It's 2017. One in three minutes spent online is devoted to some form of social media activity. But, it's not just about staying in touch with friends and family anymore. Social media has turned into an educational and promotional tool for businesses as well as a community outreach and information distribution instrument for municipalities and universities. Through social media, customers and constituents can share feedback and businesses, municipalities and universities can find out what their audience wants.
The conversation today has moved beyond if you should be on social media for your business or organization to how to be most effective with it. Just knowing the basics of what social media is and which platform to use won't cut it anymore. Not with the 7,452 tweets or the 48,830 Facebook status updates per SECOND inundating social feeds. With the deluge of content shared on social networks every minute of every day, your posts, blogs, shares and comments won't be seen if you aren't doing social right. Don't waste your time using last year's marketing tactics.
11. A fancy way to
describe the zillions of
conversations people
are having online 24/7.
vintage social media
12.
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15. 60/30/1
0
The Social Media Content Mix
Ratio
Sharing other
peoples
contents and
posts
Sharing content that
you created (blogs,
white papers, case
studies)
Sharing content
with calls to action
CURATE
D
OWNED PROMOTION
AL
21. Buyers, both B2C and B2B, use
social media to help make
purchasing decisions.
Source: Q3 2016 Sprout Social Index
22.
23. EDUCATE
Answers to frequently asked questions
related to your industry
Top tips and strategies
How-to articles
Trends in your industry
Information about hours, permits or
emergency situations
24. ENTERTAIN
Pictures of your office, products and/or
employees to give people a "behind-the-
scenes" look at your business
Photos and videos from company parties
or community events you attend
Motivational quotes, quotes related to
your industry, and appropriate humor
Contests or surveys to get your followers
engaged
25. ELEVATE
Highlight a current sale or promotion
you're running
Link to one of your products/services
Share testimonials of happy
customers
Announce new offerings, or other
business news
41. Social selling refers to
finding and connecting
with potential prospects
via social media to
increase sales and by
building relationships.
42. TRADITIONAL SELLING SOCIAL SELLING
BUY LEAD LISTS
FIND
UTILIZE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
LIMITED PERSONAL ROLODEXES UTILIZE COMPANY SOCIAL NETWORK
BLOCKED BY GATEKEEPERS TARGET KEY DECISION-MAKERS
RANDOM CONTACTS
RELATE
CONCENTRATE ON REAL PEOPLE
LIMITED TO INTERNAL RECORDS GATHER ONLINE INTELLIGENCE
ACCUMULATE USELESS DATA DISCOVER SOCIAL INSIGHTS
RELY ON COLD CALLING
ENGAGE
LEVERAGE WARM INTRODUCTIONS
PUSH THE SALES SCRIPT HAVE RELEVANT CONVERSATIONS
USE COOKIE CUTTER PROCESS GUIDE THROUGH BUYING PROCESS
47. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
AUTOMATION TOOLS
Content curation
Publishing platforms
Listening tools
Social selling aids
Community engagement
Customer service
Promotional initiatives