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3. Imagine you write a column in the newspaper. And there is a “Follow” button at the end Which some readers will click Because they want to hear more of you Imagine you read a fantastic article And there is a “Follow” button at the end Which you click Because you want to hear more of them Move this online and you have Social Media Social media – it's nothing new
10. Build your customer list Build a following. Direct them to website. Add email & contact details to your customer list. “ Following” Customer Contact Details
12. I used to “network” in my local pub Pubs are closing. Why? Maybe because we spend time in Facebook groups? 332,000 followers
13. “My business is all word of mouth!” “Word of mouth” is increasingly done online Twitter “mention” Facebook “Like”
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16. Create your own survey online Use alternative forms of social media to reach out to new prospects.
17. Get quality market research Facebook – free insight on followers Research that used to cost £000's
18. Loads of free market intelligence Create alerts for words to track when mentioned In news, websites and blogs
19. Set up autofeeds to post once Tools: http://hootsuite.com/ & http://twitterfeed.com/ Tweet!
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