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I’VE MADE ALL THE MISTAKES*
Creative D
3 years @ Noisy Little Monkey
6 Years working in a creative industry
I like to overspend
Better at picture dan da wrdz
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TRAFFIC
• Social media works best when there is some meat on the bone
• WordPress is the best
• Your web designer will love it
• Else, where will people who follow you go?
It needs to be:
On www.<yoursite>/blog
Updated regularly
Give useful information
Contain unique insights / perspective / news
Running the Yoast SEO plug in
http://wordpress.org/
http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/
14. BUT WHY WRITE CONTENT?
There are a number of reasons why you should but my top two are:
• Google likes fresh content (your site will rank better)
• A great way to engage with your audience and attract them to your
website.
• (But don’t write content for contents sake)
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SOCIAL MEDIA STYLE GUIDE
• Who are the audience?
• What do the audience want?
• What do they want from social media?
• Who do they trust?
• What do they read online?
• What does that mean for my writing style?
• Who is empowered to do this?
Take ½ a day to do this.
It’ll make you do a better job
WHO ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR?
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WOT DUZ DAT MEAN FYR
STYLEZ, BRUV?
Tone of voice? Izzit?
USE PERSONAS TO DEFINE TOV
19. HOW WILL YOU HANDLE
NEGATIVITY?
Social Media @TashsbWho do they trust? Do you share a common enemy?
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USE PERSONAS TO CREATE
PURPOSE
• Give your content purpose – What do you want your audience
to do or feel after reading your blog post?
Do you want them to:
• Share it, engage, converse, feel informed or enlightened?
• What can you write about to help or inspire your audience?
• Can you answer their queries?
• What do they need to know about you?
21. USE PERSONAS TO THINK
ABOUT TYPES OF CONTENT
How-To Guides Step by step guides
Top Lists Top ten
Opinion Over Controversial Topics Provide perspective
Data Interesting stats
News What’s trending
Interviews Meet the team
Infographics Turn data into a visual format
Product, Service, or Content Highlight what you do
Reviews Provide opinion
Pro/Con lists Help make people make decisions
Video/Audio Content Bite size information
Seasonal Content Valentines day, Pirates day, Christmas etc.
28. WHY ARE YOU USING SOCIAL MEDIA?
Goals will help you measure what’s working – You might have different goals for different channels
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS
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A perfect Facebook post:
• is a link
• is brief - 40 characters or
fewer, if you can swing it
• gets published at non-peak
times
• follows other posts on a
regular schedule
• timely and newsworthy
https://blog.bufferapp.com/anatomy-of-a-perfect-facebook-post
WHAT FACEBOOK LIKES
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A perfect Facebook post:
• is a link
• is brief - 40 characters or
fewer, if you can swing it
• gets published at non-peak
times
• follows other posts on a
regular schedule
• timely and newsworthy
https://blog.bufferapp.com/anatomy-of-a-perfect-facebook-post
WHAT FACEBOOK LIKES
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Followerwonk & JustUnfollo
IS YOUR AUDIENCE ON TWITTER?
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HOW TO SEARCH
• Look at who your
competitors are following?
• Look at who is following
your competitors?
• Who is famous in your
industry?
• Who is local?
• Who is a brand
ambassador?
• Who has similar interests?
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USE LISTS
• The timeline you wished you had
• Journalists and bloggers
• Influencers
• Customer/ Clients
• Competitors
• By sector
• Location based lists
56. Schedule your posts, keep pics big and maintain editorial sign off,
use BufferApp
@NoisyMonkey @Tashsb
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• Tweets that include hashtags are 33% more likely
to get retweeted than tweets without hashtags
http://hashtagify.me, http://trendsmap.com/, https://ritetag.com/
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• Clear CTA ‘Click Here’
• Create urgency ‘Right Now’
• Use pictures & resize your images
• Comment don’t just RT
• Share your message more than once
TWITTER CONCLUSION & TIPS
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IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE
CONNECTING WITH
PEOPLE
• Make sure your team have
optimised profiles
- Good profile images
- Links to your website
- Use key terms you want to be found for
• Connect
- Be genuine
- Give them a reason to trust you
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http://www.picmonkey.com/ & https://www.canva.com/
http://www.noisylittlemonkey.com/blog/free-images/
http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/2014/07/14/can-i-use-that-picture/