The document discusses social media marketing and provides an overview of various social media platforms. It summarizes a presentation on social media marketing that covers an overview of social media, popular platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn, strategy for using each platform effectively, and case studies of how nonprofits have used social media. Key points include that social media is now a cultural revolution, each platform has different strengths and strategies, and nonprofits have used social media for brand awareness, customer service, fundraising, and building donor relationships.
3. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
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4. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
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5. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
Strategy
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6. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
Strategy
Brand presence vs. campaigns
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7. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
Strategy
Brand presence vs. campaigns
Etiquette
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8. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
Strategy
Brand presence vs. campaigns
Etiquette
Measurement
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9. What are we
going to cover?
Overview of social media
Platforms
Strategy
Brand presence vs. campaigns
Etiquette
Measurement
And (nonprofit) case studies
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12. Key takeaways
Nobody can afford to ignore social
media.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
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13. Key takeaways
Nobody can afford to ignore social
media.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
Each net work has its own strengths
and strategies, and they may not all be
right for each organization.
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14. Key takeaways
Nobody can afford to ignore social
media.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
Each net work has its own strengths
and strategies, and they may not all be
right for each organization.
Listen, be nice, and measure everything.
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16. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
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17. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
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18. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
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19. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
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20. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
Total # of Facebook users:
1.15 BILLION
# who check it daily:
699 MILLION
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21. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
Total # of Facebook users:
1.15 BILLION
# who check it daily:
699 MILLION
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22. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
Facebook users
have uploaded 250
BILLION photos
since launch
Total # of Facebook users:
1.15 BILLION
# who check it daily:
699 MILLION
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23. It’s not a communication change.
It’s a cultural revolution.
Facebook users
have uploaded 250
BILLION photos
since launch
Total # of Facebook users:
1.15 BILLION
# who check it daily:
699 MILLION
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28. In what ways are nonprofits
using social media?
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29. In what ways are nonprofits
using social media?
Brand awareness
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30. In what ways are nonprofits
using social media?
Brand awareness
Customer ser vice channel
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31. In what ways are nonprofits
using social media?
Brand awareness
Customer ser vice channel
Word-of-mouth campaigns
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32. In what ways are nonprofits
using social media?
Brand awareness
Customer ser vice channel
Word-of-mouth campaigns
Building relationships with their
donors/members
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33. How can social media be used
(effectively) in marketing?
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34. How can social media be used
(effectively) in marketing?
Get around advertising fatigue &
ineffectiveness
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35. How can social media be used
(effectively) in marketing?
Get around advertising fatigue &
ineffectiveness
“Humanize” the brand/give the brand
personality
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36. How can social media be used
(effectively) in marketing?
Get around advertising fatigue &
ineffectiveness
“Humanize” the brand/give the brand
personality
Offer better, on-the-spot customer
service/responses to questions
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37. How can social media be used
(effectively) in marketing?
Get around advertising fatigue &
ineffectiveness
“Humanize” the brand/give the brand
personality
Offer better, on-the-spot customer
service/responses to questions
Find donors/members where they spend
the most time
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50. What about nonprofits?
HELPING HANDS:
A local affiliate of the Oregon Food Bank sponsored a
Thanksgiving fun run, Give N’ Gobble. The race director
hired Bonfire Social Media to create a search
optimized blog, Twitter and Facebook pages. The blog
served as a platform for race news, interviews, photos
and easy race registration. Donations increased by
almost 50% versus the previous year; runners
increased by over 25%; volunteers increased 2X; web
traffic increased 76%; pages indexed by search engines
increased by 150%.
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54. What is Twitter?
Twitter is a website which lets you send
and read messages called t weets.
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55. What is Twitter?
Twitter is a website which lets you send
and read messages called t weets.
Tweets are text-based posts of up to
140 characters.
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56. What is Twitter?
Twitter is a website which lets you send
and read messages called t weets.
Tweets are text-based posts of up to
140 characters.
Users “follow,” or subscribe, to various
people’s t weets so they can read their
updates.
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60. Why bother?
Twitter has plenty of time for your
organization.
Twitter provides unique opportunities to
connect with A-listers that other social
net works don’t.
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61. Why bother?
Twitter has plenty of time for your
organization.
Twitter provides unique opportunities to
connect with A-listers that other social
net works don’t.
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62. Why bother?
Twitter has plenty of time for your
organization.
Twitter provides unique opportunities to
connect with A-listers that other social
net works don’t.
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63. Why bother?
Twitter has plenty of time for your
organization.
Twitter provides unique opportunities to
connect with A-listers that other social
net works don’t.
Do you want to create an account when
times are good, or when a crisis hits?
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66. General Twitter strategy:
Relationship cultivation
Relationships ➡ inspiration ➡
expanding your net work.
Provide value to the masses, but speak
to individuals as individuals when you
can.
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67. General Twitter strategy:
Relationship cultivation
Relationships ➡ inspiration ➡
expanding your net work.
Provide value to the masses, but speak
to individuals as individuals when you
can.
Bottom line: More supporters, more
money.
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70. What is Facebook?
Facebook is the world's most popular
social net working website.
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71. What is Facebook?
Facebook is the world's most popular
social net working website.
Users share “status updates,” pictures,
videos, links, etc.
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72. What is Facebook?
Facebook is the world's most popular
social net working website.
Users share “status updates,” pictures,
videos, links, etc.
The updates of your friends (and brands
you follow) appear in your “News Feed.”
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76. Why bother?
Huge, highly-engaged audience (1.15
billion, 699 million check daily).
User-friendly, inexpensive advertising
you can target very specifically based
on people’s demographics AND interests.
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77. Why bother?
Huge, highly-engaged audience (1.15
billion, 699 million check daily).
User-friendly, inexpensive advertising
you can target very specifically based
on people’s demographics AND interests.
Can drive tons of traffic to your
website.
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78. Why bother?
Huge, highly-engaged audience (1.15
billion, 699 million check daily).
User-friendly, inexpensive advertising
you can target very specifically based
on people’s demographics AND interests.
Can drive tons of traffic to your
website.
Fun fact: 46% of millionaires are on
Facebook, vs. 19% on LinkedIn
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81. General Facebook strategy:
Daily, share-able posts
Post a few times a week.
Share links your audience will find
useful.
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82. General Facebook strategy:
Daily, share-able posts
Post a few times a week.
Share links your audience will find
useful.
Use photos a LOT.
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83. General Facebook strategy:
Daily, share-able posts
Post a few times a week.
Share links your audience will find
useful.
Use photos a LOT.
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84. General Facebook strategy:
Daily, share-able posts
Post a few times a week.
Share links your audience will find
useful.
Use photos a LOT.
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85. General Facebook strategy:
Daily, share-able posts
Post a few times a week.
Share links your audience will find
useful.
Use photos a LOT.
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89. What is Google+?
Combines best of Facebook (friending,
news feed, multimedia sharing), with
Tumblr & Twitter (one-sided sharing)
and all the goodness of Google.
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92. Why bother?
SEO, SEO, SEO.
Integrates with all other Google
products.
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93. Why bother?
SEO, SEO, SEO.
Integrates with all other Google
products.
Great way to reach tech-elite audience.
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94. Why bother?
SEO, SEO, SEO.
Integrates with all other Google
products.
Great way to reach tech-elite audience.
Hangouts & Helpouts have interesting
opportunities for connecting with
stakeholders/clients.
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97. General Google+ strategy:
Focus on SEO & experiment
Add a +1 button to your blog/website.
Post your latest blog posts on Google+
and participate in communities to drive
traffic.
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98. General Google+ strategy:
Focus on SEO & experiment
Add a +1 button to your blog/website.
Post your latest blog posts on Google+
and participate in communities to drive
traffic.
Experiment with Hangouts & Helpouts
as a way to reach customers/members.
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101. What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a professionally-driven
social net work where you can share
your resume and hopefully find a job.
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102. What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a professionally-driven
social net work where you can share
your resume and hopefully find a job.
LinkedIn also features groups related to
various professional interests, for
net working purposes.
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103. And this is where I’d put
a funny LinkedIn comic
If I could find one!
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105. Why bother?
Brand engagement with LinkedIn is
generally limited to ads and groups. You
can do some status updates as a
business but...these features aren’t welldeveloped.
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106. Why bother?
Brand engagement with LinkedIn is
generally limited to ads and groups. You
can do some status updates as a
business but...these features aren’t welldeveloped.
BUT...LinkedIn has a different audience
than other social net works, and is
great if you want to reach folks who
don’t spend a lot of time on Facebook,
Twitter, etc.
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110. Features to pay
attention to
Source: http:/
/blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307
/bid/31889/13-Brands-Using-LinkedIn-CompanyPage-Features-the-Right-Way.aspx
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111. Features to pay
attention to
“Showcase Pages work
like less-robust Company
Pages, giving major
corporations
likeMicrosoft the ability
to create pages for niche
divisions or business
units, such as Microsoft
Office or Xbox. Showcase
Pages will be followable,
meaning Microsoft can
share Xbox content with
LinkedIn users who have
shown interest in the
product, rather than
every user who simply
follows Microsoft.”
Source: http:/
/mashable.com/2013/11/19/linkedin-showcase-pages/
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113. General LinkedIn
strategy: Groups, ads
Start a group related to your company
(if large) and/or interest area. Keep the
conversation going.
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114. General LinkedIn
strategy: Groups, ads
Start a group related to your company
(if large) and/or interest area. Keep the
conversation going.
Try ads targeted at the sorts of folks
you want to attract to your business.
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115. General LinkedIn
strategy: Groups, ads
Start a group related to your company
(if large) and/or interest area. Keep the
conversation going.
Try ads targeted at the sorts of folks
you want to attract to your business.
Fill out your company page completely
and keep it up-to-date regarding your
products & ser vices.
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121. Why bother?
While creating videos can be tricky and
more time-consuming than other social
net works, videos give your company a
unique opportunity to tell its story in a
more tangible way.
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123. General YouTube strategy: Short,
compelling, entertaining content
Optimum video time is 3 minutes or less.
Shorter is better.
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124. General YouTube strategy: Short,
compelling, entertaining content
Optimum video time is 3 minutes or less.
Shorter is better.
Create content people want to watch.
People do not want to watch
commercials (unless they are very
entertaining).
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125. General YouTube strategy: Short,
compelling, entertaining content
Optimum video time is 3 minutes or less.
Shorter is better.
Create content people want to watch.
People do not want to watch
commercials (unless they are very
entertaining).
Make it entertaining, moving, heartwrenching - whatever it takes to tell
your story and get people to watch.
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129. What are they?
Instagram, Hipstamatic, Vine, Flickr, etc.
Allow users to share photos (and
sometimes short videos) with friends
and/or the world at large. Some offer
the ability to add fun effects to your
photos as well.
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132. Why bother?
Great chance to showcase “visual”
brands (like restaurants, pet stores,
etc.).
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133. Why bother?
Great chance to showcase “visual”
brands (like restaurants, pet stores,
etc.).
Short videos are HUGE. Vine & Instagram
let you show videos easily viewable on
mobile devices without wifi.
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134. Why bother?
Great chance to showcase “visual”
brands (like restaurants, pet stores,
etc.).
Short videos are HUGE. Vine & Instagram
let you show videos easily viewable on
mobile devices without wifi.
Create real-time albums for events and
allow others to contribute.
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138. General photo-sharing
strategy: Target your audiences
Show your brand’s visual side
Experiment with short videos
Consider contests/real-time group
photo sharing
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139. General photo-sharing
strategy: Target your audiences
Show your brand’s visual side
Experiment with short videos
Consider contests/real-time group
photo sharing
Engage in subcommunities
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142. What is it?
Pinterest is a visually-driven site where
people share pictures of things they like.
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143. What is it?
Pinterest is a visually-driven site where
people share pictures of things they like.
They create “boards” (categories) of
“pins” (items/photos/etc.).
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144. What is it?
Pinterest is a visually-driven site where
people share pictures of things they like.
They create “boards” (categories) of
“pins” (items/photos/etc.).
People can search for keywords,
hashtags, or browse categories like
“Food and Drink,” “Men’s Fashion,”
“Geek,” “Tattoos,” “Weddings,” etc. to
find things to add to their boards, or
upload their own pictures.
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147. Why bother?
It’s really popular. By some measures, it’s
the third most-popular social net work.
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148. Why bother?
It’s really popular. By some measures, it’s
the third most-popular social net work.
It’s a way to reach people who may not
spend a ton of time on other social
net works.
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149. Why bother?
It’s really popular. By some measures, it’s
the third most-popular social net work.
It’s a way to reach people who may not
spend a ton of time on other social
net works.
It’s a net work driven by the ideas of
inspiration and specific interests.
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150. Why bother?
It’s really popular. By some measures, it’s
the third most-popular social net work.
It’s a way to reach people who may not
spend a ton of time on other social
net works.
It’s a net work driven by the ideas of
inspiration and specific interests.
It’s a new (ideal) place to tell your story.
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151. Why bother?
It’s really popular. By some measures, it’s
the third most-popular social net work.
It’s a way to reach people who may not
spend a ton of time on other social
net works.
It’s a net work driven by the ideas of
inspiration and specific interests.
It’s a new (ideal) place to tell your story.
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155. General Pinterest strategy:
Pretty, share-able content
Think pretty!
Think shareable! 80% of all pins are
repins.
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156. General Pinterest strategy:
Pretty, share-able content
Think pretty!
Think shareable! 80% of all pins are
repins.
Be very specific in board creation, i.e.
“Breakfast recipes.”
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157. General Pinterest strategy:
Pretty, share-able content
Think pretty!
Think shareable! 80% of all pins are
repins.
Be very specific in board creation, i.e.
“Breakfast recipes.”
Use hashtags.
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158. Other places to consider
sharing
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159. Other places to consider
sharing
Foursquare
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160. Other places to consider
sharing
Foursquare
Reddit
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161. Other places to consider
sharing
Foursquare
Reddit
Vimeo
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163. Questions to ask before
you do anything
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164. Questions to ask before
you do anything
What do we want to get out of this?
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165. Questions to ask before
you do anything
What do we want to get out of this?
Who is our audience (and which
net works do they use)?
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166. Questions to ask before
you do anything
What do we want to get out of this?
Who is our audience (and which
net works do they use)?
What stories resonate for our audience?
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167. Questions to ask before
you do anything
What do we want to get out of this?
Who is our audience (and which
net works do they use)?
What stories resonate for our audience?
What/who do we need in place to start?
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168. How do you get started
building a brand presence?
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169. How do you get started
building a brand presence?
Listen
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170. How do you get started
building a brand presence?
Listen
Engage
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171. How do you get started
building a brand presence?
Listen
Engage
Test
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172. How do you get started
building a brand presence?
Listen
Engage
Test
Wash, rinse, repeat
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179. Brand- building vs.
campaigns
Brand-building
Fewer short-term but more long-term gains
Establishes a “voice”
Builds trust
Campaigns
Mostly short-term gains, possible long-term
gains
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180. Brand- building vs.
campaigns
Brand-building
Fewer short-term but more long-term gains
Establishes a “voice”
Builds trust
Campaigns
Mostly short-term gains, possible long-term
gains
Quick acquisition of followers & buzz
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181. Think of it like “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show”
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182. Think of it like “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show”
Audience participation is key.
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183. Think of it like “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show”
Antici...pation works.
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184. Think of it like “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show”
Show your favorite obsession: Strive to
be a thought leader.
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185. Think of it like “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show”
“Don’t dream it, be it!” Take risks!
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213. Etiquette
Humanize your profile
Be personal
Contribute
Content is king!
Rarely ask others for promotion
Do promote other’s content (12:1 rule)
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214. Etiquette
Humanize your profile
Be personal
Contribute
Content is king!
Rarely ask others for promotion
Do promote other’s content (12:1 rule)
Keep it relevant
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224. Measurement
Analyze:
What content are people responding
to?
What times/days am I getting the
most traction?
What conventions seem to get
attention? (length of message, type of
message, platforms, etc.)
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233. Measurement
Which tools to use?
Composing/tracking tools (Hootsuite)
Listening tools (Tweetdeck)
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234. Measurement
Which tools to use?
Composing/tracking tools (Hootsuite)
Listening tools (Tweetdeck)
Audience sentiment tools (Radian6)
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235. Measurement
Which tools to use?
Composing/tracking tools (Hootsuite)
Listening tools (Tweetdeck)
Audience sentiment tools (Radian6)
Campaign-specific tools (and number
of Facebook campaign/contest addons)
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236. A bit about personal
branding
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237. A bit about personal
branding
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238. A bit about personal
branding
Balance: Be real, but be professional.
Share personal things you wouldn’t mind
your future boss seeing.
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239. A bit about personal
branding
Balance: Be real, but be professional.
Share personal things you wouldn’t mind
your future boss seeing.
Share career/project accomplishments.
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240. A bit about personal
branding
Balance: Be real, but be professional.
Share personal things you wouldn’t mind
your future boss seeing.
Share career/project accomplishments.
Ask questions and reach out to people
you want to connect with
professionally.
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241. A bit about personal
branding
Balance: Be real, but be professional.
Share personal things you wouldn’t mind
your future boss seeing.
Share career/project accomplishments.
Ask questions and reach out to people
you want to connect with
professionally.
Live-t weet from relevant conferences.
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242. A bit about personal
branding
Check out this blog post: http:/
/
www.socialnomics.net/2013/11/19/
being-authentic-and-geeking-out-onsocial-media/
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244. Wrap up:
Key takeaways
You can’t afford to ignore social media in
your marketing efforts.
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245. Wrap up:
Key takeaways
You can’t afford to ignore social media in
your marketing efforts.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
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246. Wrap up:
Key takeaways
You can’t afford to ignore social media in
your marketing efforts.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
Each net work has its own strengths
and strategies, and they may not all be
right for you.
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247. Wrap up:
Key takeaways
You can’t afford to ignore social media in
your marketing efforts.
Social media rocks, but it’s not a silver
bullet. Like any other marketing effort,
you have to use it well to be effective.
Each net work has its own strengths
and strategies, and they may not all be
right for you.
Listen, be nice, and measure everything.
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248. Question time
& thanks!
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