What the Tweet?!? Using Twitter to Accelerate Your Business

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Does Twitter make you cross-eyed or confuse you? It can be difficult for businesses to cut through the clutter to find the relevant and beneficial conversations on this hectic social network. Learn how your business can take advantage of its marketing power and walk away with a better understanding of how the platform works. You will learn: -How to set realistic goals and strategy that benefit your business -How to cut through the clutter and find your customers on Twitter -What to share and how to share it -How to measure results

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@polepositionmkgKathy Gray@kagray

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Kathy Gray @polepositionmkg@kagray

UNDERSTANDING TWITTER

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Twitter is like a cocktail partyUNDERSTANDING TWITTER

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Twitter is all about building relationships

UNDERSTANDING TWITTER

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Start with a personal accountUNDERSTANDING TWITTER

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

When in Rome… Learn the language

UNDERSTANDING TWITTER

Twitter Lingo

RT

MT

@Reply

DM

#hashtag

via

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Tips for creating your business account

UNDERSTANDING TWITTER

• Your business name• Avoid hyphens, special characters

Username15 Characters

• What you do, a benefit or competitive advantage.

Bio 160 Characters

• Should be your logoProfile Picture81 x 81px

• Unique, simple, clean• ColourLovers, PicMonkey

Background1600 x 1200px

• Keep it simple, clean and vivid Header520 x 260px

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STRATEGICALLY ENGAGE

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Your strategy should answer these questions…

STRATEGICALLY ENGAGE

What are your goals & objectives?How will you measure success?Who do you want to build a relationship with? How will you build the relationship?

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WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Social media without goals is like working blindfolded

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES?

Awareness/Branding

Reputation Management

Customer Service

Customer Retention

Thought Leadership

Increase Traffic

Sales/Leads

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HOW WILL YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Tie goals to metrics to measure success

HOW WILL YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?

• Mentions• Retweets• @Replies• Qualified Follows• Posting/Engagement

Consistency

Twitter

• Traffic• Leads• Sales• Coupon Redemption• Contest Entries

Website

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Tools used to track metricsHOW WILL YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?

• Mentions• Retweets• @Replies• Qualified Follows• Posting/Engagement

Consistency

Twitter

• Traffic• Leads• Sales• Coupon Redemption• Contest Entries

Website

HootsuiteBuffer

TrueSocialMetricsTwitter Lists

Google AnalyticseCommerce

In-store

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WHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Know thy audienceWHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

Demographics: Gender, age, location

Job Title/Company

Interests

Goals/Challenges

What words/phrases do they use?

How do they describe themselves?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Segment your audience with Twitter lists

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

Current Customers Sales Leads

Competition Bloggers

Thought Leaders Employees

Geography Industries

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Create a Twitter listWHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Create a Twitter listWHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Find your audience with Twitter search

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

https://twitter.com/search-advanced

Demographics: Gender, age, location

Job Title/Company

Interests

Goals/Challenges

What words/phrases do they use?

How do they describe themselves?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Use keywords to find your audience

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

https://twitter.com/search-advanced

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Add your audience to Twitter listsWHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Look at your competition/industry leaders

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH?

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HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Follow the rule of thirdsHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

1/3 Your ContentBlog Posts

Photos

Videos

Infographics

1/3 Content Curation

Sharing content from an external

source

1/3 Engagement

Engage directly in

conversations, ask and answer

questions

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Share great content that is RITEHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

Relevant

Interesting

Timely

Educational

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Determine your voice: quirky & snarky?

HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Determine your voice: educational?

HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

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Find great content to shareHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

Twitter Lists Hashtags Keywords

Follow Blogs Newsletters Pinterest

Google+ Delicious AllTop

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Use Hootsuite to monitor Twitter lists

HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Use Hootsuite to monitor keyword searches

HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Retweet great content & your audience

Great brand mentions… Relevant content…

HOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Join Twitter ChatsHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

#Hashtags... use sparinglyHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

#if #you #hashtag

#every #word#you #will

#annoy & #lose #followers

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

When should you shareHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Schedule content with cautionHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

WHAT THE TWEET?!? HOW TO USE TWITTER TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS

@PolePositionMkg @kagray

Content scheduling toolsHOW WILL YOU BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP?

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Thank You!Kathy Gray @polepositionmkg

@kagray