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Creating An Effective Social Media Strategy
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2. CREATING AN EFFECTIVE
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGYSOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
TJ Tee
Interactive Marketing Manager
Integricity Corporation
3. BY THE END OF THIS SESSION
Why marketing is flawed
Rethinking Web presence
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How social media changes things
A structured approach to social media
strategy
Key success (and failure) factors
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18. HOW MARKETING WORKS
• $450 billion spent on ads (2007)
• Advertising thrives on repetition
• 2 measures:• 2 measures:
Reach = # people screamed at
Frequency =
# times one hears the shout
20. THE PROBLEM WITH MARKETING
Marketers are used to shoutingMarketers are used to shouting
and listening for the echo
21. THE PROBLEM WITH MARKETING
The Web requires them to talk,
and they don’t know how to
22. IN TRYING TIMES LIKE
THESE, WE CANNOT
AFFORD TO CONTINUE
MARKETING THE WAYMARKETING THE WAY
WE KNOW HOW.
PEOPLE JUST AREN’T
LISTENING ANYMORE.
23. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CHANGES THINGS
Retail
• Amazon has thousands of product ratings
and reviews, unlimited shelf space
DistributionDistribution
• Last.fm lets people listen to music for free,
recommends songs based on preferences
Product innovation
• Starbucks listens to feedback from fans and
incorporates suggestions into its business
24. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CHANGES THINGS
Travel
• People trust what strangers have to say
about a destination or a hotel on TripAdvisor
NewsNews
• People vote for news they think is most
relevant on Digg
Technical support
• Experts help out each other solve problems
on numerous forums
25. A collection ofA collection ofA collection of
artificial branding
and pro-corporate
content
A collection of
artificial branding
and pro-corporate
content
29. STATISTICS
62% of users clicked on a result on Page 1
90% of people who bought something clicked a link on
Page 1
41% of users performed a new search if they didn’t
find what they want on Page 1find what they want on Page 1
People will (at most) go up to Page 3 before giving up
1 in 3 users associated companies listed in top search
results with top brands
iProspect & Jupiter Research
(Search Engine User Behavior Study)
30. FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
Your brand
• It’s what your customers say it is
Web presence
• It lives outside your website• It lives outside your website
Media
• People don’t trust corporations. People trust
people.
• The consumer IS THE MEDIA
32. CAUTION: TROUBLE AHEAD
1. Conversations are happening outside your
realm of control
2. People are discussing, complaining,
spreading false information about yourspreading false information about your
brand
3. No amount of advertising is going to change
the way things are
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34. HOW IT AFFECTS YOU
1. You may see it as a huge threat
2. You will lose control, whether or not you’re
part of it
3. You want to get involved and talk but you3. You want to get involved and talk but you
don’t know where to start
40. 1. #1 pitfall – Choosing a technology first
2. Technologies change rapidly, and they’re not
the point. The forces at work are
3. We need to know how to deal with these
BUT WAIT!
3. We need to know how to deal with these
forces
4. Mastering the social Web – focus on
relationships, not technologies
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42. 1. People creating – blogs, UGC, podcasts
2. People connecting – social networks,
virtual worlds
3. People collaborating – wikis, open source
THE FORCES AT WORK
3. People collaborating – wikis, open source
4. People reacting to each other – forums,
ratings & reviews
5. People organizing content – tags
6. Accelerating consumption – RSS, widgets
46. The measure of which you
define what a goal means
• Sale
Factors to consider
• Tell, don’t sell
CONVERSIONS: WHAT & HOW?
• Lead
• View
• Share
• Download
• Sign-up
• Conversions don’t always
happen right away
• Previous experience
affects future likelihood
• People don’t navigate in a
linear fashion, don’t herd
them
53. 3 KEY FACTORS FOR CONVERSATION
Visibility
• How easy it is for people to find your brand
online
EngagementEngagement
• How relevant and connected your brand is
Trust
• How trustworthy your brand is in delivering
its value proposition
54. HOW TO FAIL
1. Focus on the tools and technologies first
2. Shout, not talk. Neglect developing a
conversation strategy
3. Be ignorant about what you want to achieve3. Be ignorant about what you want to achieve
by engaging the social Web
4. Be clueless about what your brand means to
people
5. Neglect the people
56. HOW TO GET STARTED
1. Identify and understand your audience
2. Define clear objectives, measurable goals
3. Connect and create value
4. Reward participation4. Reward participation
5. Grow
57. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
1. Never forget that the social media is about
person-to-person activity
2. Be a good listener
3. Be patient3. Be patient
4. Be opportunistic
5. Be flexible
6. Be collaborative
7. Be humble
58. A CHALLENGE
1. Embrace your customers’ suggestions into
your own development and process
strengths
2. Listen and act on these suggestions to2. Listen and act on these suggestions to
accelerate innovation
3. Start a conversation with them to
understand and exploit their knowledge
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63. IN THE COMING YEARS
WE WILL NEED TO
DEPEND ON THE
PEOPLE WHO MATTER
DEPEND ON THE
PEOPLE WHO MATTER
MOST TO US:
OUR CUSTOMERS
64. KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. Marketing needs to evolve, we need to
change. Participation is the start
2. People don’t trust companies, people trust
people. The people is the mediapeople. The people is the media
3. Key to conversion: Conversation
4. Success factors: Visibility, Engagement
Trust
5. Technology is not the first thing to consider.
Remember the POST method
67. Comments, questions, feedback, or want aComments, questions, feedback, or want a
copy of this presentation to impress your boss?
tj.tee@integricity.com