For years, the Four P's of Marketing have helped guide businesses with products and services. This presentation looks at an alternative Four P's - Persuasion, Intent, Traction and Sketchability.

1. Social Media and the New 4 P's of Marketing presented by Bonsai Interactive Marketing www.bonsaiinteractive.com

2. What is Marketing? Marketing - is the process of performing various forms of market research, selling products and/or services to customers and promoting them via advertising to further enhance sales. (Wikipedia)

3. Forms of Marketing - Numerous types of Marketing (interactive, direct, mobile, social media, email, SMS, telemarketing, PPC, search engine) - One Common Goal: BUSINESS

4. Four P's of Marketing - Product - Price - Place (distribution) - Promotion - One Common Goal: BUSINESS

5. Social Media Marketing and the New Way of Doing Business

6. The NEW Four P's of Marketing - Persuasion - Intent - Traction - Sketchability (Also known as your marketing is the PITS ) ;-)

11. Introduction: The Rise of Social Media in Business - What is social media? A definition. - Why is it important to business? - Does size matter? Small business versus medium versus large. - How do you know your business is ready? - Defining which team will handle social media. - Planning your entry into social media.

12. What is Social Media? - The new way of doing business? - The art of conversation? - The voice of the consumer and the customer? - A business' best friend? - The natural evolution of people and the web?

13. What is Social Media? - The new way of doing business? - The art of conversation? - The voice of the consumer and the customer? - A business' best friend? - The natural evolution of people and the web? Or all of the above and more?

14. But Isn't Social Media Just Another Way to Sell?

15. Yes and No Social media platforms offer a fantastic "in" to people you'd normally have to go through 16 telephone calls, 7 emails and 1 crabby personal assistant to even make an appointment with. BUT... You still need to put in the hard work to create the sale, and have a solid message and understanding of how social media can help your lead before you even make the connection. So how do you do this?

16. The Relationship to the Sale - Social search - Friendly stalking - Competitive analysis - Social media audits - AND START TALKING!!!

18. But Doesn't Social Media Only Benefit the Big Boys? - "Only big companies have the manpower" - "Small businesses don't have time" - "We can't afford the budgets of large corporations - "All the success stories are about Dell, Best Buy, etc"

19. If Social Media is All About Size Then What About... www.beefandhayproducer.com

20. If Social Media is All About Size Then What About... www.canadianpetconnection.com

21. Despite What Cosmopolitan Says About Size In Social Media It REALLY Doesn't Matter

22. Being Small Doesn't Matter - Being Ready Does. Business isn't like summer camp where we gather round the fire and tell each other horror stories. Businesses hate horror stories, because it means they've usually screwed up. Social media has its fair share of horror stories and these are the ones that stop companies from entering the space.

23. Ready for Social Media?

24. Ready for Social Media?

25. How Can a Business Ready Itself for Social Media? - Social media brand ambassadors - Social media education and policy - Social media audit - ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN B!

26. Where You Fit In - Start defining your digital footprint now - Bring your expertise and look at ways it can be used with social media - Create mini-projects that take existing social media campaigns in different directions - Make connections and ask for mentorship

27. Questions? [email_address] www.bonsaiinteractive.com