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Originally Presented Friday, October 9, 2009 at the TQM Network, in Fort Wayne Indiana by Scott Howard of ScLoHo Marketing Solutions

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A Special

Thanks!To Anthony Juliano who graciously allowed

me to include selections from his recent social media presentations in this presentation.

His contact info: anthonyj@asheragency.com

Hello!

Scott@ScLoHo.net www.ScLoHo.net

[Disclaimer]

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Social media is for real

and it’s changing communication—and your business

“Marketers don’t understand channels where you have to talk and listen at the same time...

The marketing industry’s idea of two-way communication is to put an 800 number or a web address in an ad and take orders.” 

--Josh Bernoff, “Why marketers have trouble with full-duplex social technology,” June 30, 2009

A few definitions

What is Social Networking? Social Media? Web 2.0?

Web 2.0

Social Media

SocialNtwrkg

LinkedIn

MySpace

Facebook

Blogs

Microblogs

Photo/vid

sharing

Interactive

Dialogue

User-generated

What is Social Networking?

• “Social networking is people having conversations online”

• Social networking is your surrogate when you can’t be with your friends/family/customers/ prospects

• Social networking is a glass against the wall• Social networking gives you permission to speak• Social networking is your online resume

THIS IS A TEST

Number of minutes per day spent on

?

A. 1 millionB. 1 billionC. 5 billionD. I’m sorry, could you repeat the question? I was just

updating my status.

Number of minutes per day spent on

?

C. 5 billion

That’s > 3 million days, EVERY DAY

If werea country, it would be larger than…

A. RussiaB. JapanC. MexicoD. All of the above, because in tests like these “all of the

above” is always the right answer

If werea country, it would be larger than…

D. All of the above, because in tests like these “all of the above” is always the right answer

Largest countries in the world

1. People's Republic of China - 1.3 billion

2. India - 1.3 billion

3. United States - 307 million

8. Facebook - >150 million reg. members

10. Russia - 143 million

11. Japan - 128 million

12. Mexico - 108 million

More than 100 million videos are viewed on

every…

A. MonthB. WeekC. DayD. Time Craig tries to remember which band sang

“Tainted Love”

More than 100 million videos are viewed on

every…

C. DayD. …which band sang “Tainted Love”?** Soft Cell

That’s 1,157 every second

growth ratefrom Jun 08 - Jun 09

A. 1.928%B. 19.28%C. 192.8%D. 1928%

growth ratefrom Jun 08 - Jun 09

D. 1928%

That’s a heapin’ helpin’ of useless info

Who uses Social Media?MySpace:•12% of Adults •52% Women•Average Age = 33•Average Income = $51,000

The Decline of MySpace

The Big 4

Case Studies and Ideas

Who uses Social Media?Facebook:•28% of Adults •60% Women•Average Age = 37•Average Income = $68,000

Facebook

• Best for: – Building relationships with a group of “fans”

• Pitfalls: – When “fan” group is very large, it’s hard to

manage relationships with individuals– The primary brand is Facebook

Vanity URL

Frequent updates

Fun, interesting content

Incorporates video/blog postings

The result

How Fanpages Work

How Fanpages Work

Who uses Social Media?LinkedIn:•3% of Adults •62% Men•Average Age = 41•Average Income = $97,000

LinkedIn

• Best for: – Professional services providers– Career advancement

• Pitfalls: – A little boring

159 Second Linked In Primer

Who uses Social Media?Twitter:•4% of Adults •51% Men•Average Age = 36•Average Income = $69,000

Twitter

• Best for: – Listening to customers– Short-shelf-life information

• Pitfalls: – Tweets are here today, gone tomorrow– Labor intensive

Claimed their territory

Frequent tweets

“Play with customers”

Exclusive/time-sensitive promos

The result

The result

Twitter on the web:

Twitter on the web:

Using Twitter on Seesmic:

Blogs

Who uses Social Media?Blogs:•11% of Adults READ Blogs•5% of Adults have a Blog•56% of Blog Readers are Women•52% of Blogs are written by Women•Average Age = 37•Average Income = $68,000

What Dell does well on its blog

• Frequent posts• Conversational voice• Break news• Listen and respond to customers• Incorporate video

The result: an engaged audience that has a reason to think about the brand every time Dell posts

Photo sharingBlogs

Discussion groups Niche networks

Intranets and wikisRSS Feeds

Social news sitesVirtual worlds Social gaming

Photo sharing sites

Who could promote their business via Flickr?

• Photographers

• Personal trainers

• Auto dealers

• Antique dealers

• Jewelers

• Hairstylists

• Painters

Discussion Groups

What Ivy Tech does well with its discussion group

• Easy to find

• Responds quickly

• Filters spam but allows dissent

• Connects posters to peers

The result: efficiencies, thousands of questions answered and students satisfied

Niche social networking sites

What AARP does well on its niche network

• Builds its brand

• Removes barriers for its target audience

• Replicates best of the megasites, but cuts the clutter

• Subgroups

The result: gives AARP another “hook” with members

Five Ways Social Media is Changing

Your Business

How is Social Media Changing Your Business?

1. Customers can easily communicate with each other…

How is Social Media Changing Your Business?

2.…and you can listen in

How is Social Media Changing Your Business?

3. Word of mouth travels much faster than ever before

How is Social Media Changing Your Business?

4. There are an infinite number of messages competing for your audience’s attention

How is Social Media Changing Your Business?

5. “Interruption” advertising is becoming less effective

A Few Ways to Use Social

Networking to Grow Your Business

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

1. Actively promote yourself/your business, but…

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

2. Share advice, expertise, and your interests/activities more often than you

actively sell/promote

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

3. Start a blog

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

4. Visit others’ (relevant) blogs and participate frequently

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

5. Launch a YouTube channel, Flickr photostream or a podcast

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

6. Create a niche social networking site

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

7. Use Twitter to listen to your customers

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

8. Connect with others in your industry

Ways to Use Social Networking to Grow Your Business

9. Integrate your social media efforts with the rest of your marketing

Give to Get….. Build Relationships

Highest ROI 1. Word of mouth/referral

2. Direct sales

3. One-to-one/events

4. Public relations

5. Advertising

1. Word of mouth/referral

2. Direct sales

3. One-to-one/events

4. Public relations

5. Advertising

Most dependent on relationships

Promotion - Tactics

Effective use of social media

Better relationships

Better word of mouth

The Revolution

Getting Started

Getting started

Decide whether social networking is right for you

Are you willing to put in the time?Does it interest you?

Do you want more business?Can you handle more business?

Getting started

Stake your claim

Getting started

If you’re new to social networking,

don’t jump in right away—

watch and learn

Getting started

Decide what niche you’ll focus on, which tools you’ll use, and how much time you’ll devote to social networking for business

Getting started

Decide whether you’ll do it yourself or partner with a consultant/vendor

Getting started

Consider establishing personal/organizational policies and protocols

Another way to Listen

Branding Yourself

Branding Yourself

Branding Yourself

Branding Yourself

Scott@ScLoHo.net www.ScLoHo.net

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