google+ profile for investor relations
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How to use a Google+ Profile effectively in your Investor Relations strategyTRANSCRIPT
ì Google+ Profiles for Investor Relations How to use Google’s primary Social Network in your IR Strategy
Should a public company use Google+?
Absolutely. For dozens of reasons. We’ll explain…
Should a public company use Google+?
ì Google+ has a highly male-‐dominant audience
ì IR professionals seem to have dismissed Google+ Profiles as being effecKve IR tools
ì That’s an advantage for anyone who does
ì Largely because it’s thought that you can’t use Google+ Profiles as a business
ì But that’s not technically true
Google Products and Gmail Addresses
How do Gmail Addresses affect Google+ Profiles?
Google Products and Gmail Addresses
ì Google requires you to create a Gmail account to use products like YouTube and AnalyKcs
ì YouTube accounts are NOT broken down into Personal and Business
ì If they want to use YouTube, Businesses have no choice but to create a Gmail account
ì If your business has a Gmail account, it also has a Google+ profile…
Legitimacy of Google+ Profiles
According to the Terms and CondiKons -‐ Is using a Google+ Profile as a business “OK”?
Google+ Terms of Use
ì 11. Do not use our products to impersonate
ì 12. To help fight spam and prevent fake profiles, use the name your friends, family or co-‐workers usually call you. E.g. if your full legal name is Charles Jones Jr. but you normally use Chuck Jones or Junior Jones, either of those would be acceptable
ì Thank goodness, neither of these eliminates the use of Google+ Profiles by businesses…
11. Impersonation
ì Google+ prevents you from “ImpersonaKng”
ì Being deliberately decepKve in Social Media is just about the worst thing you could do anyway
ì The workaround here is to share a Google+ Profile between mul4ple people
ì This eliminates any suggesKon of impersonaKng another individual or of deceiving anyone
12. User Profile Names
ì Use a naming convenKon that makes plainly clear that the Google+ Profile is managed by mulKple people at the company
ì Genericize the User Profile Name enough to be accepted according to the terms of use
ì Put your Company Name in there somewhere
ì E.g. “Jamie [Your Company]”
Branding Your Google+ Profile
When creaKng your Google+ Profile, what informaKon should you include?
User Profile Name Example
Using a Disclaimer
ì Because you don’t want to be accused of impersonaKon, a disclaimer is mandatory
ì Disclaimers should make it clear that the Google+ Profile is shared by your IR Department.
ì E.g. "Usually I'm a member of the Investor RelaFons Dept but on a given day, I could be anyone at IR SmarH Inc. I exist to allow simpler, and more effecFve communicaFon between stakeholders and our company."
Example of a Disclaimer
Branding Profile Header
ì Include an image from your website
ì Use the main tagline in your company’s branding
ì Add stock Kcker info
Engaging with your Google+ Profile
Now that you’ve create it, how should you use your Google+ Profile in your IR strategy?
Uploading Contacts
ì The fastest way to your Google+ connecKons with the minimum of fuss
ì Allows you to find exisKng shareholders in Google+
ì Grab a .csv file of all your company contacts and upload them using the Google+ funcKon
ì Add them to a circle called “Stakeholders”
Example of Uploading Contacts
Content Searches
ì Search for and save keyword for future use
ì Find current content, discussion and even other Google+ users based on your keywords
ì Allows you to monitor industry senKment
ì Searches are a funcKon that is far less effect as a Google+ Page
Example of Content Searches
Creating Google+ Circles
ì Start with the searches that you’ve saved in the previous step
ì Group the people that you follow by the role they have at their company
ì Don’t over-‐categorize, try to limit your Google+ Circles to < 12
Examples of Google+ Circles
Content Sharing
ì Always acribute the content you share
ì Adding a + before a User Name will share your content directly with another user
ì This provides more visibility than blending in to their regular stream
ì Another advantage of using a Profile Vs a Page
Examples of Content Sharing
Linking with Klout
ì Klout is the most effecKve way to measure user senKment within Google+
ì Klout only allows you to link a Google+ Profile, as yet you can’t link a Page
ì Google+ is not on par with Facebook and Twicer as an influencer of Klout
Example of Klout Linking
Questions?
ì For more informaKon on these and other ways for your Public Company to use Google+ Profiles in your Social Media strategy, contact IR Smarc directly using:
ì Email: get @ irsmarc.com
ì Website: hcp://irsmarc.com
ì Blog: irsmarc.com/news