social media: beyond facebook: pinterest, google+ and more
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From the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show 2014. Have Facebook, Twitter and Blogging become second nature? If you are asking yourself "what's next" then this seminar is for you! In this seminar, Carol Morgan and Mitch Levinson of Marketing RELEVANCE, will present dynamic examples of successful campaigns from around the country. Learn how to create content that produces raving fans and drives traffic to your website and your businesses. Tools covered include Pinterest, Google+, FourSquare, mobile sites, landing pages and more. How can you embrace these tools to capture more leads and sales? This information packed seminar will provide you with practical ideas to help you stay on top (or reach the top) in your market and not be left behind. If you are ready to take your company’s social networking and online marketing to the next level, you won’t want to miss this seminar! Online marketing is how we reach and interact with consumers today. Learn how sites such as Pinterest, Google+ and FourSquare can impact your business. Hear first-hand how builders and others in the industry are using these sites for a competitive advantage.TRANSCRIPT
Carol Morgan, MIRM, CAPS, CSP
Mitch Levinson, MBA, MIRM, CAPS, CGP and CSP
Online FactsHow People Spend Their Time Online
Social Networking: 22%
Searches: 21%
Reading Content: 20%
Emails/Communication: 19%
Multi-Media Sites: 13%
Shopping: 5%
How Social Are You?
Today’s Social Landscape
What Happens Online?Here’s what happened EVERY 60 seconds online in 2013:
Thinking Beyond Facebook….
• Content• SEO• Photos• Opt-in List Building
Content Strategy is
The consistent delivery of interesting, compelling and relevant information.
Why do we need content strategy?
• Social media is every person’s desire to talk about and share something.
• What makes my brand:• Interesting• Compelling• Relevant
• SEO
Successful Content Can:
• Establish trust• Make you stand out• Drive social interaction• Power your pipeline• Create valuable
relationships• Educate prospects• Drive sales
Develop an Editorial Calendar
• Free templates available
• By month, by week
• Distribution options
• Post date• Responsibility
Who is your competition?
Create Your Audience
Staff
Influencers
Happy Customers
Prospects
Leading Your Followers:
• User-friendly, content-optimized, conversion-centric web site
• Via a landing page• 2x more likely to
convert
Landing Page:
Live Chat
Mobile Trends• Mobile coupons get 10 times the
redemption rate of traditional coupons
• 91% of all smart phone users have their phone within arm’s reach 24/7
• Mobile marketing will account for 15.2% of global online ad spend by 2016
• 9 out of 10 mobile searches lead to action, over half leading to purchase
• 61% of local searches on a mobile phone result in a phone call
Mobile Sites that Stand Out
• Easy Navigation & Search Function
• Simple Clean Design
• Social Media Links• Click to Call• User Friendly Forms• Plans, Photos and
Videos• Map & Customized
Directions• Link to View Full
Site
Google+
• Recent algorithm updates
• Importance of Authorship
• User-behavior changes
Google+
The Importance of Visual Content• Your brain process images 60,000 times faster than text. • Why?
– Cognitive– Emotional– Memorable
Visual Content Profile Assets
Why use Pinterest?
• A photo is worth 1,000 words: Share Photos & Videos of Homes, Amenities, Outdoor Living, Design Studio, Homeowners & Events
• Brand Awareness • Attract Prospective Buyers as Followers • Contests & Giveaways• Search Engine Optimization
Pinterest Branding Example
Pinterest Contest Example
• 128 participants/new boards created by pinners
• 209 new overall followers• 292 followed Pin-N-Win board• Increased engagement
Why use Houzz?
• Showcase your work• Share with those looking
for remodelers, architects, interior designers and home builders
• Free and immediately accessible
• Searchable• Connect with other
professionals
• Create Ideabooks to showcase the style, quality and variety of work offered:• Use keyword-rich descriptions• Use product tags • Share your photos on other
social sites• Articles, discussions, message
boards and chat: • Show your expertise • Answer questions thoroughly• Interact with consumers
How to use Houzz?
What is Instagram?• “Instagram is a fun and quirky
way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures.”
• 150 million users (Jan. 2014)• S&A Homes (@sahomebuilder)
– Launched August 2013– 42 followers in first 15
weeks– 101 following– Multiple likes per post– Posting two times per week
Why use Instagram?
• Visuals are impactful • Low-cost artistic
photography• Easy to use • Facebook integration• More than 67% of the top
brands worldwide use Instagram
What is Foursquare?
• 5 billion check ins & 45 million users
• 1.3 million business pages• Share your check ins• Get recommendations • Get deals• Offer specials
How to use Foursquare?
Set up your main office and offer specials.
Examples: • Free products• $$ in upgrades• % off or $$$ off• Free ice cream• Whatever you want. You decide
what’s best for your company.
Facebook Campaigns
Questions?
Marketing RELEVANCE
www.marketingrelevance.com
@mRELEVANCE
www.facebook.com/mrelevance
www.youtube.com/mrelevance
Mitch Levinson, MIRM, CAPS, CSP, CGP, MBA
847-259-7312
Carol Morgan, MIRM, CAPS, CSP
770-383-3360x20
[email protected] Thank You!