SEO, SoMe. SEM, OMG! How to make sense of the alphabet soup use them together to optimize online marketing efforts. A detailed tutorial on strategy, protocol and measurement.
FSC Interactive is an online marketing firm in New Orleans that specializes in Social Media, SEO and Paid Search.
37. Let’s GetSocial… It’s as easy as 1,2,3 1. Build Your Profile 2. Build Your Network 3. Build Your Reputation
38. Basics Building Blocks Community development and support Gallery of images to personalize your brand & optimize your web presence Visual updates, community building and search optimization Instant updates, feedback and discussions
39. In the realm of search engines, Yahoo ( ) provides the most loyal visitors at 15%, followed by Google ( ) and Bing ( ) with around 12% each.
41. Page Facebook Build Your Profile < Sign up for appropriate account type: Profile - Individual person Page - Business, brand, sports team Group - Association or Club
44. Build Your Page Sign up for a page Choose your type, title and fill out contact information
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46. Facebook Build Your Network Find Friends through email or your phonebook Or, through Facebook.
47. Facebook Build Your Network Find otherpages that you should be a fan of and that should fan you.
48. Facebook Build Your Reputation Through status updates And wall posts. When updating your status and posting to your wall make sure you keep in mind your brand and the ultimate goal. Don’t just post for the sake of posting. Post with a purpose.
49. Facebook Build Your Reputation Create events Create events for anything and everything going on, at or within your business. But remember – keep your brand and the ultimate goal in mind.
50. Facebook Build Your Reputation Create Facebook Ads to reach more people
51. Build Your Reputation By creating an online experience People are visual. Show them what you have to offer through photos. If someone likes what they see on facebook, it’s likely they’ll try to visit in person.
52. ...words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone. – William Albert Allard
53. Build Your Profile Stream < Your photostream is a collection of all of your photographs.
54. Build Your Stream Create Sets, Galleries and Collections A collection is a group of your photo sets that are related to one another A set is a group of photos Galleries allow up to 18 public photos. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of your fellow members.
55. Build Your Stream Make your photos easy to find with tags
56. Build Your Network Create and join groups and add contacts. Kevin Costner was wrong. Your network won’t just grow on its own, you have to do it.
57. Build Your Network Link Flickr with your other social networking outlets Facebook Blog or Website
70. Twitter Build Reputation Be generous- ReTweet and Respond Be relevant- Add value to conversation Be diverse- TwitPic, Blip.fm Be consistent Be authentic
76. Analyze “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” - Winston Churchill
77. Analyze Measure and Value As important as learning the tools and using them correctly is making sure you are reaching those initial goals and learning how to track the performance of your outreach. Popularity and Engagement Performance of Message Behavior of Audience
83. Analyze Tracking Bit.ly and Budurl both allow you to have an account and track multiple URLs. Bit.ly is the default for most Twitter applications. Google is not yet widely available, but keep an eye on it…
91. Thank You. For more information and continued updates on online marketing, social media and outreach, check back regularly with the FSC blog where we post tools and trends every Tuesday and Thursday www.fscinteractive.com/blog.aspx
92. Questions? FSC Interactive 4122 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70115 t. 504.894.8011 f. 504.894.8012 www.fscinteractive.com @fscnola
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Make yourself easy to followAdd Links to your e-mail signatureAdd Buttons to your websiteChoose your most valuable resourceTake time to listenContinue to grow your network, always look for new people to expand your network
Make yourself easy to followAdd Links to your e-mail signatureAdd Buttons to your websiteChoose your most valuable resourceTake time to listenContinue to grow your network, always look for new people to expand your network
Popularity only so much…what will you do with popularity- good that people are going to your site, but what are they doing there