This document discusses strategies for using social media to promote brands, both large and small. It provides several case studies of brands that successfully used social media, including a dentist who gained 320 new patients through a Groupon deal and a wine expert who grew his small business into a $50 million company through Twitter. The document advocates establishing social media profiles early to define a brand, and suggests engaging audiences by being informative, entertaining, and interactive. It also outlines action plans for using social media to build brand awareness and leverage existing brands in a community.
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Social for the
Unbranded World
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5. Social:
My Client – Photos & Forum!
Highest Page ViewsHighest Page Views Most popular discussion forum about breast augmentation on the Web – 285K PostsMost popular discussion forum about breast augmentation on the Web – 285K Posts
8. CTAs:CTAs:
* Email (ROI!)* Email (ROI!)
* Follow icons* Follow icons
* Like buttons* Like buttons
* Value* Value
propositions!!propositions!!
3 days
after
premiere
Example
New Brand – Initial Steps
10. Viral via action, likes,Viral via action, likes,
remessaging, othersremessaging, others
6M Visits, 2 M UVs6M Visits, 2 M UVs
……over just 12 weeksover just 12 weeks
3 days
after
premiere
Example
Small Brands – Big Social
11. Example
The Crème Brulee Man
• Curtis Kimball, formerCurtis Kimball, former
construction workerconstruction worker
• 1+ years in business1+ years in business
• Engage – humor, asksEngage – humor, asks
for type/location recofor type/location reco
• Yelp -Yelp -
12. Example
Dentist Irene Vaksman
• SFO Groupon examSFO Groupon exam
& x-ray deal& x-ray deal
– 320 new patients320 new patients
• Next: WildfireNext: Wildfire
promotionalpromotional
campaign and sweep-campaign and sweep-
stakes for FB pagestakes for FB page
13. • Grew family biz: $4M to $50MGrew family biz: $4M to $50M
• Learned: $15K in direct mail = 200 newLearned: $15K in direct mail = 200 new
customers; $7500 billboard = 300 newcustomers; $7500 billboard = 300 new
customers; $0 Twitter = 1800 newcustomers; $0 Twitter = 1800 new
customerscustomers
• GV's eccentricGV's eccentric
persona; offbeatpersona; offbeat
oenophile infooenophile info
• Led to success withLed to success with
tv.winelibrary.comtv.winelibrary.com
Example
Gary Vaynerchuk
14. • 99 cent cardboard case for the iPhone99 cent cardboard case for the iPhone
• Blogger Larry Greenberg posted articleBlogger Larry Greenberg posted article
• Picked up on Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET,Picked up on Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET,
Mashable, etc.Mashable, etc.
• Site traffic +5X, daily revenue record, 7K unitSite traffic +5X, daily revenue record, 7K unit
sales in 4 dayssales in 4 days
• Free Offer: PersonalizedFree Offer: Personalized
"Sharpie Script""Sharpie Script"
• Sparked mini-phenomenon - buyingSparked mini-phenomenon - buying
cases to send personalized messagecases to send personalized message
• Social propagation: SEO BenefitSocial propagation: SEO Benefit
• #1 for 'iPhone case' & 'iPhone cases'#1 for 'iPhone case' & 'iPhone cases'
Example
Case-Mate - Recession Case
15. • InformativeInformative
• EntertainingEntertaining
• DC Shoes – resonates w/targetDC Shoes – resonates w/target
• InteractionInteraction
• Example: JetBlueExample: JetBlue
servicing tweetsservicing tweets
while passengerswhile passengers
still in terminalstill in terminal
• Other interactiveOther interactive
• Traffic, RetargetingTraffic, Retargeting
Steps
New Brands
16. • Informative –Informative –
• FAQ email curriculum, videoFAQ email curriculum, video
• Leverage our assetsLeverage our assets
• SEO by bloggers, forumSEO by bloggers, forum
• Local CT acquisitionLocal CT acquisition
• Site content,Site content,
Chat, C2CChat, C2C
• ContestsContests
Action Plan
Bi411
17. • Build brand awarenessBuild brand awareness
• Protect the brandProtect the brand
• Reserve your Twitter ID, Facebook page,Reserve your Twitter ID, Facebook page,
etc. before someone squats on itetc. before someone squats on it
• Twitter, FB, LI pages rank well forTwitter, FB, LI pages rank well for
searches on a brand namesearches on a brand name
• This helps YOU DEFINE YOUR BRANDThis helps YOU DEFINE YOUR BRAND
instead of reviews and news from othersinstead of reviews and news from others
defining it for youdefining it for you
Action Plan
Points to Consider
18. • Wrap it up value – tie down with:Wrap it up value – tie down with:
• What’s important in your community?What’s important in your community?
• Everyone should have their own millionEveryone should have their own million
dollar ideadollar idea
• What resonates with your community?What resonates with your community?
• Find existing brands to leverageFind existing brands to leverage
• Dog.com did so with All American Pet FoodDog.com did so with All American Pet Food
Action Plan
Points to Consider
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Notas del editor
Dr. Oz – directed to social media – 800 responses in 90 seconds
Mazda Design Challenge – 2 million in free media coverage – including the KTLA Morning News
Not household names
Launched 10/14/10 – the day of the premiere of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo
New brand within an existing brand
Structured well – so is launching fast – bringing value to her community thru her strong concepts that resonate with her audience – beauty, health, entrepreneurship
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34796616
Dog,com
What resonates like a million dollars with your audience?
For Bi411 it is money toward the breast implant procedure itself
Food from street carts have become a foodie favorite for San Franciscans. Food carts travel from neighborhood to neighborhood, offering their delicacies to a range of local foodies. But without a set location, how do these carts let consumers know where they will be? Well, through Twitter of course. Curtis Kimball, the man behind the enormously popular Creme Brulee Cart in San Francisco, has quickly amassed over 12,000 followers in a little over a year. He knows that most of his business comes from people who follow him on Twitter because Twitter is the only way you can find the cart’s location for the day, says Kimball, a former construction worker turned creme brulee expert. “It gives people a valid reason to follow me,” he says.
The other use of Twitter for Kimball is to tell people what flavor of creme brulee he is serving in a given day. And Kimball says that Twitter gives him the ability to develop a personal relationship with his followers and others. He says he tries to engage his followers by asking for suggestions of what type of custard to serve or where he should park his cart, and he always tries to keep things humorous.
Kimball says he has no marketing budget and Twitter has been a great way to amass fans. He doesn’t have as much of a presence on Facebook, and he’s not sure the model is as efficient as Twitter. “Twitter can absorb more than Facebook with very little effort,” Kimball adds. Yelp has also been a valuable source of referrals for the entrepreneur. The cart has 224 reviews and is rated with 4 and a half stars.
Social media and dentistry don’t necessarily go hand in hand, but one San Francisco dentist has forged an impressive social media campaign to raise awareness of her recently launched practice. She has a Twitter profile, a Facebook page, a YouTube channel and a website. Dr. Vaksman’s husband, lawyer Robert Vaksman, has been the strategist behind her social media efforts. Robert says that his wife is confronted with the challenge of practicing in a building that houses hundreds of other dentists that have more established practices. He says that it’s a no brainer to be looking at as many social channels as possible for marketing efforts.
While the practice is still young, the Vaksmans say that they are starting to see patients and potential patients begin to communicate with them on the Facebook page, which has 70 fans. Vaksman will publish her Yelp reviews from patients on the site as well as YouTube videos containing educational content about dental procedures. Twitter is still a fairly new forum for the practice says Robert, and he’s still trying to determine the best way to engage with potential customers on the network.
Last October, Dr. Vaksman signed up for a Groupon deal in San Francisco, and received 320 new patients because of the deal, which was for a patient exam and x-ray. The Vaksmans say that the deal propelled the five month old business in the right direction and boosted its patient base significantly. Robert is also looking into partnering with Facebook campaign startup Wildfire to set up a promotional sweepstakes for the practice’s Facebook page.