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GROW Nebraska Marketing Workshops

2010

Social Media Solutions

Did You Know 4.0

About GROW Nebraska

•Started in 1998 as a marketing cooperative to assist small businesses throughout Nebraska

•Goal is to create promotion and awareness of Nebraska products and services regionally and nationally 

GROW Nebraska Strategies-Create value services

Goal – Put $$$ in the pockets of Entrepreneurs/Businesses and create enterprise income for GROW Nebraska through the use of free or discounted services.

Services

• Product Evaluation• Page listing and web site link on the GROW web site• The GROW Book Listing• Web site critique• GROW Retail Store Opportunities (Kearney, Grand Island,

State Fair and Holiday Stores)• Flavors of Nebraska• Technical Assistance• GROW Workshops

Things to Accept

• Your Website is one of the MOST important marketing tools.

• Your audience is active online.

• Technology can make your life easier!

Features of Web 2.0

• Enhanced retail opportunities

• Real-time web updates

• Community support and loyalty

• Dynamic web features increase market

• Increased workforce and worker connectivity

• Social and Professional Networking

How many of you have?• Have a business Facebook account• Created a Flickr account• Uploaded a Youtube video• Created a Blog• Created Podcast• Have a Twitter Account

SNS Demographics

• 79% American adults used Internet

• 46% of online American adults use a social networking site

• 65% of teens 12-17 use online social networks

• As of August 2009, Facebook was the most popular online social network

Pew Internet - http://pewinternet.org/topics/Social-Networking.aspx

Facebook

Tips for Facebook Business Pages• Practice with a personal account first• Create a business page from your personal user account• Maintain administrative rights to your business page

  • Market Research

o Through polling application• Direct Target Marketing

o http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?src=fbj9• Upload photos/video

Facebook

Targeted Advertising

Facebook Ads• Pay Per Click• Set daily budget and time frame• Reach a large, but targeted audience at a low cost• GROW will help you create ads and find niche target

Twitter

• Microbloggingo Chris Brogan’s Blog

50 Ideas for using Twitter for businesso GROW Nebraska - grownebraska

Twitter Symbols and Meanings 

• # = hashtag - used before a wordo #growne

• @ - direct message - used before a nameo @connieh

URL Too Long?

Twitter - 140 characters

• http://bit.ly/• www.tiny.cc

CoTweet

CoTweet - an application that links to Twitter. 

• Schedule updates in advance• More than one user• More than one account• Tracks response messages

Blogs

• Almost essential for small or niche business• Provides constant updates to customers• Drives traffic to your site• Creates “enthusiasts”• Easy to manage and setup

                                          

                                           http://www.growneb.com/blog/   

http://blog.thefruitcompany.com/

How to Import

Blogs to Facebook• Click on "edit page" (under the picture)• Scroll down, find "notes" and click on "edit notes"• Top/right hand side "Edit Import Settings"• Put Blog URL information to start feeding

Import Blogs = Increase Blog Effects 

Flickr.com

• Upload Photoso Utilize tagso Join Groups

• Embed photography into website• GROW Nebraska photostream

o http://www.flickr.com/photos/grownebraska/• The Fruit Company

o http://flickr.com/photos/24575426@N07/

Link Flickr & Facebook

• Flickro Notify Facebook with a post to your newsfeed when new

photos uploaded

• Facebooko Share Flickr photos with Facebook friends

Video

• Create videoo Upload to youtube.com

o Upload to podcast

o Link file to website

youtube.com

• YouTubeo Create a Profileo Upload Videos

• Embed in website• How to grow your youtube audience -

http://holykaw.alltop.com/how-to-grow-your-youtube-audience

Podcasting

• Audio casts• Video casts

http://searchenginewatch.com/3635372

Four Steps for Social Marketing Success

One Piece Many Deliverables

• Written contento Make a press release

http://www.prweb.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/ http://digg.com/

o Create an eNewslettero Add to Blogo Article for websiteo Convert to audio/video

• It’s all about the customer!

Content is the number one reason people come to our Web

sites

There is more to the "Social" story

http://www.go2web20.net/ Other social media to consider:• Friendfeed• MySpace• Digg• Delicious• Toodledo

GROW Nebraska Marketing Workshops

It’s all about the customer!

Learn More About GROW Nebraska 

•Learn more about GROW Nebraska online at www.grownebraska.org or visit our booth.

•Send any questions to info@grownebraska.org or call us toll-free at 888.GROW.NEB.

Contact Information

• Janell Anderson Ehrke - janell@grownebraska.org• Erin Malzer - erin@grownebraska.org•  Liz Martin - liz@grownebraska.org• Ashley Blickenstaff - ashley@grownebraska.org

 http://go.unl.edu/growmarketing2010

Analyze Thishttp://connect.extension.iastate.edu/ecop

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