Choosing the right Social Media Company

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At Coldicott Freelance Training we believe in doing things simply, yet effectively. This means that we apply the following expertise to every piece of consultancy and training we deliver: * Listening to and understanding your business needs * Developing bespoke training * Offering ongoing support and coaching * Explaining things simply * Using practical and relevant examples To ensure you get value for money and achieve your business goals - we follow this guaranteed winning procedure: 1. You need a clear goal that will deliver results for your business. 2. The training needs to be simple, achievable and add value. 3. It needs to be fun. All good training sessions should have an element of fun, interaction, application and engagement. Our training service starts with understanding you needs, developing a great plan, delivering the training and supporting you while you put your new skills into practice. Life's too short, we spend the majority of our lives at work so why not make our time there, a little bit easier, more productive and therefore give us more time and money to spend with our loved ones? That’s why I am passionate about helping people and making their businesses a success. To discuss how you can start using Social Media more effectively, please call 0770 410 5954 or email me Helen@coldicottfreelancetraining.com

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Worcestershire’s Social Media Experts

Why choose us?

• Look at the bigger picture

• Business focused

• Great personalised plan

• Easy to understand with Simple instructions

• Flexible training

• Ongoing coaching options

Who do we train & support?

Marketing & PR professionals, Sole business owners, SME’s and Membership Organisations

•Professional Services•Building & Construction•Retail•Hotel & Leisure

Advantages of Social Media

• Build rapport• Great for PR• Continuous marketing presence• Selective marketing• Cost effective (if you’re disciplined)• Show your expertise• Show real recommendations• Customer research• Online presence• Helps improve sales conversion – Know, Like, Trust• Maximise your marketing

How can we help?

Planning Training Coaching Results

Planning

Objective - What are you trying to achieve?

Connect – Who are you trying to attract & connect with?

Update – What information are they interested in?

Engage - How often to engage / comment / respond?

Frequency - Amount of time to spend and how often?

Training

•Agree Objectives

•Bespoke Agenda

•Relevant to your industry/business

•Recommendations & Actions

•Follow up

Coaching

•Clear strategy & goal setting

•New ideas & creative boost

•Motivation & measurement

•Encouragement, support & practical advice

Results

• Increased sales

• Raised profile

• More traffic to website

• Engaged audience

• Improved customer service

What isSocial Media?

Socialas in socialising, chatting, making friends, sharing,

recommending or just keeping in touch

We love to talk

Meeting other businesses

Referrals and Recommendations

Mediaas in various types and formats

Platforms most popular with…

Gender Age B2B/B2C

59% Male 35-54 B2B

52% Female 

26-34 Both

 58% Female 20-29 B2C

58% Male 18 – 34 Both

Why do we need to use it?

Only 14% of your customers trust adverts

But more than 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations

Why do people buy from you?

Know

Like

Trust

Local businesses booming with social media

LinkedIn

Easier for your clients to find online

LinkedIn great for…

• Getting found online

• Building your own business network

• Getting more leads

• Contacting specific people you’d like to work with

Facebook

Get people talking about you

Facebook

Get people talking about you

Facebook great for…

• Attracting more leads

• Building an online community

• Sharing something funny

• Sharing photo’s

Twitter

Introduce yourself and build rapport…

Twitter great for…

• Sending & receiving recent news•

Joining in conversations•

Keeping in touch & talking to your network

•Adding a bit of colour/personality to your business

YouTube – Astute Graphics

Worldwide sales teamDemonstrate your product for free

YouTube great for…

• Showing people how to do stuff•

Creating amusing content to raise your profile

•Demonstrating your products & services

TripAdvisor

Attract more leads

TripAdvisor

Customer Recommendations

TripAdvisor great for…

• Attract more leads•

Sell your products/services•

Demonstrate your product/service•

Leisure & Tourism industry

In summary…

Great for attracting new leadsBuilding an online following

Raising your online profile etc…

But...Important to use the right channels 

By focusing on the right channel that your audience uses your social media efforts will be

rewarded!

How you can start using social media successfully?

Social Media Marketing Strategy

Objective - What are you trying to achieve?

Connect – Who are you trying to attract & connect with?

Update – What information are they interested in?

Engage - How often to engage / comment / respond?

Frequency - Amount of time to spend and how often?

Clear business aim

• - Attract more leads• - Raise your business profile• - Build an online community• - Increase membership• - Share information• - Sell your products/services• - Build your newsletter list• - Demonstrate your product/service

I don’t know what to post/tweet about!

In pairs, write as many different topics that you think their customers would find useful, advice, tips, interesting facts,

amusing, shareable, different media.

5 minutes to think of as many as possible for your partner’s business…

Takeaway Actions

What will you takeaway with you?

Enjoy the talk?

Need more help?

Like some free support and advice?

Follow me for free social media advice…

@helencoldicott

www.coldicottfreelancetraining.com

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