Conducted by Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) B-to-B SOCIAL MEDIA BOOT CAMP - Hey b-to-b event marketers, we’re created a boot camp just for you (See? That’s love.) B-to-B brands are applying social media to connect with customers, channel partners and suppliers. Eric Schwartzman, bestselling author of “Social Marketing to the Business Customer,” shows you how they’re doing it and how you can, too. Learn how to use blogs, podcasts and social networks to build your b-to-b brand and business. B-to-b event marketing attendees will learn:
How to build a social media blueprint
How to leverage social media networks and blogs
How to monitor and measure social media
What new trends you need to be aware of right now
Pitfalls to avoid and tips for success
2011 Event Marketing Summit B2B Social Media Workshop
1. B-‐to-‐B
Social
Media
Boot
Camp
Eric
Schwartzman
www.ericschwartzman.com
Monday,
May
16,
2011
8:30am
to
Noon
1
2. Housekeeping
• Introductory
immersion
• New
vocabulary
• Examples
• Slide
numbers
• Digital
handouts
• Hashtag
#emschi
2
3. Agenda
8:30
–
10:15am
10:30
–
12:00pm
• Mapping
Strategy
to
Corporate
• Email
for
B2B
Events
Culture
• Social
Media
Research
• Winning
Resources
for
Pilots
• Event
Websites
• Developing
Policies
• Blogs
and
B2B
Events
• OperaPonal
Frameworks
• Podcasts
and
B2B
Events
• B2B
Difference
• Social
Networks
and
B2B
Events
• Usage
Trends
• Mobile
Internet
and
Smart
Phones
• Social
Media
Monitoring
• Mobile
Apps
and
B2B
Events
• B2B
SEO
• QR
Codes
and
B2B
Event
3
4. About
Me
Pussycat
Dolls
Academy
Awards
Britney
Spears
Mayor
Jerry
Brown
Star
Wars
30th
Anniversary
9. The
Media
Landscape
ShiMed
US
Newspaper
Business
70,000
CirculaIon
(000)
60,000
50,000
Revenues
($000)
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
1994
1997
2000
2003
2006
2009
• Average
age
of
US
daily
newspaper
reader:
• 93%
of
B2B
buyers
use
search
to
begin
57
the
buying
process
• ReducPon
in
US
newsroom
staffs
since
• 80%
of
IT
decision-‐makers
say
word
of
2001:
45%
mouth
is
their
most
important
source
when
making
buying
decisions
• Direct-‐mail
spending
is
expected
to
decline
nearly
40%
by
2014
• Google
Processes
38,000
search
queries
every
second
Page
9
23. Map
Strategy
to
Corporate
Culture
•
Channel
social
• SaIsfy
audit
media
through
trails
External
Comms
Strict
Regulatory
Management
Oversight
Oversight
Exploratory
Embraces
and
Curious
Change
•
Implement
•
Get
at
ROI
of
social
media
social
media
policy
&
training
23
24. Exploratory
&
Curious:
Policy
Transparency
of
Public
InformaPon
PenalPes
Respecbulness
IT
Policy
Privacy
Social
Media
Legal
Mafers
Policy
ConfidenPality
Crisis
Diplomacy
ConsideraPons
Conflict
Disclaimers
ResoluPon
24
25. Exploratory
&
Curious:
Policy
Development
Tips
Dept.
Risk
Opportunity
HR
Existing
policy
violations;
Goodwill
with
work
policing
force;
recruiting
IT
Information
security;
Reduce
network
and
data
loss
desktop
support
requests
Legal
Copyright,
free
speech,
Better
corp.
oversight;
libel
and
audit
trails
tighter
controls
Marketing
Aggravate
brand
fracture
Enable
market
to
self-‐
educate
Customer
Service
Perceived
productivity
Reduce
call
center
loss
demand
PR
Negligible
Unfiltered
communications
PA
Negligible
ID
opposition
points
IR
Selective
disclosure
Better
shareholder
communications
25
27. Embraces
Change:
Digital
Awakening
Embassy
Homeland
Embassy
Search
Integrate
a
blog
into
the
Twi`er
corporate
site
Embassy
Embassy
Linkedin
SlideShare
27
28. Embraces
Change:
TRC
SoluIons
Video
Webcast
&
YouTube
PowerPoint
SlideShare
Text
Transcript
Blog
Post
MP3
Podcast
Conference
Call,
Speech
or
Event
28
29. Exploratory
and
Curious:
OperaIonal
Framework
• Social
Media
Monitoring
Phase
1
• Social
Media
Mapping
• Social
Media
ParPcipaPon
Phase
2
• Social
Media
Engagement
• Social
Media
Management
Phase
3
• Social
Media
MarkePng
29
30. B2B
Difference
• Value-drive decision-making
• Group consensus
• “Bet the business”
• Long-term relationships
• Audience is knowledgeable, engaged, serious
• Intense need for information
Page
30
31. B2B
Spending
Change
In
B2B
Online
MarkeIng
Spending
in
2011
Website
E-‐mail
Social
media
Search
Video
Webcasts
Banners
Sponsorship
Virtual
events
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Increase
No
change
Decrease
Source:
EMarketer
32. B2B
Goals
• Adding
social
media
to
the
mix
can
increase
the
effecPveness
and
efficiency
of
exisPng
outreach
efforts
• Social
media
is
a
channel
for
building
closer
relaPonships
with
news
media
• Social
media
can
be
used
for
lead
generaPon
• B2B
companies
showcase
their
experPse
and
thought
leadership
to
mulPple
stakeholders
32
33. Session
2:
Applying
Specific
Channels
to
B2B
Events
Eric
Schwartzman
www.ericschwartzman.com
Monday,
May
16,
2011
33
34. Picking
Online
Channels
Listening
LocaIon-‐Based
Email
Apps
Search
Niche
Social
DesInaIon
Websites
Networks
Pure
Play
Social
Networks
34
59. B2B
SEO
business
insurance
business liability
insurance
search volume
general business
liability insurance
conversion probability
Focus on Long Tail Keywords. 59
68. Websites:
Make
Sessions
Linkable
and
Shareable
Put
each
session
on
its
own
web
page,
add
sharing
bufons
and
include
the
speaker’s
Twifer
ID
68
69. Socialize
Your
Events
Calendar
Facebook
“Like”
bufon
Twifer
“ Tweet”
bufon
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Tuesday,
May
17,
2011
–
FREE
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Glaucoma
Screenings
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44301
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Company
Contact:
Kim
Hemminger
Day
of
Event:
Pam
Corbef
Fail
to
phone
69
72. B2B
Blogging
73
blogs
17
bloggers
600%
jump
in
leads
Top
quality
“Get
engineers
talking
to
engineers
and
get
everyone
else
out
of
the
middle.”
Rick
Short,
Marcom
Director
Page
72
96. Use
Social
Media
to
Add
Touch
Points
Listening
LocaIon-‐Based
Email
Apps
Search
Niche
Social
DesInaIon
Websites
Networks
Pure
Play
Social
Networks
97. Session
3:
What’s
Next?
Eric
Schwartzman
www.ericschwartzman.com
Monday,
May
16,
2011
9:45
to
10:45am
97
105. Best of Facebook, 4Sq + Twitter
• Dashboard of “micro-apps”
• Use Event as Launchpad
• Social Micro-apps
• Profile
• Connections
• Social sync
• Activity Stream
• Likes and Comments
• Leaderboard
• Utility Micro-apps
• Social networking
• GPS based data points
• Virtual check-ins
• RSS Feeds
• Video Feeds
• Photo Feeds
106. Trend Spotting
• Visual display of friends on
map
• Check into social trends for
an Event
• Provide local spots for
attendees to visit
• Provide hotel/airline
information
• Conference view, quick
glance to see what is
trending
113. Thank
You
(310)
455-‐4000
Phone
eric[at]ericschwartzman[dot]com
Email
ericschwartzman.com
Website
ontherecordpodcast.com
Podcast
spinfluencer.com
Blog
@ericschwartzman
Twifer
facebook.com/ericschwartzman
Facebook
linkedin.com/in/schwartzman
Linkedin
youtube.com/spinfluencer
YouTube
slideshare.net/ericschwartzman
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