Online Marketing for Success with tips on how to reach your target audience, develop your brand, and search engine optimize your website and content. Learn what social media sites are right for you, and how to make sure things get shared online.
5. Why Are We Here Today?
• Sharing that which will uplift
consciousness
• Gaining support for our small business or
organization
• Serving others through our Dharma
• Dwapara -- energy exchanges via web
7. Marketing at Ananda
“If Wrigley's can advertise to get people to chew
their gum, why shouldn’t we advertise to get
them to chew good ideas?” – Paramhansa
Yogananda
8. Marketing at Ananda
“With ingenuity, you’ll find that there’s
no limit to the ways in which one can
advertise, both creatively and
dharmically.”
–Swami Kriyananda
Swami’s Suggested Reading:
Material Success Through Yoga
Principles, Chapter: Secrets of
Effective Advertising
9. First things First:
Know your vision (Know thyself)
1.Create your intention
2.Put it to paper
3.Use Affirmation and
Visualization
4.Group Energy & Support
10. “The greater the faith, the greater the will
The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy
The greater the flow of energy, the greater the
magnetism.”
-Swami Kriyananda
The Art and Science of Raja Yoga
Magnetizing Your Online Marketing (OM)
12. Reaching and Connecting to Your
Audience
1. Target Audience
2. Core Values
3. Your Story
4. Niche
5. Messaging
13. 1. Target Audience
Target Audience (s)? “Personas”
•Characteristics? Hobbies?
•What are their daily behaviors and lifestyle like?
•Current groups with which you have success?
•Where would you like to expand to?
•Where do your potential supporters go for information?
•Online behaviors?
•Their needs and aspirations? Goals? Questions?
15. 2. Core Values
Marketing is most effective when messaging
makes a deep, immediate connection.
Connecting to the “why” the target audience
will care to receive what you have to give...
16. Core Value Practice
Question to find a core value (1-2 words) that
describe the essence:
Why is this meaningful?
Ex’s: Youth, Family, Security, Equality, Love,
Acceptance, Independence
Full Article: http://expandyourimpact.org/2012/01/how-to-use-core-values-
marketing/
17. Examples of Core Values at Ananda:
• Connection/Community/Family
• Peace, Relaxation & Calmness,
• Self-Discovery, Personal Growth
• Aspiration
• Joy, Living a Happier Life
18. What is Your Story?
• Storytelling in
marketing
• Telling your story
– Imagery
– Core Values
– Target Audience
– Higher Meaning and
Value
26. Content Marketing
2 billion pieces of content, including photos, videos, web
links and news stories are "Liked" and shared each day.
Article: http://expandyourimpact.org/2014/02/what-is-content-marketing/
28. Qualities of Viral Content
• Inspirational
• Creative
• Beautiful
• Evokes high energy or enthusiasm
• Stories or meaningful topics
• Humorous
• Passionate
• Caring
• Surprising
• Interesting
• Practical/Useful
• Timely
Health and
Education are
the two most
shared topics
online
33. Blogging
• What it is
• Why we do it
• How to do it
If you could leave with one new thing to start
doing in your marketing-- it should be
blogging!
Article: http://expandyourimpact.org/2013/04/blogging-tips-how-to-be-a-
better-blogger/
34.
35. Video-Imagery
Why it is so important:
•Professionalism & Crediblity
•Vlogging (Video-Blog)
•YouTube & SEO
•Social Media friendly images
•Virality
•Copyrite
– Stock Photos:
– http://ashramgirlinthecity.wix.com/photography
•Article: http://expandyourimpact.org/2013/03/how-to-vlog-tips-for-video-
blogging/
38. Which Social Media Site is right for you?
• Pinterest*
• Google +*
• YouTube*
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Vimeo
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• SlideShare
• Others (SPECIFIC to your audience)
* = predicted to become
most popular social media
sites in coming years
39.
40. What is Pinterest?
• Pin + Interest
• Made up of ‘Pinners,’ ‘Boards,’ and ‘Pins’
• Pretend you are pinning ideas to a bulletin board
to read or use/learn later
• Very visual and image-oriented
• Like an online magazine you create yourself
• Can connect with Twitter and Facebook
42. Why Use Pinterest?
• 80% of NEW visitors to site, examples:
– FindingHappinessMovie.com
– InnerPath.com
• Fastest growing social media site
• SEO Boosting, ex:
– Ashram Girl blog post 500 views per week
• Top site for turning a post (or ‘pin’) into a sale
• Reading:
http://expandyourimpact.org/2013/03/into-
to-pinterest-build-pinterest-network/
43. Google +
• Connected to a GMAIL account
• World-wide connection, unlimited potential
• Amazing with SEO
Can Use for:
• Google Business Pages
• Google Communities
• Google Hangout or Events
• YouTube video automatic uploading
48. Facebook
• Connecting + Engaging Audience
• Over 1 billion people use it
• Future-- “Social Search”
• Target Audiences
• Ways to Use:
Profiles,
Groups,
Pages
49. Other Social Media Sites
• Twitter? Real time engagement, public (can
message - chat with anyone)
– Bloggers, celebrities, authors, etc.
• LinkedIn? Professional networking and
groups, potential new employees, credibility
• SlideShare? Fun and SEO helpful, embed
slides into your site, educational
• Tumblr? Blogging, younger demographic
• Instagram? All visual, urban demographic
50. Social Media & Your Website
• Get the right social media tool or ‘widget’ to add
to your website footer or header
• Connect website and facebook pages via links
wherever possible
• Include website link on your posts
• Social media tips section
@ExpandYourImpact.org
Logo
URL
52. Conclusion
• Stay inspired
• Be steadfast
• Learn to be effective
• Stay open and flexible, adapt with times
• Continue to progress and be blessed!
Remember: Sharing is Caring
53. Affirmation
I leave behind me both my failures and
accomplishments. What I do today will create
a new and better future, filled with inner joy.
54. Thank you!
Additional articles, marketing templates and examples:
http://ExpandYourImpact.org ~ /store to get the booklets:
For Ananda networking lists and articles specific to our path:
http://AnandaWebServices.org/education