choosing channels
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A presentation about how small businesses need to choose which social media channels to participate in and some tips on getting social using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.TRANSCRIPT
Choosing Channels
How do I decide which social media channels make sense for my business?
So many channels, not enough content!
How do I know what to choose?
• Decide on Goals and Objectives
• Find the channel that FITS
• Figure out WHO is going to do WHAT
• Find Your Voice & Stick to It
• Put it on a calendar
• Rinse, Repeat & Review
Goals vs. Objectives
• Goals – Larger visions• More Sales
• Bigger Email List
• Objectives – The Road map• Monthly Social Campaigns
• Online Advertising
Having Goals = Destination
• Think about your reason to engage
• Measure based on ‘bottom-line value’
• Not number of likes, +1 or follows, but what matters for long term profitability ie. cost reduction, customer satisfaction, brand perception, increased attendance…
What’s Old is Old
• Social Media does not equal direct sales (# of eyeballs)
• The impact is through
AMPLIFICATION!
Viva La Difference
Email DB vs Social DB
• Conversation & Engagement
• Longer Life
• Visual & Written
• Event Promotion
• Demographic
• FAST Response
• News!!
• Customer Service Expected
• Brand Following
• Events
• Short Life Span
• B2B
• Groups
• Company Page
• Longer Browse Time
• People Research to Buy
• Wishlists
• Visual: Food, Fashion, Jewelry, Inspirational
Achieve Your Goals
• Make it relevant
• Focus on engagement & community
• Nurture Your Superfans!
• Plan campaigns that deliver value
• Prepare Ahead for problems
• Measure & Keep Improving
• BE CONSISTENT!
Measure Goals
•Engagement• “Likes”
• Comments
• Votes
• Clicks
Campaign Ideas
• Coupons, giveaways &
sweepstakes get highest #
of entries on average.
• Pick-Your-Fave, quizzes &
trivia get the most
shares = most earned
media for the brand.
It’s OK to Get Personal!
• 82% of users that clicked on a
friend’s news feed post about a quiz
they’d taken went on to take the
quiz themselves.
5 Best Practices for Increasing Earned Media – Wildfire
Tools to Run Campaigns• Use 3rd Party Apps
• Woobox
• Shortstack
• Constant Contact Social
Campaigns
• Online Quizzes/Surveys
• CTA on Photos
Easy Social Campaigns
Apps to Connect Channels: Pinvolve
Measure Goals
•Earned Media (Trust)• Shares
• News Feed posts
• Invitations Sent
• Stories Created
• Mentions/Tags
Measure Goals
•Leads (Not always direct sales)
• Opt-ins for Email List
• Conversions*
• Information Submissions(Photo uploads, ContactForms, Survey/Polls)
*Yes, it does happen especially with a FB Store or from Pinterest
Tools to Automate
• Monitor
• Measure
• Manage
Choose Your Mix
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• Video/audio
• eBooks
• Resources/action plans
• Real time updates
• Beginner/advanced options
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