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ENGAGING WITH THE RIGHT CONTACTS AT THE RIGHT TIME

VIA SOCIAL MEDIA & EMAIL

Hosted by

Hold tight! We’re going to start in 3 minutes

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ENGAGING WITH THE RIGHT CONTACTS AT THE RIGHT TIME

VIA SOCIAL MEDIA & EMAIL

Hosted by

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SABEL HARRIS DIRECTOR OF DEMAND GEN, CONTACTUALLY

[email protected] Tweet us @Contactually

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JAMES LI COFOUNDER & CEO, ENCORE ALERT

[email protected] us @Encore

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WHY EVEN DO IT?

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MORE RELATIONSHIPSMORE LEADS

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HOW?

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3 KEY PRINCIPLES

SOCIAL AS A NETWORKING TOOL

PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES

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2

3 TALK LIKE A HUMAN

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SOCIAL ≠

DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL

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SOCIAL =

NETWORKING TOOL

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SOCIAL = NETWORKING TOOL

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SOCIAL = NETWORKING TOOL

X

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SOCIAL = NETWORKING TOOL

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SOCIAL = NETWORKING TOOL

LESS AGGRESSIVE,LESS COMPETITION FOR THEIR

ATTENTION

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PRIORITIZE CONVERSATIONS TO JOIN

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PRIORITIZE

20%of conversations

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80%20%of conversations

make

PRIORITIZE

of the impact

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL FOR BUILDING TRUST & AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL

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RELEVANCY IS CRUCIAL

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THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW

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LISTEN ACTIVELYTO THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO WORK WITH

& CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION

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LISTEN ACTIVELY

What hashtags are they using? What kind of articles are they sharing? What are they

talking about?

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LISTEN ACTIVELY

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LISTEN ACTIVELY

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LISTEN ACTIVELY

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CREATE A TWITTER LIST OF 10 PEOPLE TO START

LISTENING TO

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LEAD THE CONVERSATIONSELECT TOPICS & INDUSTRIES THAT

YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN

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WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO YOUR PAGE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, WHAT DO THEY SEE?

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FEEDLY.COM

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HASHTAGIFY.ME

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ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION

CurateCommentContribute

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ENGAGEMENT TABOOS

RESPONDING TOO LATE

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ENGAGEMENT TABOOS

RESPONDING TOO LATE

RETWEETING EVERYONE

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ENGAGEMENT TABOOS

RESPONDING TOO LATE

RETWEETING EVERYONE

CANNED RESPONSES

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LEAD THE CONVERSATION

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LEAD THE CONVERSATION

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LEAD THE CONVERSATION

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LEAD THE CONVERSATION

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CURATE CONSISTENTLYPICK 2-3 TRENDING INDUSTRY CONTENT

TO POST EACH DAY

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LEVERAGE & DELIGHTUSE AMPLIFICATION EFFECT OF YOUR AUDIENCE’S

AUDIENCE

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THE AMPLIFICATION EFFECT

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THE AMPLIFICATION EFFECT

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THE AMPLIFICATION EFFECT

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CASE STUDY

LEVERAGE & DELIGHT

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CASE STUDY

LEVERAGE & DELIGHT

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CASE STUDY

LEVERAGE & DELIGHT

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RULES OF THUMB

TIMING IS KEY

REACT TO TRIGGERS

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DELIGHT 2-3 PEOPLE EACH WEEKAND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AFTERWARDS

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BOTTOM LINE

LISTEN ACTIVELY

LEAD THE CONVERSATION

LEVERAGE & DELIGHT

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AUTOMATE WHEREVER POSSIBLE

LISTEN

LEAD

LEVERAGE

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ENCORE ALERTTHE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT YOU’VE EVER HAD

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ENCORE ALERTTHE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT YOU’VE EVER HAD

1TAKE IN YOUR

TWITTER & INSTAGRAM NOISE 2YOUR PERSONAL MACHINE-LEARNING

ALGORITHM FINDS THE MOST IMPORTANT, PRIORITIZED

OPPORTUNITIES3

YOU GET EMAIL/MOBILE ALERTS ABOUT THE BEST, SO YOU CAN TAKE

ACTION RIGHT AWAY

AND IT KEEPS GETTING SMARTER OVER TIME

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Good news!

Nearly everything James talked about also applies to nurturing

relationships long-term via email.

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The 4 Step Framework toStaying Relevant with

your Network

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The best way to strengthen your network is to stay

relevant with them.

In order to stay relevant, you need to regularly follow

up.

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If you’re not stay top of mind, people are forgetting you.

You’re missing both revenue andreferral opportunities.

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Use the 4 Step Framework to...

• Send timely, personal, and relevant follow ups to your top email and social media contacts

• Use online tools to make the entire process easier and more automatic

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#1

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Generic follow ups suck

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Make it personalFind personal opportunities to reconnect

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Ways to make your follow ups personal

• Major life events: birthdays, children, vacations

• Major professional events: job changes or promotions, company news

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But How?

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Deliver value...through CONTENT

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Good Content is King

• Relevant relevant relevant

• Keep it related to their interests, hobbies, company

• And even if it’s relevant, make sure it’s good content that they’ll appreciate receiving

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But How?

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#3

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Deliver value...through YOUR NETWORK

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The best way to add value is through

intros• Much like content, people want intros to

other people that are relevant

• Make sure the intros are mutually beneficial to both parties

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But How?

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#4

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Systematize!Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

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Managing a manual follow up system is hard

• Lots of different products and sites

• Very time consuming

• People are probably still going to slip through the cracks

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But how do I make it easier?

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We automatically build (and keep updated) the address book for all

your contacts

We help you prioritize your top contacts into groups (or buckets)

We prompt you to follow up with the top people in your network that you haven’t

connected with in several weeks or months

By regularly following up, you’ll stay top of mind, and get more referrals & repeat

business

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Let’s apply the4 Step Framework

1. Find personal opportunities to reconnect

2. Deliver value through content

3. Deliver value through your network

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It took me 3 minutes to research & send Jay a really personal follow up.

He’s going to remember me.

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1-2 months from now...

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I’m likely going to get the referral from Jay.

Contactually customers generate 32% more referrals

each month.

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