developing a social media strategy
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This is the copy of a presentation on the importance of a social media strategy and a simple methodology to put a strategy together that I gave in London on November 2nd lastTRANSCRIPT
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Developing a social media strategy
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It's Tempting
Source: socialnomics.com
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But this is about Business....
Source: socialnomics.com
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What is Social Media ?
Publish & comment online
Ease of access - Twitter, blogs, YouTube, WikisMy views on anything
“A (fundamental) shift in the way we communicate”Erik Qualman - Socialnomics
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1st Step Whats your objective ?
• Group collaboration• Influence my customers• Influence & increase awareness of my products
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2nd Step Plan – Do – Check - Act
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Metrics / KPIs
Engagement duration
Bounce rate
Activity ratio
Conversion ratio
Brand mentions
Virality
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Case Studies
BT – Dare 2 Share
YouTube – British Gas & British Airways
Facebook – Coke Cola
Blog – Puddleducks & DellTwitter – Dell Outlet
& Comcast
LinkedIn – Goldman SachsStarbucks – Mystarbucks.com
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Content Quality is key !
Source: socialnomics.com
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Remember the basics
“Qualman insightfully advises companies to patiently build relationships with customers through social media, rather than instantly getting a customer's name and e-mail address into its database. "Good businesses realize that it's not all about the instant win of getting someone into a database,"
Comment from Amazon book review on Socialnomics
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Rolling out social mediaPeople
Strategy
Processes
Technology
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