why being amazing on social takes a customer-focused culture + content strategy
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Hi.
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Josh on the Internet a talk by josh
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Who are you? Why are you here?
i’m josh.
jhkrak
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Ignite the conversation between
Sculpt is a social media agency built for change.
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In a world of never-ending change, we help your brand story stay consistent and
marketing keep pace.
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What’s next?
I went to sxsw to find out.
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messengers and bots snapchat-ification of everything
live and augmented reality storytelling influencer inflation
automation and personalization
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Great. So where do we start?
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Do we build a Bot? Do we experiment with Live?
Do we optimize an augmented reality experience to growth hack demand generation for gen z influencers?
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Maybe you’ve felt this way too.
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The reality of social media marketing today It’s not marketing that’s changing, it’s your customers Social marketing today is easier, but more complex
Brands that adapt, win
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KNOW TO GROW why being amazing on social takes a
customer-focused culture + content strategy
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Let’s start here: Culture
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Build a culture that cares about customer experience everywhere.
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Examples:
Ignoring customer questions
Outdated or Incorrect Hours / Information
Hiding Comments from Concerned Customers
Robotic Answers to Every Person
Targeting the Wrong Customer
Broken Links / Missing Information
Prioritizing Communication Channels
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Misaligned Brand Voice
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Customer experience is customer experience, online and offline.
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And the stakes are high.
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84% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations
BrightLocal survey, 2016
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Culture that’s (self) brand aware.
Brands are a collection of unconscious associations in the
consumer’s mind.
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Culture that has an always-on approach to sharing moments that are interesting to your customers.
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Culture that has an always-on approach to sharing moments that are interesting to your customers.
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Example: April the Giraffe livestream
http://www.aprilthegiraffe.com/
See content opportunities everywhere.
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http://blog.instagram.com/
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Culture that invests in experimentation. (Not afraid to try stuff.)
The most damaging phrase in the language is “we’ve always done it this way!”
Grace Hopper
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Culture that’s obsessed with measurement.
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This data is trackable and critical How did customers find us? What brought them back?
How many times have they purchased?
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Path to Purchase
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Culture that cares about CX Considers offline and online touch-points Aware of brand associations and values
Has an always-on mindset Measures every interaction
Experiments to learn
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Let’s talk content strategy.
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Social media content strategy What to share
Where to find it How to amplify it
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Social media content strategy What to share Where to find it
How to amplify it
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So you want engagement, huh.
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Engagement is an emotional connection.
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What to share…
DON’T INTERRUPT WHAT INTERESTS PEOPLE.
BE WHAT INTERESTS PEOPLE.
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FUNNY USEFUL
BEAUTIFUL INSPIRING
CONTENT
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Let’s break each of these down.
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Funny
😂
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http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-wendy-jokes/
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Useful
😏
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wilson’s orchard
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Beautiful
😍
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PullmanMoss
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Social Video Tips Captions on, sound off
Capture attention in first 3 seconds Stabilize the (smartphone) shot
Publish natively
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Inspiring
😄
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Allsteel
Find and focus on the humans.
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People are aspirational, they're striving to be a better version of themselves. You can help.
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How to accomplish this?
2012 2015
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Show, don’t tell.
Your content strategy should incorporate most or all of these themes
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Social media content strategy What to share
Where to find it How to amplify it
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User-generated content
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User-generated content
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5-minute Workshop Find your funny, beautiful, inspiring, useful
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Inspiring Beautiful
Useful Funny
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Social media content strategy What to share
Where to find it How to amplify it
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Let’s skim the surface on paid targeting.
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Paid Social is a powerful channel to reach people where they are,
with what they want.
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Warmer
Customer Lists Website Traffic Video Viewers Page Engagers
Page Fans
Colder
Lookalike Friends of Fans
Behaviors Interests
Geography Demographics
Target Audience prioritization based on Relevance
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Install the Facebook Pixel
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Key takeaways smm is only effective with a customer-centric culture
your content should be funny, useful, beautiful, inspiring when investing in paid social, prioritize warm audiences
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It doesn’t end here.
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Now go, make it happen.
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thank you.
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WHAT WE DO
BUILD YOUR STORY Audience Insights / Channel + Campaign Plans / Content Strategy
SHARE YOUR STORY Social Content + Management / Content Marketing + SEO / Email / Integrated Campaigns
AMPLIFY YOUR STORY Paid Social / Influencer Management / Contests
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5 things you can try right now.
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Retarget viewers who watched 75%
VideoOptional:
Engagement Image
Optional: Engagement
ImageCTA / Offer
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Messenger Automation
Send a customized personal message to anyone who comments on your Facebook ads or posts msghero.com
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Track ‘Offline Conversions’ in Ads Manager
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Run ads and offers in Stories
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Experiment with Visual Content / Improve Photography
Visual Content Elements Natural light is important
Keep shots condensed and interesting Give a sneak peek into your people, place, & process
Bring out your personality Tell a story through a series
Think thumb-stopping