Social media can be a great way to promote your business, but it’s important you have a strategy before you dive in. Without one, you’ll be wasting precious time and resources on an effort that won’t get you results. This presentation offers some tips for determining the social media strategy that's best for you and your business.
9. GOALS
• What are your goals?
• What do you want to accomplish through
social media?
• What does success look like? And, how are
you going to measure it?
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30. Tips for Success
• Be yourself.
• Be social.
• Be responsive.
• Be helpful.
• Promote others.
• Have fun!
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31. You can do it!
Laura Click
Blue Kite Marketing
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Notas del editor
Social media is just a tool.
Owning a hammer doesn’t mean you know how to build a house. You need the right skills. And, you need a blue print. The same is true with social media. You can’t just have pretty social media icons on your website or be on every social network because “everyone else is”. You need to come up with the strategy that’s right for you.
For businesses that want to use social media, the number one question you should ask yourself is “what do I want to accomplish?” You have to understand the WHY before you worry about the HOW. Let’s look at some ofreasons you might want to use social media. So, how do you know if social media is the right tool for your business?Before you dive in, here are some questions you need to ask…
Businesses that don’t take the time to determine their goals with social media will end up with profiles that look like a social media ghost town.
That all sounds pretty good, right?
Who am I trying to reach? Do they use social media? And which tools do they use most?Not sure if your customers or target audience uses social media? ASK! Conduct a survey. Ask customers when they visit your business. Or, you can use some nifty tools to help you do the sleuth work.
Here are some tools I use to help discover which social networks people are using.
What is your message? What content will you share? The content is the meat of your social media efforts. You need to have something of value to share with your audience.
Social media is NOT free. You must make sure you have the time, resources or budget to execute your efforts effectively.
Divas like to talk about themselves…a LOT. They might be found bragging about themselves or retweeting compliments about themselves.
Social media hoarders have a hang-up with sharing anything of value with their audience. They want to keep all of their ideas and information to themselves.
Used car salesmen turn every tweet, post and status update into an onslaught of offers, deals and sales. They are a non-stop promotion machine.
Businesses tend to fall into the trap of turning every message into a press release, which is not a great way to engage with an audience.
Wallflowers sit on the sidelines and never say anything. In fact, you might not even notice them on the social web because they never speak up or respond.
These are the constant complainers who love nothing more than to share bad experiences or get people to feel sorry for them.
Trolls love nothing more than to get a rise out of people. They are spiteful, rude and have no idea how to disagree without being disagreeable.