Taylor Doran, PR and SEO Specialist at SJC Marketing, presented this presentation to the members of the Chandler Oklahoma Chamber on November 18, 2015.
She covered the benefits of social media, which platforms certain businesses and organizations should be spending the most time on and best practices for each social media platform.
Unveiling SOCIO COSMOS: Where Socializing Meets the Stars
Chandler Oklahoma Chamber - Social Media Marketing
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About Me: Taylor Doran
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SJC Marketing
• SEO & PR Specialist
• Work closely with the social media team
• Keep up with digital marketing trends
Who We Are
SJC is a full-service marketing, communication and content creation company
headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri, offering professional communication
solutions for small businesses and non-profits. With our team of writers,
marketing professionals and social media experts, we offer targeted and
highly-focused content and marketing plans.
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What is the purpose of social
media?
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Driving traffic to your website
• Amplifying your content marketing efforts
Enhancing your brand
• Joining in the conversation your target audience is already having about you
Meeting customer expectations
• Your customers expect you to have a social presence
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Social Media Benefits
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Why social media is important to all businesses
• Learn about your audience
• Receive instant feedback
• Understand your competitor
• Help search engine optimization
• Share content faster, easier and for free
• Create relationships and conversations
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What social media platforms are
you currently on?
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B2B companies
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Facebook isn’t necessarily your focus
B2C companies
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Pinterest
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Facebook
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Best Practices
• Share images
• Behind the scenes of your
business
• Link to your content or other
content your audience might
enjoy
• Interact with other
businesses and
organizations by following
and sharing their content
• Respond quickly when
customers comment
• Utilize event feature
7. we write. you shine.
Pinterest
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Best Practices
• Organize and share images
and content related to your
industry
• Share photos of your
products
• Interact with other
businesses and
organizations by following
and sharing their content
• Make sure your boards are
organized and your links
aren’t broken
8. we write. you shine.
Twitter
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Best Practices
• Share visuals
• Use hashtags
• Interact with other
businesses and
organizations by following
and sharing their content
• Real-time platform, so
check on it often
• Don’t link Twitter to your
Facebook
• Find out what is trending
9. we write. you shine.
LinkedIn
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Best Practices
• Most complicated platform
• Create a business page
• Share updates and posts
about your industry to
create thought leadership
• Don’t talk about personal or
controversial topics on this
platform, even from your
personal account
• Interact with people more
than businesses
• Participate in groups and
Slideshare
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Instagram
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Best Practices
• Visually appealing industries
• Bands and celebrities
• Use hashtags
• Favorite platform of teens
• Linking with other platforms
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YouTube
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Best practices
• Use keywords – YouTube is the second most used search
engine after Google
• “How To” videos often end up on the first page of Google’s
results page
• Bring value to the customer/viewer
• Answer the FAQ from your current customers
• Use the analytics feature to find more data about your videos
and viewers
• Keep videos short
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Other Platforms
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There are hundreds of social media sites
• Google+
• Snapchat
• Blogging
• Vine
Industry-specific social sites
• Houzz: home builders
• Doximity: doctors
• Connected Living: assisted living institutions
• LawLink: legal industries
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Other Social Media Tips
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Connect it with the rest of your marketing strategy
• Social should not stand alone
• Did you get an article in the newspaper? Share it.
• Are you going to a conference in your industry? Engage on Twitter.
• Do you have clients or customers? Give them a shout out.
Make a plan
• Create a calendar
• Write posts ahead of time
• Consider a scheduling platform
• Be consistent
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Hashtags: When and Why
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Why use hashtags?
• Participate in the conversation
• Get more followers
• Talk about trends in your industry
When do I use hashtags?
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• YouTube
• Never use hashtags on LinkedIn
Hinweis der Redaktion
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.
Success Stories
Empire CAT Construction - posted YouTube video for ALS ice bucket challenge (over 40,000 views) and large Instagram following by posting nostalgic and vivid imagery of construction machinery.
Martell Home Builders used social to create a direct-to-consumer model so they were no longer reliant on a middle man. They did this largely through content creation and a blogging strategy. Today, 86 percent of their leads come directly from consumers. They also use photo galleries on their website and social media extensively so that their customers can see the progress of their projects.