Kent Lewis talks about how small and local businesses can use Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and other social media platforms to grow sales, retain customers and manage your businesses reputation. Sponsored by Formic Media and Bank of the West.
Social Media for Small Business: Formic Media Seminar Series
1. Social Media Marketing for Small Business Co-Sponsored by: Mike Rasmussen 503-937-1114 | 503-789-2593 Michael.Rasmussen@BankoftheWest.com
2. Social Media Marketing for Small Business Presented by: Kent Lewis, President & Founder Twitter: @KentLewis | #FormicSS
3. Formic Media Background Specializing in local SEM for small businesses Search engine optimization (SEO) Pay-per-click (PPC) Social media marketing (consulting & training) Website development Leveraging Anvil Media DNA and resources Proven proprietary SEM services Happy clients and strategic partners Creating Oregon jobs & helping Oregon companies
5. Benefits of Social Media Marketing Gain industry and constituent insights Provide affordable customer service Create or extend brand awareness Build community & thought leadership Generate measurable top line revenue
27. Social Media Tools http://answers.yahoo.com www.bloglines.com www.feedburner.com www.friendfeed.com www.google.com/alerts www.hootsuite.com http://pipes.yahoo.com www.ping.fm http://sm2.techrigy.com www.twitalyzer.com www.tweetbeep.com www.tweetdeck.com www.wordpress.com
28. Formic Seminar Series Update 2nd Wednesday of each month at Formic Future topics (vote!) Local SEO Pay-per-Click fundamentals SEO fundamentals Link development Reputation management Website review clinics Advanced topics/workshops
29. Questions & Answers Kent Lewis Formic Media, Inc. @KentLewis Kent@FormicMedia.com www.FormicMedia.com/Seminars