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Taking a focused approach to Social Media Mary Thomas

How Focused is your Social Media?

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Presentation given by Mary Thomas from Concise Training at Berkshire Means Business 2014.

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Taking a focused approach to Social Media

Mary Thomas

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“A way of engaging with a large number of people in a cost effective, time efficient

way”

What is Social Media?

Part of the Marketing Mix

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Content / Relationships

Broadcast Engagement

Content

Relationships

Social MediaSuccess

Blogs YouTube

Webinars NewsLetter

Whitepapers

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70% of consumers prefer getting to know a company via articles rather than ads1

64% of consumers need to hear information from a company 3 to 5 times before they believe the message2

92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know, 47% trust advertising3

There are 77 million Millennials (1977 – 1995)4

Did you know?

1 Content Marketing Institute 2013 2Edelman Trust Barometer 2013 3Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising 2012 4Nielsen Millennials: Breaking the Myths 2014

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Social Media Strategy

Strategy

Review

Aims

Audience

ToolsContent

Resources

Measure

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Aims of Social Media

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Audience – Who, Where, What?

InfluencersBrand

Ambassadors Customers

Suppliers Staff Business Partners

Competitors

Regulators

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Website

Blog

NewsLetter

Niche

LinkedIn

Twitter

Facebook

Google+

Video/ Podcast

Images

Other Content

Social Book marking

Tools

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140 characters Use a management tool (e.g. HootSuite) Schedule messages Reply and Retweet Monitor Develop

relationships Use Hashtags 4 – 5 / day

Tips - Twitter

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Images Frequent posts (2 - 3/ day) Make your customers the stars Show personality of the business Share other’s

posts Ads

Tips - Facebook

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Relationships Optimised Profile Updates (added value) Share / Like / Comment Company page Groups

Tips - LinkedIn

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ContentOriginal Content

How

FAQs Educate Ask opinions Case Studies Good news stories Personality behind business Events Drive engagement Use Images etc

“So What?”

Plan Create central document Reuse content Thank / reply to others Share what others say Keep conversation going

Tone

Keywords

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Who? (in-house / outsource)

Training Requirements?

Social Media Policy?

Crisis Management Policy?

Resources

“Be Real and use your best judgment”

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Against aims

Always on marketing

Adjust and learn over time

Measure

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