92% of marketers in 2014 claimed that social media marketing was important for their business, with 80% indicating their efforts increased traffic to their websites. This Social Media slides will let you know the importance of top social media platforms and what are the best activities that you can implement in order to increase the traffic and also user engagement.

1. Why You Should Not
Avoid
Social Media
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2. To reach 50 million customers
- Radio took 38 years.
- TV took 13 years.
- Internet took 4 years.
But do you know how much time was required for
Facebook to reach 50 million?
JUST 62 DAYS!

3. What is Social Media?
Social Media is the future of
communication, a countless array of
internet based tools and platforms
that increase and enhance the sharing
of information.

4. What is Social Media Marketing?
Social Media Marketing is the process of
gaining website traffic or attention
through social media sites. Social media
marketing programs usually centre on
efforts to create content that attracts
attention and encourages readers to share
it across their social networks.

5. Benefits Of Social Media Marketing
• Increased Brand Recognition.
• Improved Brand Loyalty.
• More Opportunities to Convert.
• Higher Conversion Rates.
• Higher Brand Authority.
• Increased Inbound Traffic.
• Decreased Marketing Costs.
• Better Search Engine Rankings.
• Richer Customer Experiences.
• Improved Customer Insights.

6. The Most Powerful Social Media
Platforms.
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Google Plus

7. Importance of Facebook
• Over 1.5 billion active Facebook users worldwide
• 699 Million People log on to their Facebook page
daily.
• 700 billion minutes spent on Facebook every month
(average time spent by a person on Facebook - 15
hours and 33 minutes per month). That means the
advertisements on Facebook are the most-seen
advertisements on the web.

8. Con..
• Facebook ads generated for custom audiences have a
better chance for making a positive buzz.
• Ads targeted to a custom audience are 387% more
likely to be talked about among co-workers, friends
and family (according to a Facebook study).
• When it comes to products and businesses, 47% of
people trust media recommendations.
• Facebook advertisements have a lower cost-per-click
than many other internet advertising programs. For
example, in a study conducted by Facebook including
60 campaigns, 49% of them increased return profit
by 5 times over the cost per ad.

9. Importance of Twitter
• Twitter has added 53 million users in the last 12
months
• Twitter’s monthly mobile users count is 211
million, which is a gain of 29%
• Twitter is growing the fastest in Asia Pacific, with
expectations it will increase its user base by more
than 33% in 2014 according to eMarketer.

10. Con..
• Twitter penetration rates in the USA stand at
27.9% of all social networks users, 19.2% of
internet users and 15.2% of the total
population
• In the USA the number of Adult Twitter users
is estimated at 34.7 million
• Tweets with images receive 18% more clicks
than those without.

11. Importance of Pinterest
• 70 million+ total users.
• 40 million monthly active users.
• 80% of Pinterest users are Female.
• 158 are the average pins from Female users.
• 84% of women and 50% of men stay active on
Pinterest.
• 92% of Pinterest pins are done by Women.
• 23% of Pinterest users use it at-least once in a
day.

12. Importance of Google Plus
• 1.6 billion+ total users.
• 540 million monthly active users.
• Average time spent on Google+ is 7 minutes per
month.
• 22% of online adults visit Google+ once in a
month.
• 53% of interaction between a Google+ user and
Brand is positive.
• Average sales order value for visitor referred by
Google+ : $40

13. Best Social Media Activities -
• Facebook contest.
• Call to Action Posts.
• Facebook Ads
• Images with Text Highlighting Information Relevant To
Clients Niche
• Ask Questions for user engagement.
• Quotes / Grading posts relevant to client niche.
• Puzzles & Riddles Inviting Quick Reader Participation.
• Sharing / Highlighting Web Articles Relevant To Client Niche
• Retweeting Authority Figures In Relevant Niche (Twitter
Specific).
• Funny Meme Relevant To Client Niche
• Seasonal Greetings According To Geographical Area.
• Social Marketing of Guest / Blog Posts.

14. Tie up your Business to Social
Media today!!!
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