Powerpoint discussion for Next Level Business Boot Camp class in Batesville Arkansas for nights 3 and 4 discussing online marketing options for small businesses by the ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center
6. Getting the Word Out
Spread the word on the RIGHT Channels
Post it on a site
that search engines
can index
Where we create content to FEED our Blog/ Website
Create Content in
a Form Customers
Want
7. The Challenge Today?
How do you get found in a universe with:
500 MILLION websites?
150 MILLION Blogs
Over 200 BILLION Internet Display Banner Ads every 90 Days?
8. How is Social Media Used?
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Customer Service
Product/service feedback
Industry networking
Promotions/Contests
News, company updates
Internal Collaboration
9. Creating a Social Media Plan
STEPS
Pre-planning
Listen to the conversations
Create TARGET profile
Set Specific Goals
Join Conversation
Measure Return
11. Step 2 Listen to the Conversation
Secure your brand on social
platforms
Blogs, twitter, Facebook, Lin
kedIn
Usernames unique
Try to be consistent
Set up monitoring platforms
Google Alerts
SocialMention.com
Technorati
Twitter Search
12. Step 2 Listen to the Conversation
KEYWORD categories to identify:
Key industry influencers
Competitors
Industry news sources
Blog Comments
15. Monitoring will show you:
Networks your customers use
What they are interested in
What they are saying about your competition
What they are saying about your product
What they are saying about:
16. Industrial Espionage
Follow your competition on social media
See what networks they use
Evaluate how they connect
Evaluate “value” they add to customers
Reactions of followers, fans, subscribers, etc.
STEAL What works!
AVOID what isn’t working
Action Items:
Secure your BRAND
Set up Monitoring Channels
17. Step 3 Create Target Profile
Find KEY attributes by Listening
Chart out their presence in social
media
Market Segmentation
Demographic
Geographic
Psychographic
Behavioristic
Continue to gather customer
information along the way
18. Step 3 Create Target Profile
Target Audience is 24-50 males
350 billion spending power
16-19 hours online each week
96% joined social networks
78% trust peer recommendations
Only 14% trust advertisements
Belong to: Quantcast
Twitter: 31
Facebook: 33
LinkedIn 39
19. Exactly Who Uses Social Networks?
Are they my Potential Customers?
Get detailed user data for 2012 at the ASU SBTDC
Pinterest Site at our Social Network Stats 2012!
http://pinterest.com/astatesbdc/
20. Get more Facebook user data on our Facebook 2012 board
Visit the ASU SBTDC Facebook Page!
22. See what the “Tweeple” look like: At Twitter 2012 Infographic
Connect with the ASU SBTDC on Twitter!
23. Google + Offers Insight into users at Google Plus Stats 2012
You can connect with us on Google Plus as well
24. Pinterest 2012 Stats and Figures…Plus How to Leverage Pinterest
We love to Pin Interesting information at the ASU SBTDC Boards
25. Social network for businesses and Professionals LinkedIn Stats 2012
Of course love to connect with you on LinkedIn
26. Step 4 Set Specific Goals
Brand Awareness/Advocacy
Increase Traffic/Opt-Ins
Business Partnerships
Search Engine Results
Generate Leads
Reduce CRM Costs
Increase Revenues
27. Step 5 – Join the Conversation
Establish an Editorial Calendar
Choose schedule for days you will
post
Keeps on Track & Organize Content
Consistency
Helps when you need Content Ideas
29. What is Good Content
Educates
Informs
Entertains
Provides Value
Builds Trust
Creates Relationships…then
SELLS……
30. How to Spread Content
Video
Images, pictures –
Articles
Infographics
eBooks/White Papers
Webinars
Podcasts
Coupons/discounts/special offers
Know how subscribers in different networks PREFER to receive your content
31. Step 5 – Join the Conversation
THINK Conversation, not Campaign!
Don’t focus on selling
Ask questions/respond
Provoke engaging dialogue
Earn a REPUTATION
When consumers TRUST your content, they will TRUST YOUR PRODUCTS/ SERVICES
32. Step 6 BONUS – Measure ROI
WHAT IS ROI?
Non-Financial:
Visitors
WOM
Page Views
Fans & Followers
FINANCIAL
Sales
Revenue
Transactions
Coupons
33. Step 6 – Measure ROI
QUALITATIVE
Involved in Industry
Conversations
How Customers Perceive us
versus competition
Did we build KEY relationships
Moving from MONOLOGUE to
DIALOGUE?
QUANTITATIVE
Website Analytics
Social Mentions
SEO Ranking
Link Clicks
Newsletter/E-mail Subscribers
added
34. What is Next?
First Things First:
Website
If a Local Business – Claim Local Listings
Leverage E-Mail to connect with customers
Develop a Buyer Persona to target best customer
Determine what is important to that segment
Set Up Monitoring Platforms
Determine the RIGHT social networks
Determine the RIGHT type of Content
Start Delivering Good Content they VALUE
Find tools to make your Online Marketing Easier
39. Tools to Create Content
Slideshare.com upload your PowerPoint, word documents,
pdf
files, brochures, even video online to share with your audience
Animoto.com Video creation and sharing tool that allows you to upload
images and short video clips, add text, then mix with a great music library
to share with your fans.
YouTube – Fits as both a support tool and as its own social network.
Shoot video from anywhere, upload to YouTube and share on your sites.
Get more information about Slideshare, Animoto and
YouTube at our Storify article “Tools to Create GREAT
Content”
40. Tools to Curate Content
Storify.com Storify is one of the best platforms that allows users
to aggregate and display photos, articles, tweets and other content
from across the web.
Paper.li
Allows you to curate your favorite twitter, Facebook and
RSS sites, writers, etc. into an online newspaper just for your
readers.
41. Tools to Save Time
Hootsuite.com
Buffer.com
Tweetdeck.com
Facebook Page Scheduler
Read all about these and other scheduling tools at our
Storify article “Scheduling Tools for Beginners”
42. Tools to Analyze Your Activity
Fanpagekarma.com
Results for Batesville Area Chamber
Agora Plus Facebook Page Barometer
Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Vs Barometer
Simplymeasured http://simplymeasured.com/
Nutshell Mail https://nutshellmail.com/
Sample
43. Tools to Analyze Your Activity
Simplymeasured http://simplymeasured.com/
Nutshell Mail https://nutshellmail.com/
Sample
47. Contests
Facebook
9 Tips for A Successful
Facebook Contest – Social Media
Examiner
Facebook TOS and Contests Must
Know Facebook Policies on
PROMOTIONS
https://www.facebook.com/page_guid
elines.php#promotionsguidelines
Pinterest
Easy Contest Ideas for Pinterest
48. Timing and Social Media
Online Timing is EVERYTHING!
Our Tips on Best Time
to Post Online by
social media network
AND by Industry
49. Blogs to Follow on Social Media
http://storify.com/asbtdc_asu/blogs
50. Best How To Resources
HubSpot’s Internet Marketing Whitepapers & EBooks
51. FINALLY
Take advantage of training available in your area on
marketing, Online marketing, social media marketing
and stay up dated.
Meet with our consultants for assistance in
developing the RIGHT social media marketing plan
Stay informed
HAVE FUN!
Download this PowerPoint for links at:
http://www.slideshare.net/hlawrenc/
52. Connect with Us
E-mail hlawrenc@astate.edu
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/asu.sbtdc
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/herb.lawrence
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/asbtdc_asu
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/asusbtdc
Google Plus
https://plus.google.com/u/0/116773498364928584762/
posts
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/astatesbdc/
Oh… or call me (870) 972-3517
Notas do Editor
Good news is that small businesses can create a lot of content at virtually no cost. The bad news… lots of folks are doing it and is crowwded
Megan this is our baseline for online marketing… note hover on website image and is link to our website
Bottom row is how we create visual content to engage middle is the publishing tool (our blog) over on it and is hot link to our blog then top is the channels we use to disciminate our content
Use Keyword link to go to Google Insights for Search and show examples
Demographic: age gender family size social class incomeGeographic region, population, climatePsychographic activities, interests, opinions, attitudesBehavioristic brand loyalty, benefits sought, readiness bo buy
Link to let them go to our Pinterest board that has infographics of demographic data about the top social sites
The what is ROI link is to an old video on ROI for social media
Note: social mention is still available but will not allow for email delivery anymore. Also the bottom link is an article I curated on how to use listening tools
Hot links to free or almost free content creation sites. They will go to my sites so you may have to have my login to access or use your own. Also bottom Linke “Tools to create Great Content” article I curated on Storify with tips and processes that they can access to learn how to use these.
Hot links to free or almost free content creation sites. They will go to my sites so you may have to have my login to access or use your own. Also bottom Linke “Tools to create Great Content” article I curated on Storify with tips and processes that they can access to learn how to use these.
Scheduling tools again hot links but to my sites may need login to access or use your own. Also bottom link is article I put together on how to use them
Scheduling tools again hot links but to my sites may need login to access or use your own. Also bottom link is article I put together on how to use them
Scheduling tools again hot links but to my sites may need login to access or use your own. Also bottom link is article I put together on how to use them
Since the powerpoint has a lot of hot links I always allow the attendees to go back and download them onto their hard drives to access the links like all the articles I wrote. Goes to my slideshare account but anyone can access itl.