Learn the basics of Social Media Marketing in this short presentation.

1. Social Media Marketing What and Why Created by: Alex Conway www.hawaiisocialmedia.com

2. What and why of Social Media Marketing

3. Social Media Myths • Its too complicated • It won’t work for my business • That stuff is for kids • It takes too much time • It costs too much • I don’t need to market online • I can’t track the ROI

4. What is SMM? Social media marketing (SMM) is using highly accessible and scalable online publishing technologies to communicate directly with your market. Social media is a shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and content. Social media is a fusion of sociology and technology, transforming monologue (one to many) into dialogue (many to many).

5. People are talking about you, Why SMM? join the conversation…

6. • Time is the only cost • Direct feedback • Conversion tracking • Nimble • Targeted • Word of mouth • Widespread • Indefinite shelf life SMM Benefits

7. 3 Keys of SMM Content Conversation Publish

8. 3 Keys of SMM Content Conversation Publish

9. Create Content Thought Leadership • Display expertise • Solve buyer problems • Generate yourself • Targeted • Best Material • Keywords Daily Content • Wide spread • Generic • Outsource • Quantity • Syndicate • Keywords

10. 3 Keys of SMM Content Conversation Publish

11. If you publish, they will come

12. Publish your content

13. 3 Keys of SMM Content Conversation Publish

14. Conversation • Honest • Open • 2 way interaction • Speak with your audience • Your customers have a voice • Listen and learn directly from your buyers – solve problems

15. Conversation Types Business to Customer Customer to Business Customer to Customer Good Best Better

16. Social Media Process Flow Content Conversation Publish Automate 1 Your Website • Speak to audience • Solve buyer problems • Keyword rich anchor text • Blogs, articles, whitepapers • Email marketing • Status updates • Videos • Pictures • Events • RSS • Ping.FM • Tweetlater • Autoresponder • SocialMarker 2 4 3 • Blog • Microblog • Social Networks • Social Bookmarks • Eventful • Youtube • Flickr • Forums • Podcast • Free Webpages • Document sharing Drive Traffic Human • Sales funnel • Email Signup form • Phone center • Product/service page • Blog • Tracking/Reporting • Twitter • Forums • Social Networks • Reviews • Comments • Tracking/Reporting Drive Traffic Tracking/Reporting

17. Now you know SMM basics

18. 1.Build your Strategy 2.Implement 3.Grow What next?

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