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Social Media

Get Strategic,

Get Results!

www.merrigangroup.com© 2010 Mary Ellen Merrigan

Get Strategic, Get Results!

No whining. Find the time.

www.merrigangroup.com© 2010 Mary Ellen Merrigan

Get social!

1. Commit: Define your social media strategy

2. Get found: Research and identify networks

3. Leverage Facebook: Build presence

4. Ignite LSBN: Manage and optimize

5. Systematize: Measure results

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Where are you on the spectrum?

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Why Is Social Media Important?: Statistics

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Global Internet Users

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90 Trillion The number of emails sent on the Internet in 2009.

Source: Jess3

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500 Million Active Facebook Users

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126 MillionThe number of blogs on the Internet.

Source: Jess3

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2 Billion Videos Are Streamed Each Day On YouTube

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COMMIT TO SOCIAL

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What Is Social Media Marketing?

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“Social Media Marketing: Enables Others to Advocate for Your Business Through Compelling Content”

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GET FOUND

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Step One: Sign up for local search

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Local search begins on the net.

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LEVERAGE FACEBOOK

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“Facebook is a social network that connectspeople personally and professionally through

connections, messages, photos, & videos.”

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Facebook Fan Pages Let Businesses Interact with Customers and Prospects

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Engage – let the fans talk.

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Tighten your info for SEO.

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Use Facebook photos!

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Please like …

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Promote Facebook in all content.

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Fan pages mean business.

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IGNITE LSBN

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Yelp reviews everything.

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Foursquare makes a game of it.

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Meet-up offers connections.

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Groupon makes coupons work.

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Living Social is similar.

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Spa Boom may challenge both.

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TedxABQ promoted online.

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SYSTEMATIZE

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Get social!

1. Commit: Define your social media strategy

2. Get found: Research and identify networks

3. Leverage Facebook: Build presence

4. Ignite LSBN: Manage and optimize

5. Systematize: Measure results

www.merrigangroup.com© 2010 Mary Ellen Merrigan

Social Media Can Drive Leads and Customers

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