Learn the importance of social media and how it is changing the way we communicate in business and within the church community. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin lead the way as the world use the social platforms to connect and communicate.
Intro: quick D&B My business career consisted of 10 years with Nabisco in Sales and management 5 years in my own business Fit10. Ten minute exercise concept 13 years in Food Service distribution in sales and sales management with the 2 top distributors Sysco and US Foods. The last year started IMediaMarketingZ. Help companies transition to the the online world using social media platform like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin I've always had a passion for marketing and even during my 13 yrs at Sysco and USFoods even though I was selling food primarily I found myself helping my customers with marketing. However over the last 5 years or so I became very frustrated with dealing with technology ...... And although I felt I learned at a slower pace I did see plenty of other baby boomers in food service struggle too So about 3 or so years ago I discovered that my girls were really good with this techie stuff. And that they and the younger generation were leading the charge with technology So today I want to talk to you about a great opportunity to is coming .....the shift to social networks and why Social Matters to the over 50 age group.
We are now in a major shift with technology and communication The challenge we face as baby boomers is to not stay on the side lines but to jump in the game and to be aware of how Social Media works in business There are tremendous opportunities for those who recognize the power of social media and how to use in business Social media is a big part of this shift
Team up with youth....partner with our GenY
My GenY team. My youngest Mary Rachel. 20, Oldest Sarah 24 and her husband Steve. My two daughters encouraged me to start Facebook. At first I thought it was more for kids however once I checked it out I realize this is a powerful platform for communicating
Cool example of learning for your kids. My daughter share with me this new app called HeyTell I remember back before I was texting and my daughter Mary Rachel was in high school and my wife and I were looking at the Verizon bill and we noticed she had over 3k text messages for the month. How .... But that was the way the kids were communicating.... I also found myself outside the communication loop because my wife was texting with my daughters and I wasn't I had to learn how to text so I could be part of what was going on Lesson here for me was if I didn't learn how to text then I was losing out on an effective way to communicate with my family
mark Krause ...54 worked for at US foods. Reluctant to get on Facebook however with the encouragement from myself and the gentlemen below him Eric berry who was 25...mark started. He started and 1 month later got a call from a friend who saw Mark on FB new Mark and opening up a restaurant. That began mark largest customer ...because. Of SM My wife who sat on the Facebook sideline for a few years then finally jumped in and now has connected with girl friend who was in our wedding 27 yrs old. Connect with people she worked with at Nabisco My brother in law....successful Electical and real estate business owner ... During visit to Atlanta attending Braves game and couldn't talk on the phone because of noise. He struggle with trying to figure out texting
Mary Rachel shared how Taylor was going online....creative video about ChicFilA. I went to hire Taylor as a intern
This is an example of one project we accomplished because he knew how to handle social media and technology
My team.
We need the younger generation GenY to help us with social media and technology
Now let's talk about three case studies on Social Media
This one is an example of starting a new business. More on this on our YouTube channel Decided to use social media to launch her dental practice in very competitive SF market.
Uses YT, FB Twitter, Blog and Yelp
One strategy.....Groupon...deal of day group buying. Received 320 new patients using aggressive offer
She also embraced yelp.com Has 5 star....24 reviews .... Word of mouth on steroids
How to you come from nowhere with very little experience and become president. Use Social Media There's a video on our YouTube channel that goes into more detail Lesson here. Barack Obama new the power of social media and was able to use it to get elected to the highest office in our country. Hillary Clinton and John McCain were of the older gen....baby boomers wasnt aware of how social media worked so they were not able to use itbin their strategy
So my message to you as baby boomer business leaders be more aware of social media and how it works today Like the 3 cases studies. Know how to use social media in your business. A great example of your association ...Your president Kenneth Cosgrove is of the GenY generation.....knows and understands the power of social media. We meet at Nacs where I did a video interview on mobile marketing. So in Kenneth eyes he knew the importance of social media and with me being a baby boomer and technology challenged it might make for a good topic for the convention.
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Make sure you think through your Facebook objectives
This is a cool way to keep your family connected on Facebook with the closed groups feature. This could also be use for your company and a way to share ideas about how to use social media
Ask questions and poll your fans customers. Simple format with multiple choice questions Which flavor yogurt do you prefer ?
This will be a webinar were we can dig into more strategies on mobile marketing. This October/November marks the tipping point for smart phones
texting marketing.......powerful way to reach your customers
This is a cool way for you to experience mobile text...text your name and email number on the handout....and you receive a free webinar on Google Places.
Video is a great way to connect with people.... Here some of the interesting facts that support the grow of video and YouTube
Free to get started but you do have to invest in making it grow