Presentation given by BuzzBooster marketing on New media and how social media marketing is changing how small businesses market their business. Internet Marketing Strategies. The Media Today Purchase funnel Pushy Not Pushy Traditional media is shrinking and fragmenting. Consumers are in control. There have been more than 5,300 layoffs in the U.S. newspaper industry just this year The situation is just as bad in b- to-b publishing, where more than 275 business magazines have closed since the beginning of 2007 Digital media works all through the funnel and it is not pushy Digital media is durable, always focused on marketing and publicity. Analog is short lived media We have to target the entire tail Niche media Niche marketing is more focused on precision and not so much in scale of market Always focus on branding acquisition and retention Integrate engage connect Engage with sound and motion Office Max 22% increase over the back to school season! Coffegroundz 52Teas Converts Profits Connector Create Connect Convert Be Connect Have Who is your target audience? Professionals? Hobbyists? General population? People in a specific industry?political audience? Identify your audience will help you keep your message targeted What is a blog? Easy instant publishing tools that allow you to create relationships and build trust with a targeted audience. They build relationships by responding to the feedback from clients and readers Where to find Blogs? http://blogsearch.google.com/ http://www.technorati.com/ 3% of people won’t hit the next page 30% of people click on pay per click Do you exist? 6 reasons to blog: Easy to do Discoverable Conversational Permalink – address for that post Sindication Blogs are instant, interactive, intuitive You can use blogs for: Increase targeted traffic to your site Boost search engine ranking reliably Build rapport and trust for more sales Multiply the lifetime value of existing clients Prove your expertise as a respected authority in your niche Transform your clients into fans and evangelists Replace your e-mail newslettes for 100% delivery Generate press exposure and offline media coverage It multiplies word of mouth Other uses for blogs: Project development with team members across the world Centralize company information Eliminates redundancy of information Reduce e-mail overhead Low cost of update system Coordinate in house teams An online creative think tank Online Videos You Tube- 100 million videos a day 463 videos per second on YouTube 173 Video Portals Blend BuzzBooster.tv Ask dane YOU, the media! Facebook = Where The Market Is, I am 800 million users 2.5 million users a month