7. By Megan Danna
KNOW YOURSELF"
ASK QUESTIONS
o WHO ARE YOU & WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?!
o WHO ARE YOUR TARGETS? ARE YOU REACHING THEM?!
o WHATʼS MISSING & HOW CAN SOCIAL MEDIA !
CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR OVERALL MISSION?!
o WHAT RESOURCES CAN YOU DEVOTE TO YOUR NEW !
SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN?!
8. By Megan Danna
NARROW YOUR FOCUS"
SET SPECIFIC GOALS
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH
SOCIAL MEDIA? !
o BUILD RELATIONSHIPS?!
o RAISE AWARENESS?!
o INCREASE TRAFFIC?!
o INSPIRE ACTION?!
10. By Megan Danna
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE"
GET THE FULL PICTURE
o WHO ARE THEY…!
IDENTIFY THEIR PERSONALITY, VALUES, ATTITUDES AND CONCERNS!
o WHERE ARE THEY…!
TALKING, READING, WATCHING AND BUYING?!
o WHAT ARE THEY …!
SAYING, ASKING AND SHARING?!
11. By Megan Danna
FIND OUT WHATʼS HAPPENING"
MONITOR THE CONVERSATION
PAY ATTENTION TO…!
o MENTIONS OF YOUR COMPANY, BRAND AND !
PRODUCTS!
o COMPETITORSʼ BEST PRACTICES AND PITFALLS!
o ONLINE COMMUNITIES, BLOGS & NEWS RELATED TO !
YOUR PRODUCT MARKET!
13. By Megan Danna
CARE FOR YOUR WEBSITE"
STAY MODERN & RELEVANT
o KEEP NAVIGATION INTUITIVE AND CONSISTENT!
o AVOID THE “HARD SELL” AND MAKE REGISTRATION !
SIMPLE AND STREAMLINED!
o DESIGN FOR ALL SCREENS & BE MINDFUL OF !
“THUMBNAIL” APPEARANCE!
o CLEAR SPACE ON YOUR HOME PAGE FOR YOUR !
CURRENT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OR CREATE A !
DESIGNATED LANDING PAGE!
14. By Megan Danna
SELECT CHANNELS"
CHOOSE MINDFULLY
WHICH CHANNELS ARE BEST FOR:!
o YOUR GOALS!
o YOUR BRAND STORY!
o YOUR RESOURCES!
o YOUR TARGET MARKET!
THEN, USE CHANNELS TO ENGAGE AND DRIVE
TRAFFIC TO CENTRAL WEBSITE “HUB”!
16. By Megan Danna
JOIN THE CONVERSATION"
EMBRACE YOUR AUDIENCE
o ASK QUESTIONS!
o ANSWER QUESTIONS !
o START CONVERSATION !
o INSPIRE FEEDBACK!
o SPREAD EXPERTISE!
o CONNECT AUDIENCE WITH CONTENT!
o EMBRACE NEGATIVITY!
17. By Megan Danna
SPEAK WISELY"
BE IN CONTROL
o PARTICIPATE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE!
o BE TRANSPARENT AND ADMIT MISTAKES!
o KEEP CONTENT TIMELY AND FREQUENT !
o STAY RELEVANT AND ADD VALUE!
o MAINTAIN A CONVERSATIONAL TONE!
o AVOID SPAMMING!
19. By Megan Danna
LISTEN CONTINUOUSLY"
BE AWARE AND ALERT
o STAY TUNED-IN TO CONVERSATIONS AND !
COMPETITORS!
o MONITOR RESPONSE AND RECEPTION!
o KEEP ABREAST OF EMERGING SITES AND TRENDS!
o RE-EVALUATE STRATEGY AND TRIM WHERE !
NECESSARY!
20. By Megan Danna
OPTIMIZE YOUR ACTIVITY"
SAVE TIME AND ENERGY
USE TOOLS TO HELP YOU...!
o UPDATE MULTIPLE SITES SIMULTANEOUSLY!
o SHARE IMAGES AND LINKS!
o MONITOR ACTIVITY AND REFERENCES!
o GATHER NEWS AND ARTICLES THROUGH RSS !
FEEDS!
21. By Megan Danna
ANALYZE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS"
UNDERSTAND WHAT’S HAPPENING
CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE...!
o REACH & FREQUENCY/TRAFFIC!
o YOUR INFLUENCE!
o AUDIENCE SENTIMENT!
o CONVERSATIONS & TRANSACTIONS!