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Presented By russ henneberry
Social Media
Social Media Fundamentals
For Retail
Rock
Solid
How Does Social Media Work?
People discuss, interact with and share content that they find valuable.
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Go Small, To Make It BigSegment your customer base into bite-sized
pieces
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New Mommies
How Do I Succeed In Social Media?• Create value for your market• Tie it to a business objective• Measure, Tweak, Repeat
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3 M’s of Social Media Involvement
Level 1 – Monitoring
Level 2 – Mingling
Level 3 – Manufacturing
Level of Involvement
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Level 1 - Monitoring CommunitiesOnline Action Items:• Set Up Google Alerts for:
– Your Name– Your Brands– Your Addresses
• Use Twitter To Listen– www.search.twitter.com to find
mommy bloggers• Follow the people following the
mommy bloggers. Listen.– Read Mommy Bloggers articles
• Join Mommy Facebook Groups (here)
Off-Line Action:• Give paper/pencil surveys to pregnant
and new mothers.
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Level 2 – Mingling In Communities
Online Action Items:• Set up an RSS Reader:
– Make regular comments on new mommy blogs
– Make regular comments in new mommy forums (get a link here)
• Participate in discussions on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn about being a new mommy (here)
Off-Line Action:• Hold in-store meet-up groups for new
mothers– Bring in experts to discuss– Let mothers create content for each other
• Encourage customers to leave reviews on Google Maps, Yelp, Yahoo Local, etc
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Level 3 – Manufacturing Communities
Online Action Items:• Create a “mommy blog” on your main
website or on a separate site– post valuable, relevant content
consistently (3 + times per week)– Topics could be nutrition, weight loss,
caring for a newborn• Start a drip email campaign
– Ask new mothers to sign up to receive additional advice on being a new mom.
• Create a Mommy Facebook Group (here)
Off-Line Action Items:• Video tape in-store meet-ups w/
mommy’s and experts– Post video to the blog and YouTube
• Mothers Appreciation week around Mothers Day – discounts, incentives, etc
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What You Can Measure?
Hard Measurements• Sales of “new mom”
related products• Traffic to mom related
product/information pages
• Number of Fans on Facebook
• Number of comments on blog
• # Of Attendees at in-store meet-ups
Soft Measurements• Increased brand
awareness• Increased engagement
with your business• Halo effect
– Increased sales on non-mom items
– Increased number of referrals
– Increased website traffic to non-mom related items
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Click the pic to see the example in all it’s glory. ;)
Blogging Example – Whole Foods
Click the pic to see the example in all it’s glory. ;)
Twitter Example – Home Depot
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Click the pics to see the example in all it’s glory. ;)
Blogging/ Online Video – Johnson & Johnson
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Facebook Page – Moms Who Need Wine
Click the pic to see the example in all it’s glory. ;)
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What Is On The Horizon For Retail?
• Location Based Mobile Applications (here)
• Continued Growth in Importance of Reviews
• Google rankings based on Social Connection
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