Social Media?
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5. Blogs & Micro Blogs
Online Chat
RSS
Widgets
Social Networks
Social Bookmarks
Message Boards
Podcasts
Video Sharing Sites
Photo Sharing Sites
Virtual Worlds
Wikis
What is Social Media?
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6. Social media is an umbrella term that defines
the various activities that integrate technology,
social interaction, and the construction of words,
pictures, video and audio.*
A social network is a group of people of that
are members of a community for the purpose of
connecting, learning and interacting within the
context of a shared interest
*http://www.wikipedia.org
What is social media?
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What is Social Media
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13. Build New Relationships
Referrals & Repeat Business
Build Reputation as the Expert
Build Trust as You Provide Value
Build Your Personal Brand
Exposure For Your Listings
Drive Traffic To Your Site
Create Raving Fans
Benefits of Social Media
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17. What we all really want is to make money
off of social media!
If you can’t,
why do it?
Making Money
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23. “Social Media is a Cocktail Party”
Jim Tobin, President
Ignite Social Media
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Real World Analogy
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24. The party is going on and your brand is
already there.
Listen first, talk later.
Talk with people, not at people.
Engage & contribute to the conversation.
Relationships first, business second.
Rules of Social Media
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25. It’s not all about you.
Play nice and share; even if it doesn’t help
you directly.
Context is key.
Build your friend base before you need it.
Be helpful, sincere and authentic.
Rules of Social Media
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26. Be interesting
Be remembered
Be discussed
Be shared
Be Transaparent
Rules of Social Media
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27. Don’t drink too much at the party!
Rules of Social Media
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28. The New SPAM
Don’t Blast
◦ Friends
◦ Followers
◦ Tweeps
◦ Contacts
Don’t Rapid Fire
Don’t Blast Info
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29. Develop
Content
Raving Drive
Fans Traffic
Create
Engage
Clients
Follow the SM Process
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30. Start with a WordPress.org Blog
Develop Informative Content
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32. Solve their Problems
How-To’s
White Papers
Case Studies
Develop Informative Content
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33. Drive Traffic
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34. Linked in
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35. 61% of users are over 25
43% are between 26-44
53% are 18-34
In July, Facebook added its
30 millionth subscriber
Women over 55 are the fastest
growing demographic group on
Facebook
Facebook
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36. Drive Traffic
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37. RSS Feeds on Your Blog & Others
Link to SM Sites
Drive Traffic
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38. Syndicate Content
Drive Traffic
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39. Post, Tweet & Link
◦ Testimonials
◦ Links to Your Content
◦ Links to Other’s Valuable Content
◦ Links to Your Listings
◦ Photos, Video, Notes
◦ Automate the Process
Drive Traffic
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40. Drive Traffic
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41. Targeted Promotions
Drive Traffic
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42. Be a Resource
Engage the Consumer
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43. Turn the Channel
Engage the Consumer
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44. Virtual Helper
Engage the Consumer
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45. SM Convergence
◦ Group Friends
◦ Organize
◦ Search for $$
Create Clients
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46. It’s About Them, Not You!
Promote your Friends
◦ Testimonials
◦ Blog about their services
◦ Tweet about them
◦ Post Congratulations
Foster Raving Fans
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47. Community
◦ Facebook Fan Page
◦ LinkedIN Group
◦ Twitter Profile
◦ Your Own Network
Foster Raving Fans
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48. Monitor & Listen
◦ Monitor the Network
◦ Monitor Comments
◦ Have an ePolicy
◦ Be Proactive
◦ Be on Alert
◦ Manage the Risk
Foster Raving Fans
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49. Profile Alerts Analytics
Monitor Your Brand
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50. Monitor Tool
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51. Stay at it!
It’s about the Buzz!
SM Seasoning
Rinse & Repeat
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52. Generation Y
By 2010 GenY will outnumber the baby
boomer generation. 96% of GenY have
joined a social networking site.
Closing Thought
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53. Generation Y & NextGen
Email is so last century! So much so that
Boston College stopped assigning email
addresses to incoming Freshman in 2009.
Closing Thought
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54. Questions?
Questions?
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55. For More Information
http://www.jonathannicholas.com
Social Networking
Driving Dollars to Your Bottom Line
Jonathan D. Nicholas
Virtual CEO | Consultant | Strategist
www.jonathannicholas.com
The Company CEO, Inc.
847-881-6535
Jonathan Nicholas, Virtual CEO Copyright 2009