1. Google+: A Guide for Brands

2. "Our goal with Google+ is to make sharing on the
web like sharing in real life, as well as to
improve the overall Google experience. Circles
let you choose with precision who you are
sharing with. Not surprisingly this has been very
well received, because in real life, we share
different things with different people.“
Larry Page

3. Google+: Overview
Features:
1. Circles
2. Huddle
3. Sparks
4. Hangout

4. Google+: Circles
Circles makes it easy to put your friends from Saturday night in one circle, your
parents in another and your boss in a circle all on his own – just like in real life.

5. Google+: Huddle
Huddle is Google+ version of group chat.

6. Google+: Sparks
Sparks is the Google+ version of a delicious style bookmarking tool
with search functionality.

7. Google+: Hangout
Hangouts enables video chat between groups.
Skype for teens?

8. Instant Upload
Upload photos from your mobile.
Like Instagram.

9. Some Facts
10 million users
1 billion pieces of content shared
73% male, 27% female
Top three professions: Engineer, Designer,
Developer
8% of traffic comes from San Francisco
Nepal ranks ahead of UK in terms of traffic

10. G+ map of the world
Source: FindPeopleOnPlus

11. G+ related buzz terms
Source: Sysomos

12. What’s a brand to do?
"Please note that we are still actively closing profiles
that are being used by businesses today. Stay engaged
on Google+ with your personal account and continue to
send us your excellent feedback. We'll continue to be
very proactive in communicating with everyone around
our plans for businesses.“
Google+

13. Register here today
http://bit.ly/pFaV9t
http://bit.ly/pFaV9t

14. Hasn’t stopped some brands

15. News Media on G+

16. Early Adopters on G+

17. 5 things to do now?
1. Branded urls
2. Import Facebook & Twitter
3. Dashboard
4. Integrate +1
5. Chrome Extension

18. 1. Branded url
Google+ does not enable you to create a branded url, this tool below can
help do that for you when you do have a business profile. So you can then
feature your url this way, plus.google.com/nike
Gplus.to
Source: Mashable

19. 2. Import Facebook fans
Import your Facebook and Twitter fans using export.ly by
extracting your data to Excel.
Export.ly
Source: blog.webdistortion.com

20. Import Facebook stream
Import your Facebook stream into Google+
Export.ly
Source crossrider/com/install/519-google-facebook

21. 3. Google Dashboard
Check key stats such as +1 on your Google account.
Source: google.com/dashboard

22. 4. Integrate +1
Integrate +1 into your site now.
1 billion pieces of shared content in two weeks should not be ignored.
Export.ly
Source: Mashable

23. 5. Add G+ Count
Add notifications to your Chrome browser.
Source: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dcdelcombiokflhgdlmdcfbdfogaplij#

24. Thank you