nuts and bolts: 14 tips for improving your b2b social media marketing
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Presentation to Society for the Marketing of Professional Services (Engineers, Architects & Real Estate Developers) at KVIE Public Television Station, Sacramento, CA, October 10, 2013. Julie Gallaher is Google's #1 Ranked Sacramento Social Media Consultant. Really. Verify it on Google. LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter for B2B Small Business. Get on the Map Local Search Marketing http://getonthemap.usTRANSCRIPT
NUTS & BOLTS:14 Tips to Improve Your B2B
Social Media
LinkedIn keeps growing
As of August 2013 has 238 Million Members.
That’s a 37% increase in the last 12 months
TIP 1
Your professional headline is the most important part of your LinkedIn profile.
TIP 2
Get a professional head shot for your LinkedIn profile.
TIP 3
Add some rich media to make you LinkedIn profile more visually interesting.
I have had over 250 Northern California business people attend my social media training workshops. My training style is hands-on and my training philosophy is to provide practical strategies and tactics that will help my students achieve their goals. I offer training classes at my office or yours, and I’m available to travel to conferences and conventions.
TIP 4
Check LinkedIn Search to make sure you rank for your important keywords.
Advice - Status – Content - Ideas – Clients - Traffic - Opportunities
• Don’t spam groups• Do Read the rules and observe how other
members interpret them• Enough people flagging your content will make it
difficult for you to post in ANY group
TIP 5
Don’t Spam your LinkedIn groups.
List Your Products and ServicesUse a unique graphic for each product and serviceGet RecommendationsLink to a Landing Page
TIP 6
Recommendations for your Services and Products is the most powerful part of your LinkedIn Company Page.
How to Grow Your Company Followers• Post interesting content and updates• Leverage your employees• Add Follow Us badge on your website• Target via Advertising
TIP 7
Try advertising to a targeted audience to extend your reach.
Benefits of Upgrading Your LinkedIn Account• See Everyone who’s looked at your profile• Research using Advanced Targeting• Send more inmails
TIP 8
Long Pinterest pins are better than short wide pins.
• Infographics• Ebooks• Inspiration
• Show Company Culture• Show Community Involvement• Show Testimonials/Fans• Repurpose content from other social profiles• Drive Traffic Back to Your Website
TIP 9
Use great titles and include your contact info on every Pinterest board.
TIP 10
Watermark your photos so people can find you if they want to do business with you.
TIP 11
Use good descriptions and sometimes your pins can go viral.
TIP 12
Pinterest is visual, so Using interesting visuals is essential.
TWITTER B2B
The Media isOn Twitter
TIP 13
Use Twitter to connect with the Press and community leaders.
• TV and Twitter
TWITTER IPO
• Twitter and the NFL
• Twitter went from 1 million to 12 million users in a 6 month period. Was it the Oprah affect?
TIP 14
Get Going on Twitter.
Beginners to Advance, call me for• Social Media Check Up• Corporate Training• Amplify Service• Yelp & other Reputation Management
Issues• SEO• Social Media Strategy
Julie GallaherGet on the Map2572 21st Street
Sacramento, CA 95818916-265-2521
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