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An intro to social media usage for small businesses.

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How to Use Social Media Oregon Association of Nurseries

January 12th, 2011

Presented by:

Anna Hutson

Formic Media, Inc.

www.formicmedia.com| anna@formicmedia.com

Formic Background

Launched in 2008 to service small business & partners

Incubated by Anvil Media, enterprise SEM agency

Provide SEM, social & website development services

7 employees

35+ clients

Strategic partnerships (Microsoft RTG program)

Focus on education (monthly Seminar Series)

Formic Clients

Agenda

Social Media Benefits How To Use Social MediaMeet the Properties Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Flickr

Creating Efficiencies Tracking Your Efforts

Benefits of Social Media

Benefits of Social Media Marketing

Gain industry and constituent insights Provide affordable customer service Create or extend brand awareness Build community & thought leadership Generate measurable top line revenue

Benefits of Social Media Marketing

Benefits of Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing Growth

How To Use Social Media

Social Media: Categories

Networking

Blogs

Reviews

Media Sharing

Bookmarking

Expert Communities

News

Wiki

Microblogging

Know Your Goals

What are you after? Sales/leads

Branding awareness

Customer service

Buzz

Thought leadership

Set Expectations

Avoid wasting time & resources Identify key people within organization who will

be in charge.

Take ownership of your social media presence AND success Observe & listen to how brand is perceived

Capture new opportunities

Give Your Customers What They Want

Timely news updates

Deals & Coupons

Special contests & promotions

Demos, tutorials & how-to’s

Testimonials & case studies

Expert content

Promotional Strategies

Include in collateral Business cards

In-store/office signage

Advertising (print, broadcast, outdoor)

Incorporate links online Website/blog

Other social media profiles

Email newsletters

Email signature file

How to Use Social Media

How to Respond Using Social Media

Meet the Properties

Facebook

Sign-up for a ‘Fan’ Page

Fill out business ‘Information’ tab

Add other social media profiles

Use keywords

Include products, services, etc.

Find & claim ‘Place’ Page

These will eventually merge

Twitter

Sign-up for Twitter Profile

Make profile public

Claim a branded username

Fill out business ‘Information’ section

Add other social media profiles

Use keywords

Create a custom, branded background

Find influencers

#oan

LinkedIn

Sign-up for LinkedIn Personal Profile

Create a Company Page

Link personal profile to company page

Fill out business ‘Information’ sections

Add Twitter profile

Add blog

Add services

Use keywords

Connect with industry professionals

YouTube & Flickr

Create a YouTube Channel

Add Facebook and Twitter icons at the beginning and end of each video

Embed videos on your site

Create custom YouTube background

Create Flickr Account

Use keywords in video/photo titles and descriptions to help searchability for SEO

Add Facebook tab

Creating Efficiencies

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Spread the Word Track & Analyze Collaborate with a TeamMonitor Mentions Schedule in Advance Customize Feeds, Networks, etc.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Multiple Profiles

Twitter Search

Navigational Menu

Customized Feeds

Type your 140 Tweet & Send

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Spread the Word Post your message to multiple profiles simultaneously!

Set access permissions and

send posts to multiple social

networks in one click.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Track & Analyze View stats on re-tweets, clicks on links, popular posts, etc.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Track & Analyze Pull in Google Analytics data to monitor site traffic from social media campaigns & other mediums.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Collaborate with a Team Add team members to your account and assign tasks.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Monitor MentionsMonitor profile mentions, re-tweets & keywords.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Schedule in Advance Out of the office? Schedule tweets in advance to post to multiple profiles.

3rd Party Tools: HootSuite/TweetDeck

Customize Feeds, Networks, etc. Choose what streams to monitor & what profiles to post to.

Automation: Twitter & Facebook

Automate Blog Posts on Twitter Add your RSS feed URL to have new posts automatically update on Twitter.

Automation: Twitter & Facebook

Networked Blogs on Facebook Automate blog posts on Facebook. On Your Page’s Wall

Tracking Your Efforts

Monitoring & Measurement

Tools

Google Alerts

HootSuite, TweetDeck, Twitalyzer, Bit.ly, Ow.ly

Facebook Insights

LinkedIn Analytics

YouTube Insights

Tracking Your Efforts

Track efforts using a combination of tools Google Analytics Referral traffic Utilize utm tracking strings

HootSuite (or bit.ly) Clicks on links you have tweeted See most popular tweets

Facebook Insights Fan interactions (likes, comments) Demographics

http://www.examplesite.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium

=social%2Bmedia&utm_campaign=product-promo

Tracking Your Efforts

Choose the right key performance indicators (KPIs) Focus on engagement metrics first Revenue-related metrics should come second

Conversions

Conversion Rate

Revenue

Return on Investment

Interactions

Daily Active Users

Fans/Followers

Comments

@Replies

Questions & Answers

Contact:

Anna Hutson

www.formicmedia.com

503-517-9059 x123| anna@formicmedia.com

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