MASTERING THE SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MIX
A workshop designed to help solo-preneurs & small biz owners to expand their audiences/clients through the Internet & Social Media. Led by Jon Leland, president & creative director ComBridges; Dean, New Marketing University.
IF YOU ARE A SOLO-PRENEUR or SMALL BUSINESS OWNER ... chances are you are also your own marketing director & publicist.
In today's complex multi-media world of Internet marketing, navigating your way through the maze of social media networks, YouTube videos, podcasting, blogging and email newsletters, you might find yourself "missing a few notes" or "dropping a few lines."
1 What is the best way to use the Internet to advance your career? Build audience? Gain new clients?
2 How do you garner attention amongst all the attention-seekers in your marketing space?
3 Do you have a brand identity and do you need one?
4 Where do you begin?
5 How do you navigate and leverage Facebook, Twitter, your website, related tools such as LinkedIn, ReverbNation, Google profile, Blogs, MySpace, YouTube, electronic press kits. email marketing sites (i.e., Constant Contact, MailChimp, Vertical Response, FanBridges), online press release distribution, etc. etc.
6 The "hits" just keep on happening and these trends are certain to continue to accelerate.
NOW is the time to take a positive step and get a grip on these new dynamic opportunities to reach a larger audience.
2. Welcome!
Thanks to Linda!
Yes, I will send you a copy of these Slides
Yes, there will be a Break
Your ebook, “Internet Marketing: 8 Key
Concepts Every Business MUST Know”
is coming ‘real soon’
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3. Agenda
The Water We Swim In SEO
Authentic Voice PPC Advertising
Relationship Building YouTube/Video
The Social Eco-System Facebook
Content Marketing How-to Demos
Leads & Funnel Process
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4. This is Not...
A silver bullet
A get rich quick formula
One size fits all
Easy peazy...
“It’s always more complicated than you think it is.”
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5. Workshop Purpose
To bridge the Grand Canyon Gap
between YOU and Web technologies
by showing how to use New Marketing
(social media & Internet media)
to build authentic, sustainable
online business relationships.
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6. Objectives & Planning
“You Can’t Hit a Target You Can’t See,
and You Can’t See a Target You Don’t Have.”
— Zig Ziglar
What Are Your Objectives Today?
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9. The Water We Swim In
Understanding the Universal “Platform”
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10. Take Action
“We always overestimate
the change that will occur
in the next two years, and
underestimate the change that
will occur in the next ten.
Don't let yourself be lulled
into inaction.”
— Bill Gates
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12. Earned Media
“Permission marketing is the
privilege (not the right) of
delivering anticipated, personal
and relevant messages to people
who actually want to get them.”
— Seth Godin
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13. “Word of mouth is the original form of social media...
Remarkable things get remarked about.”
— John Moore, WOMMA
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18. How to Create Connection
Be Exceptional
Sustainable Relationship Building:
“Lead with Value”
Share High Quality, Valuable Content
(“80-20 Rule” of value vs promotion)
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33. Establish Authority
The EBook Explosion
Free Downloads
Revenue Opportunity
John Locke: “How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months”
Blogs, Vlogs & Podcasts
Video via YouTube++
Webinars & SlideShare
Live & Virtual Events
by Ann Handley of MarketingProfs.com
(use Facebook & LinkedIn)
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40. SEO: Beyond the SERP
SEO Meets Social Media
YouTube Search
Search, Plus Your World
Google+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9TTBxarbs
Tweets, LinkedIn, et. al.
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41. Understanding Key Concepts
Keywords: Mission Critical
Points of Focus
The Gospel of Relevance
Pros & Cons
of “The Long Tail” >
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42. Keyword Research
Google Keyword Tool
Do It Yourself vs
Professional Help
Software:
WordTracker
Keyword Discovery
Market Samurai
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43. Component 1 of 2: On-Page Factors
HTML Web Page
Components
Title & Description
Meta Tags
Headlines & Sub-Heads
Body Text
(Keyword Density)
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44. Component 2 of 2: Off-Page Factors
Link Equity & Authority
Building
‘Referral Networks’
via Wikipedia
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48. Highly Targeted & Relatively Easy
Web-Based Software Apps
Budgets Are Easy to Control
Launch & Learn
Valuable Feedback & Market Research
(Tim Ferris, “Four Hour Work Week”)
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49. PPC Ad Channels
Google AdWords — Keyword Driven
Facebook Ads — Profile Attribute Driven
LinkedIn Ads — Geo-targeted, even more specific criteria
Video Ads on YouTube — Context/Clip Specific Option
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51. Video is Now a ‘Must Have’
The Medium of the Web is Morphing:
Video is Part of “The Visual Web”
(i.e. Instagram/Pinterest/Tumblr)
YouTube is the #2 Search Engine
Relationship Building Loves Virtual “Eye-to-Eye” Contact
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52. What Makes an Effective Video?
A Well-Optimized Channel (SEO)
Authentic Voice
Leading with Value
A Regular, Sustainable Frequency
Reasonable Production Values
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53. Video Production Tips
Audio
If You Must with Flip/Phone, Get Subject Close
Lighting (Avoid Back-Lighting)
Add Graphic Components
Tell A Story
Keep It Under 2-Minutes
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56. A New Über-Social Web
Profiles vs. Pages
example: http://www.facebook.com/combridges.fb
“Likes” — What Happens Next?
Tell Stories with Pictures & Videos
Engagement via iFrames: Lead Capture & More
App tip: GroSocial.com
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58. “How Do Dey Do Dat?”
Time Management
Editorial Planning & Frequency
Buffer, HootSuite & Auto-Tweets
Anatomy of a Post: Blog, FB, LI, Twitter, YT
(multi-action clip board)
Twitter Lists & Paper.li
Email signatures including Gmail via WiseStamp & Rapportive
See Free Guidebook!
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63. Professional Networking
Powerful “Executive Search”
Promote Events
Participate Appropriately in Groups
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64. Success in Small Steps
“It’s not a choice
between success and failure
in living the dream,
it’s a choice, today,
between a tiny step
and no step.”
— Steve Chandler
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65. Thank You!
New ComBridges “Success” Packages ($1,700 savings)
Special Savings for Four-Part Online Course
Subscription Options for “Wonderful” ENews & NewMarU
Your Feedback Please!
Testimonials are ALWAYS Welcome ;)
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66. Thank You!
ComBridges.com
NewMarU.com
LindaKosut.com
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