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A presentation to www.superfastbusiness.co.uk as to why your businesses should be using Social Media

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Noah Kalina – Everyday

• A photo a day for 12 years• 4380 pictures – 1 video• 30.5m views on YouTube

Now that’s the power of web marketing

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Web Marketing is a Marathon

There are very few quick wins

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Why use Social Media?

The internet isconstantly evolving

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Why use Social Media?Evolution

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Why use Social Media?

Because your clients do!

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Social Media is Rocket Science

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This is Rocket ScienceSocial Media is NOT Rocket Science

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Message Broadcasting

Sales ChannelQuick FixBandwagon

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My target market doesn’t use Social

Media

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18-2983%

30-4977%

50-6452%

65+32%

Source: Pew research CentreBy Age

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Male62%Female

71%

Source: Pew research CentreBy Gender

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To £25k72%

£25k - £42k65%

£42k - £65k66%

+£65k66%

Source: Pew research CentreBy Income

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Facebook 67%

Google+ 35%

LinkedIn20%

Twitter16%

Pinterest 15%

Instagram 13%

Source: Pew research CentreBy Site

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Which Sites should I use?FacebookLinkedInTwitterYouTube

Google+InstagramPinterestVine

- 1.3 bn Best for Business to Consumer- 330 m Best for Business to Business- 280m Good for B2C and B2B- 1 bn Best for visual learners

- 540m Good for SEO- 200m Good for photogenic subjects- 70m Great for photogenic subjects- 40m Great for short/sharp video

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Social Media is for everyone

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• Raise Awareness

• Build Credibility

• Publish News and Updates

• Share Ideas

• Engage in

Communication

2 way

Social Media is a platform that allows you to

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• Engage in

Communication

• Share Information

• Communicate with other

customers

• Share Ideas

2 way

Social Media is a platform that allows your customers to -

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• Stay in touch with existing clients

• Reach out to new audiences and markets

• Communicate with 10s, 100s, 1,000s, millions

• Better understand related markets

Social Media helps business to…

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Go where your clients are!

Rule Number One

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See Rule No.1

Rule Number Two

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Go where your clients are!

So, where are they?

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How do you know where they are?

Ask – CustomersSuppliersFriends and FamilyColleagues

Which Social Media sites would you expect to find us on?

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Know your customers

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Now you know where they are, what should you do?

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Don’t do

“Silo

Mark

eting”

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Integration

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1 – Define your goals

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Define your goals

1. Branding2. Building Interaction3. Sharing vouchers/offers4. Drive traffic to website5. Market new services / products

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SMART

SpecificMeasurableAchievableRealisticTimed

ExampleI want to add 100 new Followers/Likes/Contacts per month during Q3 2014

Define your goals

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2 – Define your audience

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Go where your clients are!

So, where are they?

Define your audience

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Know your customers

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3 – Understand the platforms

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Understand the platforms

Facebook

• 1.3 Bn users – 29m in UK• 3.2bn comments made every day• Great for “buzz building”• Targeted advertising• Best for Business to Consumer

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Linkedin

• 330m users, 12m in UK• Professional to Professional• Targeted advertising• Best for Business to Business

Understand the platforms

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Google+

• 350m users are on Google+• 2bn “+1”s per day• Important for SEO• B2B and B2C

Understand the platforms

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Pinterest

• 310m internet users use Instagram• 70% are women• Especially appealing to the 18-49 age group• Great for photogenic products

Understand the platforms

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Twitter

• 280m internet users are on Twitter• Short, sharp communications• Targeted advertising• B2B and B2C

Understand the platforms

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Instagram

• 195m internet users use Instagram• 40m photos shared every day• Especially appealing to the 18-29 age group• Great for photogenic products

Understand the platforms

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YouTube

• 1 billion visitors per month• 6 billion hours watched per month• Appeals to those who watch rather than read• Inform, advise, coach/teach

Understand the platforms

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4 – Plan your content

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Plan your content

Content has to be

• F• A• R• E

• Fresh• Appropriate • Relevant• Engaging

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Plan your content

What do your clients want to

• Read about• Learn• See• Share

• Develop a schedule• Consistency helps

people “tune in”

When will you post?

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Plan your content

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5 – Build your presence

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Build your presence

• Develop your profiles – Business and/or Personal

• Include photograph to build engagement

• Keep it brief

• Talk about benefits not features

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Build your presence

• Speak to people – not AT them

• Always reply to direct comments and questions

• Engage in conversations

• 80% - be friendly, re-tweet / Comment / Engage

• 20% - Add new content

• Join groups and participate

Be active

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6 – Maintain your profile

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Maintain your profile

• Check your accounts daily• Thank re-Tweets• Thank new followers/Likes/Connections• Respond to comments• Reply to questions

• Find new Likes/Followers/Connections• Find authoritative people and Follow/Like their followers• Connect with people in Groups [Facebook/Linkedin]• Search for branded terms to see who is talking about

what

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Maintain your profile

Invest30 Minutes

per day

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Maintain your profile

Measure your performance

• Google Analytics• Twitter Analytics• Facebook Insights• LinkedIn Stats• Sprout Social• Mention.net

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Don’t wait

Post NOW

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What’s Next……..• Understand WHERE Social Media fits in your Marketing Mix

• WHICH Social Media sites are used by your market

• WHO in your business is the best person

• SET UP business accounts and profiles

• RESEARCH how the competition are using Social Media

• FIND people/businesses to Like/Follow/Connect

• GET POSTING

• KEEP AT IT

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