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ANATOMY OF A SOCIAL
BUYER: USE SOCIAL
MEDIA OPTIMISATION TO
UNDERSTAND YOUR
CUSTOMER & GET SALES
Social media optimisation is a known
business necessity. Owners understand
that for their venture to withstand the
competition and survive in the current
economic environment, they need to be
on Facebook, Twitter, and other
social networks. They need to update
fan pages, upload photos, and interact
with their audience. After all, 67% of all
Internet users use social networks,
according to Pew Internet research.
Indeed no online marketing strategy is
ever complete without it.
Do businesses actually get
sales from social media?”
Social: Vast Network of Networks
Despite doubts clouding social’s power
to keep the cash register ringing,
business still believe in conducting
marketing via social networks. In fact,
83% of marketers surveyed by Social
Media Examiner consider social media as
important for their business. The same
source found that 59% or marketers are
using social media for 6 hours or more
each week.
As for which site is considered most
critical to business, 42% of marketers
asked by HubSpot for the State of
Inbound Marketing report
voted Facebook as their choice. Some
80% of U.S. social network users prefer
to connect to brands through it.
Apart from Facebook, which now has
1.11 billion monthly active users, Twitter
and Pinterest were also cited by
marketers. According to a study by
Edison Research, 51% of active Twitter
users follow companies, brands, or
products on social networks. Pinterest,
on the other hand, is ranked by Experian
as the third most popular social network
in the U.S., based on traffic. Google’s
very own Google+ is continuously
growing with 235 million monthly active
users. Then, there’s YouTube, LinkedIn,
and other popular sites.
So, Do Social Users Actually Buy?
Some 43% of social users actually do
buy. The purchases happened after
conducting some form of social action
on the item, like sharing and favoriting,
says global research provider Vision
Critical. Broken down by site, Facebook
appears to be the best platform to drive
sales as 38% of its users have purchased
an item after liking and sharing it.
What do they buy? Recent social-
inspired purchases by users fall mostly
under technology and electronics, with
the category accounting for 34% of sales
driven by Twitter and 25% by Facebook.
As for Pinterest, the top category was
food and drink (24%).
What do they buy? Recent social-
inspired purchases by users fall mostly
under technology and electronics, with
the category accounting for 34% of sales
driven by Twitter and 25% by Facebook.
As for Pinterest, the top category was
food and drink (24%).
The Social Buyer: Dissected &
Analysed
The social buyer exists, and is mostly
(51%) between the age of 18 and 34.
The 35-54 age group represents 34% of
social purchasers while the 55+ age
group accounts for the remaining 15%
or so. Divided by sex, 56% are male and
44% are female.
The demographics change when mobile
comes into the picture. The ratio
between males and females further
favors males, 69:31. The 18-34 age
group grows to 68% of the total number
of social purchasers using mobile.
Facebook (43%) and Pinterest (38%)
purchases are mostly not mobile but
35% of Twitter-driven purchases are
purely mobile.
So what’s inside the mind of a social
buyer? A whopping 70% of Twitter user-
purchasers said they were “vaguely”
thinking about purchasing the product
at the time they bought it. Facebook
(60%) and Pinterest (49%) users had the
same mindset when they bought a
product, adds Vision Critical. The
difference surfaces in buyers who “had
not thought about purchasing this
product” when they bought it.
How to Appeal to Your Social Buyer
Use a Specific Network’s Purchasing
Influence – Auto posting the same exact
stuff on all your social accounts is not
the best way to approach social media. If
you want to get social-inspired sales,
you must understand how a particular
network or social website influences a
customer’s purchase decision.
Use a Specific Network’s Purchasing
Influence – Auto posting the same exact
stuff on all your social accounts is not
the best way to approach social media. If
you want to get social-inspired sales,
you must understand how a particular
network or social website influences a
customer’s purchase decision.
Network Where Your Targets
Are
Leading data firm comScore estimates
80% of Pinterest users are female.
Repinly, an online pin directory, says the
most popular Pinterest categories are as
follows: food & drink, DIY and crafts,
women’s apparel, and home décor.
Head over to Google+ and the world
turns upside down.
The idea is to analyse which site best
suits your target market’s profile and
then start your social media optimisation
campaign in that network. This strategy
not only gives your marketing direction
some focus, it also maximises your
resources.
Get Started in Focused Social
Media Today
You can use social media optimisation
not just to get a legion of followers, but
also to generate sales. That’s already
proven. The best approach right now is
to get started—if you haven’t already—
and give it focus to ensure you influence
social buyers to purchase your products
and avail of your services today. We can
help you.
We can provide you free in-depth
consultation on social media
optimisation, and how you can attract
social purchasers, better understand
your customer, and generate more sales
from social networks today.
Telephone:
1300 768 100
Email:
info@redbackwebs.com.au
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Social Media Optimisation

  • 1. ANATOMY OF A SOCIAL BUYER: USE SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMISATION TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CUSTOMER & GET SALES
  • 2.
  • 3. Social media optimisation is a known business necessity. Owners understand that for their venture to withstand the competition and survive in the current economic environment, they need to be on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks. They need to update fan pages, upload photos, and interact with their audience. After all, 67% of all Internet users use social networks, according to Pew Internet research. Indeed no online marketing strategy is ever complete without it.
  • 4. Do businesses actually get sales from social media?”
  • 5. Social: Vast Network of Networks Despite doubts clouding social’s power to keep the cash register ringing, business still believe in conducting marketing via social networks. In fact, 83% of marketers surveyed by Social Media Examiner consider social media as important for their business. The same source found that 59% or marketers are using social media for 6 hours or more each week.
  • 6. As for which site is considered most critical to business, 42% of marketers asked by HubSpot for the State of Inbound Marketing report voted Facebook as their choice. Some 80% of U.S. social network users prefer to connect to brands through it.
  • 7. Apart from Facebook, which now has 1.11 billion monthly active users, Twitter and Pinterest were also cited by marketers. According to a study by Edison Research, 51% of active Twitter users follow companies, brands, or products on social networks. Pinterest, on the other hand, is ranked by Experian as the third most popular social network in the U.S., based on traffic. Google’s very own Google+ is continuously growing with 235 million monthly active users. Then, there’s YouTube, LinkedIn, and other popular sites.
  • 8. So, Do Social Users Actually Buy? Some 43% of social users actually do buy. The purchases happened after conducting some form of social action on the item, like sharing and favoriting, says global research provider Vision Critical. Broken down by site, Facebook appears to be the best platform to drive sales as 38% of its users have purchased an item after liking and sharing it.
  • 9. What do they buy? Recent social- inspired purchases by users fall mostly under technology and electronics, with the category accounting for 34% of sales driven by Twitter and 25% by Facebook. As for Pinterest, the top category was food and drink (24%).
  • 10. What do they buy? Recent social- inspired purchases by users fall mostly under technology and electronics, with the category accounting for 34% of sales driven by Twitter and 25% by Facebook. As for Pinterest, the top category was food and drink (24%).
  • 11. The Social Buyer: Dissected & Analysed The social buyer exists, and is mostly (51%) between the age of 18 and 34. The 35-54 age group represents 34% of social purchasers while the 55+ age group accounts for the remaining 15% or so. Divided by sex, 56% are male and 44% are female.
  • 12. The demographics change when mobile comes into the picture. The ratio between males and females further favors males, 69:31. The 18-34 age group grows to 68% of the total number of social purchasers using mobile. Facebook (43%) and Pinterest (38%) purchases are mostly not mobile but 35% of Twitter-driven purchases are purely mobile.
  • 13. So what’s inside the mind of a social buyer? A whopping 70% of Twitter user- purchasers said they were “vaguely” thinking about purchasing the product at the time they bought it. Facebook (60%) and Pinterest (49%) users had the same mindset when they bought a product, adds Vision Critical. The difference surfaces in buyers who “had not thought about purchasing this product” when they bought it.
  • 14. How to Appeal to Your Social Buyer Use a Specific Network’s Purchasing Influence – Auto posting the same exact stuff on all your social accounts is not the best way to approach social media. If you want to get social-inspired sales, you must understand how a particular network or social website influences a customer’s purchase decision.
  • 15. Use a Specific Network’s Purchasing Influence – Auto posting the same exact stuff on all your social accounts is not the best way to approach social media. If you want to get social-inspired sales, you must understand how a particular network or social website influences a customer’s purchase decision.
  • 16. Network Where Your Targets Are Leading data firm comScore estimates 80% of Pinterest users are female. Repinly, an online pin directory, says the most popular Pinterest categories are as follows: food & drink, DIY and crafts, women’s apparel, and home décor. Head over to Google+ and the world turns upside down.
  • 17. The idea is to analyse which site best suits your target market’s profile and then start your social media optimisation campaign in that network. This strategy not only gives your marketing direction some focus, it also maximises your resources.
  • 18. Get Started in Focused Social Media Today You can use social media optimisation not just to get a legion of followers, but also to generate sales. That’s already proven. The best approach right now is to get started—if you haven’t already— and give it focus to ensure you influence social buyers to purchase your products and avail of your services today. We can help you.
  • 19. We can provide you free in-depth consultation on social media optimisation, and how you can attract social purchasers, better understand your customer, and generate more sales from social networks today.