how to use social media to market your business
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A beginner\'s overview of social media.TRANSCRIPT
Using Social Media to Market Your Business
Gail Kent
The Buzz Factoree, LLC
What is Social Media?
What’s the big deal, anyway?What’s the big deal, anyway?
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Social media is a set of internet-based tools that facilitates interaction among users and the sharing of content, images, audio and videos. It is sometimes referred to as Web 2.0 or PR 2.0.
It’s still all about forming one-to-one
relationships – NOT mass marketing!
Social media marketing (SMM) is a form of internet marketing that relies on social media to achieve marketing communication goals.
Important! • Social media is a tool, not
a miracle.• Not a substitute for a strategy.• The tools may be free or cheap, but takes know-how, time and money to do well.
What can social media marketing do for your business?
Done well, it ….
• Increases Web site traffic, page views and ad exposure (SEO)
• Increases conversion and helps track sales
• Enhances brand awareness (“soft” vs. “hard” advertising)
• Creates positive relationship with your brand and helps to manage your reputation
• Enhances business development and reaches more customers
Done poorly, it can . . .• waste resources• damage your brand
Where to start: Developing a social
media plan
1) Listen1) Listen
• Google AlertsGoogle Alerts• AlltopAlltop• TechnoratiTechnorati• Yahoo PipesYahoo Pipes• TrackurTrackur
2) Develop your strategy2) Develop your strategy
• Set rules of engagementSet rules of engagement• Set goalsSet goals• Define targetDefine target• Choose the right toolsChoose the right tools• The “what if?” testThe “what if?” test
3) Engage3) Engage
• Comment on blogsComment on blogs• Upload images on Flickr/YouTubeUpload images on Flickr/YouTube• Build a community on Twitter, Build a community on Twitter,
Friendfeed, Facebook, etc.Friendfeed, Facebook, etc.
4) Go Offline4) Go Offline
• Trade showsTrade shows• Networking eventsNetworking events• Phone callsPhone calls
5) Measure success5) Measure success
Pay attention to analyticsPay attention to analytics
Ask questions – of yourself, Ask questions – of yourself, employees and customers: What employees and customers: What did customers learn? What did you did customers learn? What did you learn about customers?learn about customers?
Are you ready for what’s Are you ready for what’s next?next?
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