Facebook Marketing for Small Business from a Small Business Owner - 020414

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There are over 1 billion people using Facebook to keep up to date with their friends and family, so communicating with customers via Facebook is very much about that, building and maintaining a relationship. However, through this process, you should be helping drive more people to your website / online store. These slide can help you plan your Facebook marketing strategy relevant to your business’s needs, and share tips and tricks on how to do this on limited time and on a limited budget.

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vanguardvisionsconsulting.com.au

Facebook Marketing for Small Business

Marion Library Service2 April 2014

Allison MillerDirector & Principal Consultant

Slides available at:

slideshare.net/vanguardvisions

Session Overview

• Why is now a good time to be using Facebook?

• Planning your Facebook Marketing Strategy

• Creating and managing Facebook page• Marketing on Facebook• Measuring your Facebook marketing• What will you investigate further?

Why is now a good time to be using Facebook?

Image: Telecommunications - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunication

Better infrastructure / access

• 92% of Australian business have internet access

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013)

• 79% of Australian homes have the internet

• Good e-practice guidelines for disadvantaged learners in VET (2013)

• 90% of Australians have an internet-enabled smartphone

• AIMIA Mobile Phone Survey (2013)

Data source: http://www.socialmedianews.com.au Image: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTnOgNdtWx_EZWwujkMfHyvJTjOHfP67V3KK3GXHcs9P-sPCrU8

Australian Social Media Stats*

• Facebook – 13,600,000 users• YouTube – 12,600,000 users• Tumblr – 4,700,000 users• LinkedIn – 3,600,000 users• Twitter - 2,500,000 users• Instagram – 1,600,00 users• Snapchat – 1,070,000 users• Pinterest – 410,000 users• Google Plus –65,000 users

* March 2014

Source: Smarter Business Ideas – Spring 2013 – “Make a social call”

Facebook – aka ‘the Pub’

• Connect with friends or seek feedback from customers

• 3 short posts/week – useful and relevant content, news and events about your business

• Be helpful - answer questions on status updates and in Groups

• Post: Early morning, during lunch, after work, before dinner and before bed

• Paid ‘posts’ and ‘pages’• Competitions for “Likes”

12 Reasons Why Your Business Needs A Facebook Page In 2014business2community.com/facebook/12-reasons-business-needs-facebook-page-2014-0820081#!CcEkg

Planning your Facebook Marketing Strategy

Your Facebook Marketing Strategy

CC-BY Image: - Simon – Facebook Connection Social Network Media - http://pixabay.com/en/facebook-connection-social-network-76531/

Target market?Purpose?

Image: VELG Training - https://www.facebook.com/VelgTraining

Cloud Computing aka “the Cloud”

VisualSincere/Caring

AnnouncementsPolls/CompsDiscussionsGive to get

Image: Vanguard Visions - https://www.facebook.com/vanguardvisions Image: Ace Nights - https://www.facebook.com/AceNights

What should I share? – Your Content

Image: City of Marion - https://www.facebook.com/CityofMarion Image: Andrew Barrre Photography - https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Barre.Photography

What should I share? – Others’ Content

Image: Northern Adelaide Wordpress Business User Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/northernadelwpbug/Image: Armidale NBN Users Groups - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArmidaleNBNUsers/

What should I share? – Interact with others

Image: Connecting Up - https://www.facebook.com/connectingup Image: Empty Spot Childcare - https://www.facebook.com/emptyspotchildcare

What should I share? – Involve others

Creating a Facebook Page

Image: Digital Capability - https://www.facebook.com/digitalcapabilityImage: Business Networking in Australia - https://www.facebook.com/groups/50481628494/

Page vs Group =Controlled vs Community

Be a Facebook UserCreate a Page

Create a PageWhat type of page?

Create a PageAdd some details

Setting up your Page

Add a logo

Add a banner

Add other info

Admin panel

Write a post

Invite friends to

‘Like’

Managing your Facebook Page

Manage your PageAdmin Panel

Manage your PageInsights Panel

Getting people to ‘Like’ your page

Competitions, Ads etc

Add ‘Like’ to website etc

Invite them

Managing posts

Managing posts

Marketing on Facebook

Selling directly from your Facebook Page

Image: The Wishing Box - https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wishing-Box/165675503601951 Image: KZs Scents - https://www.facebook.com/KZMELTS

Boosting posts

Promote Page

Sponsor posts

Image: Slam Strategy - Facebook Advertising ticks all the right boxes http://slamstrategy.com.au/facebook-advertising-ticks-all-the-right-boxes-2/

Competitions

Image: VELG Training - https://www.facebook.com/VelgTrainingImage: Pure Bliss Massage - https://www.facebook.com/pureblissmobilemassage

Measuring your Facebook Marketing

Analytics – Facebook Insights

Google Analytics

Likes vs Interactions

Revenue vs Influence

CC-BY Image: Davie Armano – Pillars of Influence - https://www.flickr.com/photos/7855449@N02/5372510253/

Next workshop

6 June

'Driving customers to your website‘

Marion Cultural Centre

What will you investigate further?

Want to know more?

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Contact me at:Allison Miller

0400 732 270allison@vanguardvisions.com.au

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