A down-and-dirty, tactic-laden, six-week program to develop a digital brand online. As you build out a content platform to promote your brand through social channels, and a digital hub to handle in-bound traffic, you'll need a variety of low-cost, effective tools and tactics to help you get the most out of your marketing efforts. This presentation will help. Updated for Q1 2014.
5. Table of Contents
Week One
Establish
Your Brand
Online
Week Two
Establish a
Central
Brand Hub
Week Three
Meet Your
Audience
Week Four
Find
Influencers
Week Five
Dig for
Content
Week Six
Collect &
Curate
Each daily task should take >1 Hour
10. The Real Power of Social Marketing
•Meeting users where they dwell
•Real time listening and responding
•Building relationships
•Building loyalty
11. Goals for Social Media Marketing
• Build brand awareness
• Find new customers/users
• Introduce new products
• Sell products/services
12. My Approach
•Establish Your Brand Hub
•Define Your Audience
•Find and Connect with Key Channels
•Begin a “Test & Learn” Phase with Content
We’ll talk Content Strategy later.
13. Two Quick Tips
Before You Start
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Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_marshall/
14. Get a Great Browser
0.1
Best feature: multiple user accounts
15. Get a Management Tool
TweetDeck
0.2
Best feature: scheduling your posts.
45. Personas are NOT Profiles
•Describe your target in 1st person.
•List their pain points and needs.
•List their objectives
•What are their obstacles?
•What channels do they use? When?
3.3.1
81. Marketing Playbook Checklist
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Establish Your Brand
Establish a Hub
Meet Your Audience
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
1.1 Get a Google Account
1.2 Secure Your Domain
1.3 Register on NameChk
1.4 Upgrade to Google Apps
1.5 Sign Up for MailChimp
1.6 Set Identity (Logo/etc.)
1.7 Set Up a Facebook Page
Find Influencers
4.1 Leverage Klout.com
4.2 Note Categories & Tags
4.3 Join Groups, Like Pages
4.4 Create & Follow Circles
4.5 Ask & Answer
4.6 Listen & Learn
4.7 Write Down Patterns
2.1 Choose a Web Host
2.2 Choose a Publishing Tool
2.3 Select a Great Theme
2.4 Add in Crucial Plug-ins
2.5 Launch “Coming Soon”
2.6 Write “About Us” Page
2.7 Google Webmaster
Dig for Content
5.1 Compile Your Keywords
5.2 Find Content Sources
5.3 Find Content Lists
5.4 Track Trends
5.5 Subscribe to Everything
5.6 Set Email Alerts
5.7 Ask for Recommendations
3.1 Describe Your Target
3.2 Define Demographics
3.3 Create Some Personas
3.4 Find Their Hangouts
3.5 Choose Key Channels
3.6 Brand Each Channel
3.7 Connect Friends & Family
Collect & Curate
6.1 Pin Pictures on Pintrest
6.2 Like Videos on YouTube
6.3 Favorite Tweets
6.4 Like on Instagram
6.5 Retweet on Twitter
6.6 Prepare to Blog
6.7 Invite to Join/Follow/Like
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82. After six weeks you will
•Own your digital brand
•Be much closer to your consumer
•Be connected to influencers
•Be sharing as a brand
•Start to get great feedback