11. Social media... People using tools(like blogs and video)& sites (like Facebook and Flickr)to share content and have conversations online.
12. Social media is not a strategy or a tactic – it’s simply a channel.
13. Social media is a conversation online. Look who’s talking: your customers your employees your investors your critics your fans your competition.... anyone who has internet access and an opinion.
14. How can Social Media be used? It’s not just marketing… Generating sales leads Product development Customer support Internal knowledge Market & customer feedback Rapid sharing Executive leadership & visibility Branding
19. Social media influences behaviour 91% say consumer reviews are their top aid to buying decisions 87% trust a friend’s recommendation over critic’s review People are 3times more likely to trust peer opinions over advertising for purchasing decisions * Slide courtesy of Digital Influence Group
30. 1. Experiment with social media Experiment personally before professionally Try a variety of social media tools Be yourself, make some friends, and share
38. 3. Listen Find where your audience is participating and indentify the influencers Read industry blogs Google your company name & your competition Use free tools that can help you listen
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42. 4. Be transparent & honest Avoidpuffery Avoid evasion and lying Admit your mistakes right away
49. 6. Be personal and act like a person Don't shoutDon't broadcastDon’t brag Speak like yourself Personify your brand
50. 7. See criticism as an opportunity Don’t try to delete or remove criticism Listen to your detractors Admit your shortcomings Work openly towards an explanation and solution
51. 8. Be proactive Don’t wait until you have a campaign to launch - start planning and listening now Build relationships so they’re ready when you need them
52. 9. Accept you can’t do it all yourself Getbuy in from the organisation Convince senior team that social media is relevant to you ‘Divide and conquer’ within your team Recruit more help if needed
56. Facebook offers unique analytics Standard Reporting Facebook Enhanced Reporting Engagement report Page report Standard Impression, Clicks, Video Plays Lexicon measures ‘buzz’ and sentiment on Facebook Pulse Data reports the interests of your fans
61. So many social media tools Social Networks News & Bookmarking Blogs Microblogging Video Sharing Photo Sharing Message boards Wikis Virtual Reality Social Gaming Podcasts RSS feeds
71. Facebook Advertising - Targeting Location Age Sex Keywords (appear in your users profile) Education Workplace Relationship status Relationship interests Languages
72. Facebook Advertising – Analytics Facebook Insights provides information about your ad campaign Use this information improve your campaign
74. Like buttons to attract fans Add the ‘like button’ to your website and emails
75. things to do… Create a pageto promote your brand Attract more fans with a contest Encourage a discussion and participate frequently Share and add value for your fans Have a clear plan for content
76. please don’t… Create a page and fail to maintain it Use hard sell approach & talk too much about yourself Censor comments Spam fans with too frequent messages Believe that ‘if you build it they will come’
77. Over 55 million members In over 200 countries around the world A new member joins LinkedIn every second
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81. Using video sharing in business Instructional Meet the team Behind the scenes Events Testimonials Entertain
98. Getting the best from blogs Transparent Relevant Be active Engage in dialogue Lots of links
99. 73% of active online users have read a blog Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends April 2008
100. Twittering for business Personal broadcast system Marketing, public relations and customer service Give your branda voice within the community Share timely information Personify your brand
109. getting you started… Find and share useful content Pose questions and reply to others Keep it fun - put a friendly face on your brand Use a photo and keep your bio complete & updated Know what people are saying about your brand
110. things to avoid DON’T… Sound like a press release – you’re in a social space Spam with constant links to your website Post useless information – who cares what you had for lunch Worry that you don’t have many followers… it takes time Follow thousands of people just to get more followers
123. In summary… Experiment with social media Make a plan (& plan your content!) Listen Be transparent & honest Share your content Act like a person See criticism as an opportunity Be proactive Accept you can’t do it all yourself Measure your results
134. Sue Anstiss 01628 630363sue@promotepr.com @sueanstiss http://uk.linkedin.com/in/sueanstiss www.promotepr.com Grateful thanks for help with my slides to: http://bonafidemarketinggenius.com
135. The Old Spice Guy goes viral Fastest ever growing online viral video campaign 6.7 million views after 24 hours, 23 million views after 36 hours Isaiah Mustafa replied to 186 online comments and questions Sales increased by 107%
Hinweis der Redaktion
Research shows that on average person is subject to some 3,000 essentially random pitches per day.Two-thirds of people surveyed said they feel “constantly bombarded” by ads, and 59% said the ads they see have little or no relevance to them.”
Listen – find the tools that work for you (technorati, GoogleBlogSearch, Google Alerts, BlogPulse, etc.) * Determine where your customers participate, listen, read, and speak with them on their terms * Assign a community manager or multiple managers and start commenting, reading, writing, sharing, and participating
Listen – find the tools that work for you (technorati, GoogleBlogSearch, Google Alerts, BlogPulse, etc.) * Determine where your customers participate, listen, read, and speak with them on their terms * Assign a community manager or multiple managers and start commenting, reading, writing, sharing, and participating
Here are a couple of sites that demonstrate this clearly! But just type in a few brand names to Twitter Raptor of Googleblogsearch and you will soon see what people are saying
The key is to share a lot and when you think you have then share some more.That might be on your site or on Facebook etc
Forget control. This is about enabling conversations, facilitating connections & “engagement” and eventually, if you lay the foundation well, you’ll have the ability to INFLUENCE. But never to control.
Listen – find the tools that work for you (technorati, GoogleBlogSearch, Google Alerts, BlogPulse, etc.) * Determine where your customers participate, listen, read, and speak with them on their terms * Assign a community manager or multiple managers and start commenting, reading, writing, sharing, and participating
83% of those using the internet have watched video clips
83% of those using the internet have watched video clips
Research from Universal McCann shows that of those using the internet 73% have read a blog
Research from Universal McCann shows that of those using the internet 73% have read a blog