This document discusses the importance and benefits of using social media marketing. It notes that businesses using the internet effectively grow 4 times quicker than those that don't. Some key benefits mentioned include gaining greater exposure for your business, increasing traffic to your website, generating qualified leads, helping to sell products and services, and reducing marketing expenses. The document provides brief overviews of using major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube to connect with customers and promote a business.
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ARE YOU CONNECTING WITH CUSTOMERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
1. ARE YOU ON TARGET TO
CONNECT WITH YOUR
CUSTOMERS?
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Matt Britton, UK Managing Director of Google said that “UK
businesses using the internet effectively are growing 4 times
quicker and bigger than those that don’t!
“If your Business is not on the Internet you do not have a
Business”……………………Bill Gates
On June 12th 2009 Dell Computers announced that they had
achieved $3 million in sales via links from one of its Twitter
accounts. What a fantastic ROI!
Instead of pouring approx $2.5 million into advertising at
the super Bowl in Feb 2010 Pepsi decided to plough that
money into Social Media Marketing
He also said on 28th October 2010 that companies using the
internet effectively have been able to double their exports
over those that aren’t!
Do you realise that today a potential customer will check
YOU out on the internet first, if you are not there we can
guarantee your competitor WILL BE!!
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Using Social Media Marketing will result in NEW business
partnerships, increasing your potential audience.
Why Should YOU Be Using Social Media Marketing?
Using Social Media Marketing will ensure that YOUR business
gets greater exposure
Using Social Media Marketing will increase the TRAFFIC to your
website and if set up correctly will achieve greater
subscribers to your database.
Using social Media Marketing will generate QUALIFIED and
TARGETTED leads
Using Social Media Marketing will help you SELL your
product or service and close the orders.
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Using Social Media Marketing WILL reduce your marketing
expenses.
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FACEBOOK
Yes, I said it, Facebook. Why? Because there
are over 500 million users of Facebook, which
makes it equal to the 3rd largest country.
Do you want a slice of that cake?
You can communicate with your target
audience because they have masses of DATA.
You can sell from your Business Page.
You can create advertising that appeals to
your target audience.
You can choose your demographics
I mean “very very targetted”
TWITTER
If Radio 1, Dell Computers, Pepsi Cola, Big
Brother, Sony, TV Advertising are all saying
“check us out on Twitter”…………….then why
aren’t you there?
Just ask yourself this………..
So What Tools Do I Need?
This is just a few……………….
The biggest problem
with your business, is
that potential clients
don’t know you exist.
If you start using
Twitter – they WILL
know you exist!!!
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LinkedIn
A portal to so many other businesses, whether
you are an Accountant, Solicitor, Hairdresser,
in Construction, Manufacturing, Retail,
Therapist.
All these businesses appear on LinkedIn, but
only the ones with Social Media Marketing
Savvy!
Do you want to use the power of “six degrees
of separation”……….then get onto Linked In.
Create a compelling message, and you will
gain… clients, recommendations, employees,
joint venture partners.
YouTube
Is the No. 2 Search Engine on the Web in
terms of query volume. Did you know that
there are around 13 billion video clips
watched every month?
So What Tools Do I Need?
This is just a few……………….
SO WHAT………I hear
you say!!
Well think about
it………a high
percentage of those
people watching
videos are looking for
help or information.
Can you provide that?
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