"Getting Started in Social Media" covers the basic social media topics businesses need to understand to begin their venture into social media. The presentation includes Preparing for Social Media, Executing Your Plan, Choosing Social Media Channels, Participation, Measuring and includes several case studies.
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78. THANK YOU Adam Q. Holden-Bache 8701 Mallard Creek Dr. Charlotte, NC 28262 704-706-2670 x200 [email_address] Twitter: @adamholdenbache
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Social Media Revolution 2 (refresh): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng
Social Media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.
Why Use Social Media? Your audience is there Cost efficient Vast reach Increase interaction frequency Receive real-time feedback Gain competitive intelligence Better understand your audience Help your audience It’s fun ** Social media is an ingredient, not an entree. **
** Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers from master and servant, to peer to peer. ** Create and cultivate relationships Increase brand awareness Identify prospects Generate leads Client/Customer retention Better understand your audience Decrease the duration of the sales cycle Reduce Marketing Spend Generate inbound traffic Search Engine Optimization Build reputation and credibility Gain competitive advantage
85% of all marketers say social media has generated exposure for their business More than half say social media has generated qualified leads 53.1% reported new business partnerships due to social media 73% cite improved search engine rankings due to social media 56% of users feel a stronger connection with companies they interact with through social media
Before you get started, define the goals for your business or organization: Awareness Lead Generation Increase Sales Customer Retention Customer Service/Support HR/Hiring Event Marketing Feedback (Focus Group/Crowdsourcing)
Identify how you plan to measure success Create your Strategy Obtain internal approval/support Marketing/PR Customer Service/Support IT/Web Developers Senior Management Get the right people involved Identify and Coordinate Resources Channel Management Time Content Production Response Routing Fulfillment ** Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social. **
Demographics Psychographics Location Current relationship Niche groups Channels they use Business Setting/Company Roles/Positions
Determine Legal Guidelines and Policies Determine Message Voice/Tone Implement an Approval Process Create Schedules Getting Started Training Monitoring Content Updates & Responses Resources
Align with business goals Be human - use a personal voice Be authentic - stay true to your brand, admit mistakes, say thank you Learn through action Share - the point of social media is sharing (ideas, information, expertise) Add value Build trust (don’t pitch, just help) Have fun
Stake your claim before someone else takes away your brand! www.namechk.com
What to listen for: Company or Brand Name Product or Service Names/Terms Names of Executives or Top Talent Competitors brand names Competitor product/service names Industry Keywords/Phrases ** Social media doesn’t create negativity, it uncovers it.**
A SMMS can help you: Publish content to multiple social channels Schedule and automate content delivery Monitor and review social media activity Manage internal resources/workflow Manage resource permissions Review metrics and reporting
Social media allows big companies to act small again.
BENEFITS: Generate awareness Establish brand and thought leadership Engage your audience Share content Generate qualified leads Customer retention Search engine optimization
Linkedin is for people you know. Facebook is for people you used to know. Twitter is for people you want to know. 105 million registered users 180 million monthly unique visitors 75% of traffic sourcing from outside applications Adding 300,000 new users daily 93% of social media marketers are using Twitter now - Most relationships are not reciprocal: Only 22%of Twitter user pairs follow each other - 35% of news-oriented retweets posted in the first 10 minutes
BENEFITS: Establish yourself as a thought leader Frequently engage your audience Meet new people Find your audience with Twitter search Monitor industry news and events Create buzz Gain competitiveintelligence Generate leads Search engine optimization Great for events
For impact 2009, IBM used Twitter and LinkedIn to drive attendance to a partner conference on Smart SOA. The prize was that three winners would have 30 minutes with IBM’s CTO. They generated 40% of their registration goals within 72 hours via social channels.
1/3 of all Facebook users are in the US The average user has 130 friends 175 million people visit Facebook every day Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the US If it were a country, it would be third largest in the world (only behind China & India)
BENEFITS : Huge, dedicated audience that checks in regularly When content goes viral it has significant reach Confirm your key audience and strengthen customer relationships Great environment to build your brand Easy channel for feedback (likes) and conversation (comments)
Average age of 41, HHI of $110k 80% college grad/post-grad
BENEFITS : Professional, educated audience Great opportunities for B2B Take advantage of Groups- create and participate Use Groups as private communities Resource for recruiting, talent acquisition Updates posted to your network Follow companies (track your competition)
Over 20 hours of video uploaded every minute 135 million viewers watched 13.1 billion YouTube videos in March 2010 (96 videos/viewer) 84.8% of total U.S. Internet audience watch online video A popular video will generate 1 million to 50 million views
BENEFITS : Video is engaging and averages longer interaction than other media Video content is easily sharable YouTube offers great statistical data on video effectiveness Video meta data is great for SEO (Google owns YouTube) Channels allow you to create a network and easily share video content with them
BENEFITS: Can be public or private Membership can be controlled Content be managed/moderated Community manager can lead discussions, provide information, solicit feedback, etc. Own the conversation
BENEFITS: Great way to share content Post your content to share with others Provides additional SEO value
BENEFITS: 25 million unique visitors 70 million page views/month 62% college degree, 19% masters or PhD Presentations can be embedded on your site/blog Options for sharing privately Join groups to share based on interests
BENEFITS: Photo sharing (share w/your connections) Subscribe to photostreams via RSS Photos can be incorporated into other channels (i.e. Facebook pages, blogs)
What to share via social media: Content that will benefit your contacts (blog posts, videos, webinars, etc.) Unique industry news and information Your thoughts/positions on relevant industry content Responses to others sharing relevant information Questions that other experts can answer Talk about yourself/your business less than 10% of the time (press releases, company news, product/service announcements, etc.)
Sources: http://www.clickz.com/3640271 and http://socialmediab2b.com/2009/09/b2b-social-media-example-indium-blogs/ http://www.facebook.com/indium http://twitter.com/IndiumCorp
Since 2007, AMEX OPEN has relied on its OPEN Forum to provide business advice and insight. The social site includes a blog with frequently updated content, and a large collection of videos that users can rate and share via other social networking channels. In the site’s “Idea Hub,” forum members can network with one another and with industry experts, as well as customize topics to their specific interests. The social site has been extremely successful, increasing unique visitors 525% over the past year – from 160,000 in December 2008 to nearly 1 million in December 2009.