Social Media Presentation at Key4Women networking event
1. Social Media 101+
Niclas Hulting
Director of Web Marketing and Social Media
Trine University
11/20/12
@niclashulting
Key4Women Luncheon @ Caruso’s
2. What is social media?
• “Fundamental shift in how we
communicate”
• Tool(set) – help you with customer service
and marketing among other things.
3. Social Media Facts
• Over 1 billion users on Facebook
• If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest and 2x the size of the U.S.
population
• Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old
• In 10 years over 40% of the Fortune 500 will no longer be here
• 1 in 5 couples meet online
• 1 in 5 divorces are blamed on Facebook
• 69 percent of parents said they are currently “friends” with their children on a social media
site
• Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn
• Every minute 72 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube
• If Wikipedia were made into a book it would be 2.25 million pages long
• 97% of Pinterest Facebook Fans are Women
• 53% of people on Twitter recommend products in their Tweets
• 90% of people trust online recommendations from people they know
• Only 14% trust traditional TV advertisements
• 93% of marketers use social media for business
Facts from Erik Qualman’s “Socialnomics”
5. When should I start using Social Media?
• Now
• Social media is a way for your business to
stay relevant
• “The businesses that don’t embrace social
will no longer be around in 10 years”
6. Why should I use Social Media?
• Your customers are! (#1 reason)
• If someone calls your office – you pick up the
phone; if someone tweets you – RT or @reply
• Monitor your brand
• Customer service, Marketing, PR, and News
• Building and cultivating community and loyalty
7. How do I begin?
• Listening and hearing
• Listen to what is being said about your
brand, your competition, your industry, your
products, etc…
• When you feel that you have a good grasp of
what is being said, JUMP IN.
8. What do I do?
• Pull vs. Push
• Comcast example
• Listen and monitor
• Add value when possible
• Give and you shall receive
• DON’T SELL (at the most, push your own
business and product no more than every 10
updates)
9. Conduct a Social Media Analysis
1. SWOT
2. Define demographics
3. Define goals/expectations
4. Assess resources available
5. Analyze existing website
6. Analyze current social media efforts
7. Communicate and set expectations for plan
8. Tools to use
9. Metrics – Tracking
10. (Free) Tools
• Facebook Page
• SM management platform (hootsuite, tweetdeck)
• SurveyMonkey
• MailChimp
• DropBox or Google Drive
• “Listening tools”
– Google Alerts
– Socialpointer.com
– Socialmention.com
– Topsy