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Building Connections with your Customers through Social Media
– Part 1 -
WELCOME!
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T h u r s d a y, M a y 1 4 , 2 0 2 0
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Ingrid Deon, Owner, word-craft
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• Ingrid Deon, owner of word-craft, specializes in social media strategy and content creation.
• Started career as a newspaper and radio reporter but made the switch to social media five years ago, working for the digital agency, Colour.
• Started her own business in 2019 and currently works with clients such as Nestlé Canada, Manulife Bank, Excellence New Brunswick and Bêche Nutraceutical.
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Buildingconnection withyour customersthrough socialmedia (Part 1)
Ingrid Deon
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Offer a "painkiller"
instead of a "vitamin"
Charles Kirkland
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There are more peoplethan ever on social
media
Concentrate on maintaining a trustingrelationship with your audience
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I f you don't already have asocial media strategy
START BYSETTINGGOALS
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Measurable
Specific
Actionable
Set goals
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Creating acontent plan
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Don't plan toofar ahead
Stay nimble. Things arechanging al l the t ime.
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What to post and where?
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Videos
Live videos
Links to your blog posts
Links to third party content
Events
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3xhigher engagement than prerecorded video
Live videos receive
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Beautiful photos
Inspirational quotes
IG Stories
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Facebook Live &
Instagram Live
Answer questions
Get followers to send in
questions and do an "Ask Me
Anything"
Do an online demo
Show off artifacts
Do a virtual tour
Offer some virtual experiences
Entertain
Music from your local area
A chef cooking a signature dish
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Destination Saint Lucia
Using the kinds of things people
are doing anyway while social
distancing — cooking and working
out — to promote the island.
Makes it feels less sales-y and
more generous
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News
Jumping on trends
Links to your blog posts
Links to third -party articles
GIFs
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Job and career info
Industry news
Professional content
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Keep yourdestinationtop of mind
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Ask yourcustomers tohelp you out
Shop online
If you're set up for online sales
Buy gift cards
To use when you reopen
Write a positive review
It's easy and free!
Post memories
Ask past visitors to share photos
Order delivery
Or curbside pickup
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Share thelatest newsabout yourbusiness ororganization
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Feature otherlocal businesses
Encourage your audience to
support them
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Best time to post?
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It depends onyour actualfollowersCheck your analytics
Find out when your followers are online
75
50
25
0
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 p.m. AT
Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1 p.m. AT
Friday between 9-11 a.m. AT
Best time topost duringCOVID-19
Wednesday at 5 p.m. AT
Thursday between 12-1 p.m. AT
Friday at 1 p.m. AT
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Our Story
Sharing the company story
The people behind the
business
Highlighting anniversaries
Showing off swag
Company growth and
milestones
Employee profiles
Product
Showing products
Announcing new product
releases
Highlighting ingredients
Manufacturing process
Asking fans for opinions on
products
Educating about the product
Pro Tips
Tips for operating in the
tourism industry
Best practices that you've
learned
Ways to travel responsibly
Promotions
Giveaways and contests
Partnering with other local
businesses to increase
exposure
Sales and specials
ContentPillars
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Content Pillars
Tips
Add weight to pillars
How often will you post?
Start mapping it out
Schedule your posts
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Tone
Be careful , kind, considerate, warm andvulnerable
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"Be more human. No matterwhat happens next, if we usethat as our constant guideand filter, we'll be okay. Themost human company wins."
Mark Schaefer, "Marketing Rebellion"
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Avoid makingjokes
Before you post, ask yourself ," Is this appropriate? Is i t
possible for someone to takethis the wrong way?"
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Hashtags
9-12 hashtags per post
In caption or first comment
High-performing and niche
Relevant to your ideal customer
Reuse some
Try new ones
Check your insights
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Hashtags
2-3 per tweet
Trending hashtags
Make sure they're relevant
Less than 5 per post
What are others in your industry using?
Recommended hashtags
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Thank you
Ingrid Deon
www.word-craft.ca
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