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Social Media for Business
Maine Telecommunications Users Group • 5.28.09




Michelle Riggen-Ransom (@mriggen)
Communications Director
BatchBlue Software (@batchblue)

Adam Darowski (@adarowski)
User Experience Designer
BatchBlue Software (@batchblue)
Agenda
•   Part I: Types of social media sites
•   Part II: How we’re using social media
•   Part III: What can YOU do with social media?




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Types of Social Media Sites
•   Social Networking
•   Blogs
•   Microblogging
•   Social Bookmarking & News
•   Photos, Videos & Podcasts




3
Types of Social Media Sites
•   Social Networking
•   Blogs
•   Microblogging
•   Social Bookmarking & News
•   Photos, Videos & Podcasts




4
Social Networking
•   The players: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn


                        MySpace               Facebook     LinkedIn


      Traffic Rank          9                         4       96


    Avg Time on Site   20.2 min/day        25.0 min/day   6.7 min/day


                                Data from alexa.com




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MySpace
•   “A place for friends”
•   Friends network, personal profiles, blogs,
    groups, photos, music, and videos




6
MySpace
•   “A place for friends”
•   Friends network, personal profiles, blogs,
    groups, photos, music, and videos




7
MySpace
•   “A place for friends”
•   Friends network, personal profiles, blogs,
    groups, photos, music, and videos




8
Site Traffic




      Reach: Percentage of global        Pageviews: Percentage of global
    Internet users who visit the site.         pageviews on site.




9
Age Demographics

       MySpace                            Facebook                            LinkedIn




     Figures relative to general internet population (green = more common, red = less common)




10
Education Demographics

       MySpace                            Facebook                            LinkedIn




     Figures relative to general internet population (green = more common, red = less common)




11
Niche & DIY Social Networks
•    Niche networks: Smaller communities focused
     around a very niche topic.
     -   Less quantity, more quality
•    DIY networks: Sites like Ning allow you to
     create your own social network.




12
MySpace
•    “A place for friends”
•    Friends network, personal profiles, blogs,
     groups, photos, music, and videos




13
MySpace
•    “A place for friends”
•    Friends network, personal profiles, blogs,
     groups, photos, music, and videos




14
Types of Social Media Sites
•    Social Networking
•    Blogs
•    Microblogging
•    Social Bookmarking & News
•    Photos, Videos & Podcasts




15
Blogs
•    DuctTape Marketing
•    Small Biz Survival
•    Small Business Trends
•    BatchBlue blog




16
Blogs: ShareThis




17
Blogs: Alltop Small Business




18
Types of Social Media Sites
•    Social Networking
•    Blogs
•    Microblogging
•    Social Bookmarking & News
•    Photos, Videos & Podcasts




19
Microblogging
•    The player (really, just one): Twitter


                                       Twitter


             Traffic Rank                47


           Avg Time on Site          9.2 min/day




20
Twitter




21
Site Traffic




       Reach: Percentage of global        Pageviews: Percentage of global
     Internet users who visit the site.         pageviews on site.




22
Twitter




     Everyone else


23
What’s so special?
•    Short format makes it easy to take part
•    A way to get into the minds of industry experts,
     celebrities, or just your friends & acquaintances
•    Third party clients with various features & UIs
•    Easily searchable
•    Hashtags for topic-based searching, events and online
     quot;Tweetchatsquot;
     - ex: That pitch was way low! #redsox

     - ex: We use MailChimp for email marketing. #sbbuzz

     - ex: We’re presenting at #MTUG09 tomorrow. Come say hi!


24
Types of Social Media Sites
•    Social Networking
•    Blogs
•    Microblogging
•    Social Bookmarking & News
•    Photos, Videos & Podcasts




25
Social Bookmarking
•    The players: Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon


                           Digg                Delicious   StumbleUpon


       Traffic Rank        181                    958         440


     Avg Time on Site   4.6 min/day          2.6 min/day   4.2 min/day


                                 Data from alexa.com




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Types of Social Media Sites
•    Social Networking
•    Blogs
•    Microblogging
•    Social Bookmarking & News
•    Photos, Videos & Podcasts




30
Photos, Video, Podcasting
•    Photos: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug
•    Video: YouTube, Vimeo
•    Podcasting: iTunes




31
How BatchBlue is using Social Media to
Win Friends and Influence Customers
•    Twitter (sbbuzz, cs, blog links, news,
     promotions)
•    Blog (Company news, product updates,
     community events/contest promotion)
•    YouTube (presentations, behind the scenes,
     Realtors Using Social Media)
•    Flickr (behind the scenes, presentations and
     conferences)
•    Facebook (connecting with “fans”, company
     info, blog feed)
32
BatchBlue on Twitter




33
More BatchBlue on Twitter




34
BatchBlog




35
Social media are just the tools.
 You grow your network.




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What YOU can do with Social Media?
1.   Identify and most relevant social network(s); start exploring
2.   Decide on your brand: you, yourself, company, combo
3.   Create a page for your business
4.   Create a Twitter account
5.   Twitter search on topics, products, etc. to nd people to
     follow; look at their followers' list
6.   Twellow.com/twellowhood to nd local Tweeters
7.   Read blogs in your industry. Find some favorites, leave
     comments, engage with pre-existing community
8.   Have fun!



42
Contact information

Michelle Riggen-Ransom @mriggen
Adam Darowski @adarowski
BatchBlue.com @batchblue




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Social Media for Business

  • 1. Social Media for Business Maine Telecommunications Users Group • 5.28.09 Michelle Riggen-Ransom (@mriggen) Communications Director BatchBlue Software (@batchblue) Adam Darowski (@adarowski) User Experience Designer BatchBlue Software (@batchblue)
  • 2. Agenda • Part I: Types of social media sites • Part II: How we’re using social media • Part III: What can YOU do with social media? 2
  • 3. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 3
  • 4. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 4
  • 5. Social Networking • The players: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn MySpace Facebook LinkedIn Traffic Rank 9 4 96 Avg Time on Site 20.2 min/day 25.0 min/day 6.7 min/day Data from alexa.com 5
  • 6. MySpace • “A place for friends” • Friends network, personal proles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos 6
  • 7. MySpace • “A place for friends” • Friends network, personal proles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos 7
  • 8. MySpace • “A place for friends” • Friends network, personal proles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos 8
  • 9. Site Traffic Reach: Percentage of global Pageviews: Percentage of global Internet users who visit the site. pageviews on site. 9
  • 10. Age Demographics MySpace Facebook LinkedIn Figures relative to general internet population (green = more common, red = less common) 10
  • 11. Education Demographics MySpace Facebook LinkedIn Figures relative to general internet population (green = more common, red = less common) 11
  • 12. Niche & DIY Social Networks • Niche networks: Smaller communities focused around a very niche topic. - Less quantity, more quality • DIY networks: Sites like Ning allow you to create your own social network. 12
  • 13. MySpace • “A place for friends” • Friends network, personal proles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos 13
  • 14. MySpace • “A place for friends” • Friends network, personal proles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos 14
  • 15. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 15
  • 16. Blogs • DuctTape Marketing • Small Biz Survival • Small Business Trends • BatchBlue blog 16
  • 18. Blogs: Alltop Small Business 18
  • 19. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 19
  • 20. Microblogging • The player (really, just one): Twitter Twitter Traffic Rank 47 Avg Time on Site 9.2 min/day 20
  • 22. Site Traffic Reach: Percentage of global Pageviews: Percentage of global Internet users who visit the site. pageviews on site. 22
  • 23. Twitter Everyone else 23
  • 24. What’s so special? • Short format makes it easy to take part • A way to get into the minds of industry experts, celebrities, or just your friends & acquaintances • Third party clients with various features & UIs • Easily searchable • Hashtags for topic-based searching, events and online quot;Tweetchatsquot; - ex: That pitch was way low! #redsox - ex: We use MailChimp for email marketing. #sbbuzz - ex: We’re presenting at #MTUG09 tomorrow. Come say hi! 24
  • 25. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 25
  • 26. Social Bookmarking • The players: Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon Digg Delicious StumbleUpon Traffic Rank 181 958 440 Avg Time on Site 4.6 min/day 2.6 min/day 4.2 min/day Data from alexa.com 26
  • 27. 27
  • 28. 28
  • 29. 29
  • 30. Types of Social Media Sites • Social Networking • Blogs • Microblogging • Social Bookmarking & News • Photos, Videos & Podcasts 30
  • 31. Photos, Video, Podcasting • Photos: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug • Video: YouTube, Vimeo • Podcasting: iTunes 31
  • 32. How BatchBlue is using Social Media to Win Friends and Influence Customers • Twitter (sbbuzz, cs, blog links, news, promotions) • Blog (Company news, product updates, community events/contest promotion) • YouTube (presentations, behind the scenes, Realtors Using Social Media) • Flickr (behind the scenes, presentations and conferences) • Facebook (connecting with “fans”, company info, blog feed) 32
  • 34. More BatchBlue on Twitter 34
  • 36. Social media are just the tools. You grow your network. 36
  • 37. 37
  • 38. 38
  • 39. 39
  • 40. 40
  • 41. 41
  • 42. What YOU can do with Social Media? 1. Identify and most relevant social network(s); start exploring 2. Decide on your brand: you, yourself, company, combo 3. Create a page for your business 4. Create a Twitter account 5. Twitter search on topics, products, etc. to nd people to follow; look at their followers' list 6. Twellow.com/twellowhood to nd local Tweeters 7. Read blogs in your industry. Find some favorites, leave comments, engage with pre-existing community 8. Have fun! 42
  • 43. Contact information Michelle Riggen-Ransom @mriggen Adam Darowski @adarowski BatchBlue.com @batchblue 43