Craft Your Legacy: Invest in YouTube Presence from Sociocosmos"
Workshop: An Apartment Manager’s Crash Course on Social Media Marketing by Erica Campbell Byrum
1. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
CRASH COURSE
ERICA CAMPBELL BYRUM
Director of Social Media
Co-Author of Youtility for Real Estate
@EricaCampbell @AptsForRent #MFSMS
2. TRENDS
1. REPUTATION MATTERS
2. CREATING YOUTILITY
3. VISUAL CONTENT EXPLODES
4. EMPLOYEE & FAN ADVOCACY
5. REAL-TIME MARKETING
6. GO MOBILE OR GO HOME
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8. used Facebook to
interact with a brand.
liked a product
on Facebook.
used Facebook to
research products
at least once a week.
wrote an online
post about a
product.
wrote a product
review online.
9. MONTHLY USERS
MONTHLY MOBILE UNIQUE
VISITORS & REVIEWS
MONTHLY USERS
MONTHLY USERS
MONTHLY USERS MONTHLY USERS
1.49 BILLION
83 MILLION
304 MILLION
300 MILLION
300 MILLION 100 MILLION
11. Remain Competitive
Build Trust & Relationships
Increase Exposure &
Traffic
Build Your Brand Identity
Customer Service
Lead Generation
Improve Search Rankings
Growth of Business Partnerships
Improve Sales
Market Insights
Reduce Marketing Costs
More Loyal Residents
Personalized Service
BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
12. 2014
9.4% 13.2% 21.4%
2015 2020
SOURCE: DUKE UNIVERSITY CMO SURVEY
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER’S
SPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA
13. THE ROI OF SOCIAL MEDIA
IS THAT YOUR BUSINESS
WILL STILL EXIST IN 5 YEARS.
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- ERIK QUALMAN , AUTHOR OF SOCIALNOMICS
23. FOUR PILLARS OF
LISTINGS REPUTATION WEBSITE SOCIAL
300+ places your
business can be
found online.
Consumers control
the conversation
online.
Your web
presence must be
optimized for
mobile.
No longer a “nice
to have.” It is now
a “must have.”
“THE VIRTUAL DOORWAY”
34. CONSISTENT BUSINESS LISTING DATA
ACROSS MORE THAN 300 SITES
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THE BIG 4
Create and correct listings on the following:
DATA PROVIDERS
Syndicate local business listings to four major
data providers through Listing Distribution
50. THE 3 TYPES OF
REVIEWS
2. NEGATIVE REVIEWS
3. HEALTHY, UNMANAGED REVIEWS
1. NO REVIEWS / NO RECENT REVIEWS
51. SAY YOU’RE SORRY!
I’m really sorry you had a negative experience at our
property. We really pride ourselves on providing good
customer service and an exceptional experience.
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52. LEAVE SOME MARKETING
I’m really sorry you had a negative experience at our
property. We really pride ourselves on providing good
customer service and an exceptional experience.
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This must be an isolated incident, as normally people
rave about our customer service - from the leasing agent
at our property. I am anxious to hear what happened to
see if we can rectify the situation.
53. GET THE CUSTOMER ON THE PHONE!
I’m really sorry you had a negative experience at our
property. We really pride ourselves in providing good
customer service and an exceptional experience.
This must be an isolated incident, as normally people rave
about our customer service - from the leasing agent at our
property. I am anxious to hear what happened to see if we
can rectify the situation.
I’d love for you to call me so we can work this out. My
name is Erica Byrum and I’m the property manager - please
give me a call at 555.666.777.
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54. BEST PRACTICES FOR HANDLING
REVIEWS
RULE 1: Never write a response while angry.
RULE 2: Respond quickly and publicly.
RULE 3: Always assume the resident is right, even if you
know they’re not.
RULE 4: Show the steps you’ve taken to resolve the situation.
RULE 5: Take the conversation offline.
61. HAVING A SOCIAL MEDIA
CHANNEL YOU DON’T MONITOR
IS LIKE HAVING PHONE LINES AT
YOUR PROPERTY THAT ARE
NEVER ANSWERED.
1. CUSTOMER SERVICE
62. CONSUMERS DECLARE THEIR
INTENTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
DAILY!
I need to find an
apartment in
Dallas!
I need help
moving!
I’m looking for a
roommate!
2. GENERATE LEADS
108. 90%OF INFORMATION
TRANSMITTED TO THE BRAIN IS
VISUAL, AND VISUALS ARE
PROCESSED 60,000XFASTER IN
THE BRAIN THAN TEXT.
Sources: 3M Corporation and Zabisco
169. EMPLOYEE ACTIVATION
Your employees have a vested
interest in your company’s success.
They will be your most committed
and enthusiastic ambassadors.
Providing them the opportunity and
support to be visible spokespeople
on behalf of your brand drives
employee engagement, inspires
collaboration and improves customer
experiences.
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”- Susan Emerick, IBM
170. CONTENT - A -THON
255
STATUS UPDATES
30+
BLOG TOPIC IDEAS
171. The Power of Pinterest
2,202
PHOTOS
RUN A CONTEST
Crowdsource content from
employees and residents.
177. COOLEST
SPACE
JULY 2011
IN YOUR
PLACE
Cost: $3,300
1. Submit photos to Facebook Page
2. Judges selected 5 semifinalists
3. Public voted for their favorite photo
How to Enter:
• Grand Prize Winner - $2,500
• Four Finalists - $200 gift cards
Prizes:
• 251 photos
• 2,213 votes
• 19,860 visits to Facebook app
• Increase of 640 new Facebook Fans
Key Metrics:
182. KEY BLOG METRICS:
• Blog traffic increased 4x in Sept. ’11
• 255,000+ page views
• 214,000+ daily unique visitors
• 140 comments
• Nearly 60% of blog traffic came from post in Dec. ’12
210. 84%
75%
40%
ACTIVELY SEARCH
USING MOBILE.
USE THEIR MOBILE DEVICE TO
CONTACT A COMMUNITY.
OF MOBILE USERS USE VIDEO
WHEN MAKING A DECISION.
GO MOBILE OR GO HOMESource: For Rent Media Solutions™
Apartment Searching White Paper, August 2015.
221. TRENDS
1. REPUTATION MATTERS
2. CREATING YOUTILITY
3. VISUAL CONTENT EXPLODES
4. EMPLOYEE & FAN ADVOCACY
5. REAL-TIME MARKETING
6. GO MOBILE OR GO HOME
223. TAKEAWAYS
Reputation is an asset and must
be managed like other assets.
We are all now media
companies and need to think
like journalists.
We need to dedicate resources
to creating visuals, micro-videos
and collecting stories.
The only constant is change.
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