putting social media to work for you
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Putting Social Media to Work for You. By Jay Jenkins With thanks to Connie Hancock and Jenny Nixon UNL Extension Educators. Social Media Revolution. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPgUcjGQAw. Web 1.0 = Information. Web 2.0 = Information + Action + Communication. Real-time web updates - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Putting Social Media to Work for You
ByJay Jenkins
With thanks to Connie Hancock and Jenny NixonUNL Extension Educators
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Social Media Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPgUcjGQAw
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Web 1.0 = Information
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Web 2.0 = Information+ Action+ Communication
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Features of Web 2.0• Real-time web updates• Community support and
loyalty• Increased workforce and
worker connectivity• Dynamic web features
increase market• Enhanced retail
opportunities
http://search.twitter.com/
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Things to Accept
• Your Website is one of the MOST important marketing tools.
• Your audience is active online.
• Technology can make your life easier!
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• A Facebook account• A Flickr account• A Twitter account• A LinkedIn account• Created a Blog• Uploaded a Youtube video• Created Podcast
How many of you have…….
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Craig Churchill - Facebook
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Nebraska Tourism - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/VisitNebraska
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Facebook Search
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FacebookTips for Facebook Business Pages• Practice with a personal account first• Create a business page from your personal user
account• Maintain administrative rights to your business page• Upload photos/video• Market Research
• Through polling application• Direct Target Marketing
• http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?src=fbj9
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Twitter• Microblogging
o 140 characters
• Anatomy of a Tweeto # = hashtag - used before a word
#birdingo @ = direct message - used before a name
@cccowmano Shorten URL
http://bit.ly http://www.tiny.cc
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Twitter Hashtag #birding
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Twitter - texbirds
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Blogs• Almost essential for small or niche business• Provides constant updates to customers• Drives traffic to your site• Creates “enthusiasts”• Easy to manage and setup
http://nebraskabirding.blogspot.com/
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Blogs• Easy to Create
o http://wordpress.com o http://blogger.como http://typepad.com
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Import Blogs = Increase Effectiveness
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YouTube
• YouTube Create a Profile Upload Videos
• Embed in website
http://www.youtube.com/user/NebraskaTourism
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youtube
Extreme Bird Watching - Youtube
Get Started with Bird Watching
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Podcasting
• Subscription based - RSSo Audio castso Video casts
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Video Episode• Create video
o Upload to youtube.com
o Upload to podcast
o Link file to website
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Flickr• Upload Photos
o Utilize tags and descriptionso Join Groups
• Embed photography into website• Nebraska/Loess Hills Birds
o http://www.flickr.com/groups/nebraska_birds/
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Flickr - groups
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Flickr - groups
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Flickr - groups
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Link Flickr and Facebook• Flickr
o Notify Facebook with a post to your newsfeed when new photos uploaded
• Facebooko Share Flickr photos with Facebook friends
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Ning
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RSS• Real Simple Syndication
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsso Blogso Podcastso News Storieso Subscription based
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RSS• Readers
o Google Reader - http://www.google.com/reader Google Reader Help -
http://www.google.com/support/reader/o Bloglines - http://www.bloglines.com/o Newsgator - http://www.newsgator.com/
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RSS
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RSS
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RSS subscribe
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RSS Feed Reader
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There is more to the “Social” story to the "Social" story• Many more social sites
o http://www.go2web20.net/ • Other social media to consider:
o Friendfeedo MySpaceo Diggo Deliciouso Toodledoo LinkedIn
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Before you get started• What do I need?• What am I using the site for?• Who’s attention am I trying to get?
http://inc.com
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More Questions• Which sites?• Who?
• Manage• Access• Personality
• How personal?• Privacy settings?
http://inc.com
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Things to Do1.Comment on other’s posts2.Ask questions in your posts3.Post links and threads4.Post relevant events
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http://searchenginewatch.com/3635372
Four Steps for Social Marketing Success
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Promoting on Social NetworksDO1. Make it compelling/benefit-based2. Talk about new or unusual features3. Include discounts or savings
DON’T1. Don’t continually sell2. Don’t fall short of the expectation that you’ve set
http://inc.com
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Marketing Strategy• Need a Social Networking/Media Strategy
o Research customero Determine time commitment
• Building relationships and reputations• Adding value to conversations relevant to your
business.• Analyze
o What marketing worked well?o What marketing didn't work well or not at all?o Are there any standout reasons?
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One Piece – Many DeliverablesWrite content for blog • Blog has RSS feed which goes to feed reader• Announce the blog update on twitter which
automatically goes to Facebook
Create a video• Post a link on website• Upload to youtube• Upload same episode to your ITunes podcast
Talk about different things - not just about yourself! Make it 'interesting'!
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Good Solid Content• Make content relevant• Get straight to the point
o First sentences in a paragrapho Use bulleted lists
• Use facts and figureso Reduced by 20% instead prices reduced
• Clear call to action• Use terms and phrases• Write 50% less than for print• Write for “scan-ability”
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Content is the number one reason people come to our Web sites
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