twitter for business take 2
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This is my presentation for New Business Minnesota from Aug. 12th.TRANSCRIPT
Twitter for Business
How 140 characters has changed communications
Who is this kid?
• Mitchell Hislop• 20• I have been doing
social media for…• Cool (intl)• <codename> LINGO• www.mitchellhislop.co
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Twitter?
• Twttr– 21 March, 2006– SMS dispatch service– E.g. I am at this awesome club in SF– First message: “just setting up my twttr”
• (http://twitter.com/jack/status/20)
Twitter hits the mainstream
• Everyone could use it• Everyone knew about
it• The demographic of
users caused the change
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• Users drove innovation• @ replies• Hashtags• Direct Messages
Where is Twitter now?
• ~60 Million accounts• Public IM• Crowdsourcing• Business Tool• NOT a direct marketing channel
HOW CAN BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM TWITTER?
Takeaway #1
Case Study
• Bob’s Widget Cranking Shop• @Bobcrankswidgets
3 steps for a business to use Twitter
• Join• Listen • Engage
Join
• Join Twitter– Twitter.com
• Join the conversation
Listen
How to Listen
• Set up relevant searches• Follow Influencers
3 types of CSR tweets
• Direct-negative• Direct-positive• Non-direct
Direct-NegativeUsers are reaching out to you-engage them for help, ideas, or just to fix the problem. Users want a solution in this case
Direct-PositiveUsers are happy! Thank them for their support, and ask if they have any feedback-this is a free focus group!
Non-DirectThis needs attention right now. Stand up, go to your computer, and fix it. This person wants to vent and rant-can work against you in a big way
ENGAGE PEOPLE ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
Twitter is a big conversation, a public IM, a cocktail party…
Things to talk about
Good Things• Brand• Company• Product• Other peoples tweets• Events happening• What you are doing• Organic, original content• RT’s
Bad Things• Only talking about Brand,
Company or Product• Shouting
I PROPOSE A CHANGEThink about it this way…
TWITTER DOESN’T MATTER
It could be any service
• It just so happens to be Twitter right now• Twitter could change tomorrow• Users will stay the same• Users will want the same
What Twitter means for business
• A paradigm shift• A new channel for interacting• A new part of your marketing mix
Contact us for resources
Any Questions? Q&A at the end.
Want to tweet about me?
@mitchellhislop
@coolintl
@codenamelingo
www.mitchellhislop.com
www.codenamelingo.com