Introducing small businesses to the notion of social objects and how they can be positioned to grow their brands using social technologies.
Paymint X small business seminar at Design Cloud, LLC.
Presented By: Michael Gaspar
Co-Founder Viral Visions, LLC
3. About Me
@MichaelGaspar
Co-Founder, Viral Visions
Social Storyteller
Strategist
4. “Marketing is too important to be left
to the marketing department.”
David Packard
Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard
5. Tenets of Social
- Social is a brand philosophy
- You have to earn the right to market
- Be human
- Be transparent
- Collaborate
- Social is a business re-investment
6. What is a Social Object?
Any “thing” that yields a conversation.
7. Why do I want to be a Social Object?
- Feedback
- Dialogue
- Search
- Social Proof
- ENGAGEMENT
10. Remember…
And, it tells a story.
Source: http://www.marketingtechblog.com/visual-storytelling/
11. Social Connection
Facebook
Content: Visual
Size:1 billion +
Value: Integration,
Development,
Social Login, Social
Search
12. Social Connection
LinkedIn
Content: Thought
leadership
Size:175 million+
Value: Showcase
expertise, Groups,
B2B
13. Social Connection
Google +
Content: Visual,
Thought leadership
Size: 400/100 million+
Value: SEO, Video
Hangouts, Circles
14. Social Information Sharing
Twitter
Content: Resourceful,
Thought leadership
Size: 500/170 million+
Value: Social search,
Drive traffic, Behavioral
insight/trends, Listening
15. Video Sharing
YouTube
Content: Visual, Thought
leadership
Size: 2nd largest search
engine, 60 hrs/min
Value: SEO, Engagement
16. Check-in & Review Sharing
Foursquare
Content: Promotion,
Consumer loyalty, Reviews
Size: 20 million users
Value: Feedback,
Gamification, Mobile
17. Blogs
Content: Thought
leadership, Visual
Value: Transparency,
Humanization,
Learning, Influence,
Web Integration,
Collaborative
19. Where do I create Social Objects?
Go where your audience is!
20. But, if you need a little help…
B2B:
B2C, Brick & Mortar:
B2C, Digital Only:
21. How do I measure Social Objects?
Metrics
Shares | Comments | Likes | Insights
Retweets | @Mentions
Endorsements| Discussion Comments
Comments| Blog Views | Dashboard
*Facebook Metrics Aggregated by “Talking About This”
22. Some FREE tools to measure Social
Hootsuite Google Analytics
Social Media Monitoring, Web traffic, referral, data
Engagement, Reporting visualization & insights tool
hootsuite.com google.com/analytics