This was part of a course I am teaching with Robert O'regan at Hofstra University that is aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses integrate digital marketing strategies into their marketing strategies.
1. Getting Engaged:
Harrison Leifer DiMarco
Social Media - Intro to Facebook
Branding
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What the heck is it?
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What the heck is it?
• Simply put social media is people having
conversations online.
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What the heck is it?
• Simply put social media is people having
conversations online.
• But just like you wouldn’t scream your name over a
bullhorn at a cocktail party, you shouldn’t blast
your sales message to the entire online world.
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What the heck is it?
• Simply put social media is people having
conversations online.
• But just like you wouldn’t scream your name over a
bullhorn at a cocktail party, you shouldn’t blast
your sales message to the entire online world.
• These same rules apply to conversations in the
online world…
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What the heck is it?
• Simply put social media is people having
conversations online.
• But just like you wouldn’t scream your name over a
bullhorn at a cocktail party, you shouldn’t blast
your sales message to the entire online world.
• These same rules apply to conversations in the
online world…
• Consumers do not want to be overtly sold
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The different Types of Social Media
• Social Networking Site
• Microblogging Sites
• Social News Sites
• Social Sharing Sites
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Social Networking Sites
Allows users to create profiles for the
purpose of sharing their daily activities
with family and friends, or to share their
interest in a particular topic, or to
increase their circle of acquaintances
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Google+
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Metrics in Social Media
• Numbers of comments on updates
• Number of “Likes”
• Responses to questions
• Number of friends acquired
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Microblogging
Microblogging sites allow users to
create their own online "profile" with
biographical data, pictures, etc.
• Microblogging is a very abbreviated
blog consisting of messages usually
140 characters or less.
• Messages are sent to “followers”
.
• Twitter
• Plurk
• Tumblr
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Microblogging Metrics
• Numbers of followers acquired
• Number of replies to tweets
• Conversation around a hashtag (#)
• Retweets
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Social News Sites
Allow members to submit news stories,
articles, blog posts, videos, and photos to the
community.
• The community can then vote up or
down for the submitted piece. The more
votes a piece gets the higher its chance
to appear on the front page of the site.
Sites:
• Digg
• Reddit
• NewsVine.
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Social News Metrics
• Numbers of positive and negative
votes
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Social Sharing Sites
The common denominator among all social
media sites is sharing.
• Social sharing sites tend to focus on two
types of media
• Photos
• Video
• Flickr
• Photobucket
• Youtube
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Social Sharing Metrics
• Numbers of times a photos or video is
viewed
• Number comments on a video or photo
• Number of subscribers acquired or lost
• Number of “likes” for a photo or video
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Consumers are Looking for?
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Consumers are Looking for?
1. Value
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Consumers are Looking for?
1. Value
2. Information
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Consumers are Looking for?
1. Value
2. Information
3. Reason to listen to you.
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What’s its purpose?
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
• Comment here
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
• Comment here
• Forward to a friend
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
• Comment here
• Forward to a friend
• RSVP to events
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
• Comment here
• Forward to a friend
• RSVP to events
• Post Photos
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What’s its purpose?
• Social Media sites facilitate the sharing of
information between users within a defined
network.
Examples:
• Comment here
• Forward to a friend
• RSVP to events
• Post Photos
• Polls
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Information Overload
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Social Networks Have Become a Major Influence
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Social Networks Have Become a Major Influence
• 96% of Generation Y are part of a social
network
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Social Networks Have Become a Major Influence
• 96% of Generation Y are part of a social
network
• Social media is the #1 activity on the web
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Social Networks Have Become a Major Influence
• 96% of Generation Y are part of a social
network
• Social media is the #1 activity on the web
• If Facebook were a country, It would be
the 4th largest
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Social Networks Have Become a Major Influence
• 96% of Generation Y are part of a social
network
• Social media is the #1 activity on the web
• If Facebook were a country, It would be
the 4th largest
• One of the fastest growing segments
on Facebook is adults over the age 55
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• Traditional media, such as television,
newspapers, radio, and magazines, are
one-way, static broadcast technologies.
• Traditional Advertising broadcasts to an
audience. Social media talks with an
audience.
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• FACT:
• Social networking has
taken over email as the
most popular internet
activity and is growing
twice as fast as other
internet activities
(Nielsen).
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• Before social media or community driven media
became so pervasive, consumers learned about
brands and products from:
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• Before social media or community driven media
became so pervasive, consumers learned about
brands and products from:
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Traditional Advertising Vs. Social Media
Social marketing eliminates the middle man, providing
brands with the unique opportunity to have direct
relationship with their customer and to both listen and talk.
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Traditional Advertising Vs. Social Media
Social marketing eliminates the middle man, providing
brands with the unique opportunity to have direct
relationship with their customer and to both listen and talk.
Remember…Social media allows brands
to talk directly to an audience.
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Why Use Social Media
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Why Use Social Media
• Media habits are shifting at record speeds.
• 24 of the Largest 25 Newspapers are
Experiencing Record Declines in Circulation.
• In the 30-45 age group, less than 35% of
people read a newspaper!
• People have gotten better and better at
ignoring marketing messages with DVRs,
caller ID, and spam filters.
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Business Goals for Using Social Media
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Business Goals for Using Social Media
• Helps you get discovered by people who are
searching for your products or services.
• Provides your company with an opportunity to
build valuable relationships with these consumers
and improving brand loyalty by engaging in
meaningful dialogue.
• As a form of market research, social media
participation lets you monitor conversations
about your brand and interest trends within social
media communities.
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Social Media as a tool
B2B
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Gartner
Social
Media
h3p://twi3er.com/gartner_inc
h3p://www.facebook.com/Gartner
h3p://www.linkedin.com/company/gartner?trk=copro_t
B2C
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StateFarm
Social
Media
h3p://www.youtube.com/statefarm
h3p://www.facebook.com/StateFarmNaGon
h3p://twi3er.com/statefarmnaGon
B2C
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BP
Social
Media
h3p://www.facebook.com/BPAmerica
h3p://twi3er.com/BP_America
h3p://www.youtube.com/user/BPplc
B2C
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Consumer
Kitchens
Social
Media
h3p://www.facebook.com/Pcrichardandson
h3p://twi3er.com/#!/PCRichardandSon
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