Social is important today, but will be even more important tomorrow. Is your business actively using social media to increase sales and grow? Have you been able to prove the ROI from social activities? In this presentation, we will help you understand how to use social media to support your business and sales growth today and in the future.
4. Why does social matter so much?
• In the US, 70% of the population have at least one
social media account, and more than half have two.
• Worldwide the projected users of social media is
around 2.5 billion.
• 57% of consumers say they are influenced by
positive comments about a company.
• 90% of millennials use social media.
• 1/3 of millennials say it’s their favorite form of
communication with businesses.
Source: business2community
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5. What are people sharing?
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• There are a variety of formats for
content, but the most popular are:
• Visual content, 74%
• Blogging, 68%
• Videos, 60%
• Rapidly changing -- video is
overtaking as the most viewed
format.
• Increased mobile speed allows video
streaming on the go and has greatly
contributed.
• Blog posts are still the most shared
on social media at 38%.
6. How to get started?
Some tips to get started:
• Start by creating your strategy based on your
company’s goals.
• Be knowledgeable about the channels your
target audience uses.
• Create noteworthy content for the channel.
• Measure results and make sure it aligns with
your strategy.
• Tweak your campaigns to increase
effectiveness and reach goals.
• Follower influencers, start engaging
conversations.
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7. Your Social Branding
• It is important to be consistent with your brand
throughout social media.
• Even if each channel has different users and
formats, your profiles on each should reflect your
branding.
• Your social media managers should understand your
brand perfectly and ensure all content reflects it.
• These are reflected by:
• Logos
• Imagery
• Tone
• Personality
• Voice
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8. Timing & Frequency
This is not going to be the same for everyone and
every channel.
First, answer these questions:
• Do I have the resources to be consistent and
engaging on social?
• When should I share content?
• When I have time? When I have an idea?
• Where should I share it?
• Should I use LinkedIn, FB, Twitter or others?
• How frequently should I post to social media?
• Once a day? Twice a week? Twice a day?
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9. Timing & Frequency
Below are baseline suggestions for frequency
and timing to reach the majority of users on
these channels.
Remember your target may behave differently.
• Twitter: 3 times/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Engagement decreases slightly after 3rd
tweet.
• Facebook: 2 times/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Likes and comments dissipate after the
second.
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10. Timing & Frequency
• LinkedIn: 1 time/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Enables 20 posts per month, which is
60% of your audience.
• Google+: 3 times/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Frequency and engagement goes
hand in hand.
• Pinterest: 5 times+/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Top brands have experienced steady
growth when implementing multiple
posts daily .
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11. Timing & Frequency
• Instagram: 1-2 times+/daily, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Major brands post an average of 1.5
times and they do not experience
drop off.
• Blog: 2 times/week, 9 AM – 7 PM
• Companies that increase blogging
from 3-5 times per month to 6-8
times almost double their leads!
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12. Which channels?
• Choose your channels carefully, especially if
your resources or time are limited.
• Blindly choosing could mean you put a lot of
energy into a channel and activity that doesn’t
reach your target at all.
• Know where they are, how they use the
channels and how to engage.
• This is the single most important factor for
making sure your social media is growing your
business.
• The way to start this process is with analyzing
your buyer persona.
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13. Step 1:
Buyer Persona
• As marketers, you know
that your customer is
the central point of your
brand.
• How does this play into
developing your online
strategies?
• Part of creating your
buyer persona means
conducting research
into that Persona’s
digital footprint.
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14. Step 1: Buyer Persona
The digital footprint will include:
1. Various channels where they spend time and
conduct research.
2. What these customers will search for.
3. What devices they will be using.
4. When and which social networks they are on.
5. Websites and apps they engage with.
6. Basically: How often, what and when.
It’s not just about what they are interested in and what
they need anymore. The great news is that this
information is available with analytics and research.
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15. Top Social Media: Facebook
• Facebook has 1.6 billion users.
• According to Pewter Research, 72% of
adult Internet users use it, which
represents 62% of entire adult
population.
• 77% women, 66% men
• 82% 18-29
• 79% 30-49
• 64% 50-64
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16. Facebook Stats
• Additional demographics:
• 70% white, 67% black, 75% Hispanic
• 72% some college, 72% college +
• 74% urban, 72% suburban, 67% rural
• Lowest make $50k-$74,999 with 66%
• Businesses use Facebook for brand building,
increasing trust and visibility.
• Very important for B2C but some B2B
companies use it very well for telling their
employees stories and giving a human face to
their company.
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17. 2016 Facebook Stats
• FB is the most popular paid
social media used.
• We’ll discuss paid social ads
more in depth later in this
webinar.
• 67% of companies plan to
increase their spend on
Facebook ads.
• True even more so for B2C
companies than B2B.
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18. 2016 Facebook Stats
• Most Important
Social Media:
B2B vs B2c
• Facebook is most
important
network for B2C.
• LinkedIn most
important for
B2B.
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19. Facebook Changes
• Live Stream feature enables more video
content in real time.
• New content controls for newsfeeds so
people can reduce the numbers of ads
they see.
• Users can also choose not to see
content from or related to certain
products and companies.
• New volume and content controls for
promotional posts is another effort to
provide users with relevant content.
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Source: marketingland
20. Facebook Tactics
What does this mean for your business?
• You’ll have to be more strategic with your
content.
• According to Socialbakers, video has
organic reach 8.71% higher than photos
3.7%.
• Post videos directly to FB rather than
linking it from YouTube (or elsewhere) to
keep followers on your page.
• Be creative with topics as FB is somewhat
replacing Twitter for people who like to be
in the “know” about trending topics.
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21. Facebook Tactics
Another option could be the
Facebook Audience Optimization
tool. What is it?
• An organic targeting feature
that helps publishers reach
specific subsets of audiences.
• Increases engagement and
understanding your target’s
preferences.
• Tags prioritize, uniquely for
each person, topics that are
most likely to interest them.
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22. Facebook Tips
1. Don’t target too broadly. Your copy and
images should be specific to your audience.
2. Don’t just make ads about your
product/service. Ads perform best when
content resonates to something your
audience cares about.
3. Don’t copy other FB ads, as it usually doesn’t
work. Facebook is saturated and content
needs to be unique to get seen. Be creative
and design ads that get your target’s
attention.
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23. Top Social Media: Twitter
• Twitter has 325 million users.
• According to Pewter Research, 23%
of adult internet users use it, which
represents 20% of entire adult
population.
• 21% women, 25% men
• 32% 18-29
• 29% 30-49
• 13% 50-64
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24. Twitter Stats
• Additional demographics:
• 20% white, 28% black, 28% Hispanic
• 23% some college, 27% college +
• 30% urban, 21% suburban, 15% rural
• Most make over $50k; 25% $50k-$74,999k,
26% $75k+
• 70% of businesses use Twitter for brand building
and 65% for lead generation.
• 57% of businesses are spending 50% more on
Twitter than two years ago.
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25. Twitter Changes
• In May 2016, Twitter announced
user names and media
attachments such as photos and
videos will no longer count
toward the length of a tweet
(140-character limit remains).
• Real time streaming thru
Periscope now also provides real
time engagement with audience.
• Becoming popular amongst
marketers to promote events and
do live streaming events updates.
Source: Reuters
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26. Twitter Tactics
• When the URL is placed in the middle of the
tweet it is 26% more likely to be retweeted.
• 1,2, or 3 Hashtags? How many?
• 33% more likely to be retweeted with 1
hashtag.
• 1 hashtag is 69% more likely to be
retweeted than using two
• How many characters should I use? Is the
max better?
• 11 characters get 117% more retweets
than a shorter tweet.
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27. Twitter Tactics
How to grow your followers?
• Find influencers in your industry and
connect with them.
• Share content they would like, or quote
them and tag them.
• Find your target audience and connect
with them.
• Bring out you personality – be social
instead of just “doing” social.
• Try out lists and build up smaller targeted
audiences and invite users to join them
and get conversations going.
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28. Twitter Tactics
• According to HBR, Twitter is the
most transparent big social
media today.
• It encourages two way dialogue
(more than FB) and enables
companies to show empathy.
• American Airlines is one good
example: They address
customer complaints with
urgency, acknowledgement and
understanding.
• This is social media as customer
service.
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29. Twitter Tips
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Have a content strategy with an editorial
calendar that include events, brand
messaging, blogs, and anything you want to
promote.
Develop a unique personality instead of a
stream of self promotion and use a
combination of useful and personal content to
show your brand’s personality.
Stay organized by using lists of customers,
influencers, prospects and competitors. This
simplifies your monitoring and targeting. Use
Tweetdeck to help you stay on top of your
social activity.
30. Top Social Media: LinkedIn
• LinkedIn has 420 million active users.
• According to Pewter Research, 25% of adult
internet users use it, which represents 22%
of entire adult population.
• 25% women, 26% men
• 22%18-29
• 32% 30-49
• 26% 50-64
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31. Top Social Media:
LinkedIn
• Additional demographics:
• 26% white, 22% black, 22% Hispanic
• 25% some college, 46% college +
• 30% urban, 26% suburan, 12% rural
• Most make over $50k; 32% $50k-$74,999k,
41% $75k+
• It is almost considered a necessity for any
companies in the B2B space.
• Many people will visit LinkedIn as part of their
research on companies.
• Helps branding and trust building.
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32. LinkedIn Changes
• Group’s section now enables posts
with images and direct mentions of
other group members.
• In March this year, introduced Account
Targeting for targeted large scale
campaigns.
• Can target people at up to 30,000
companies at once with a list of
companies which is cross-referenced
against 8 million businesses in its
network.
• Also improved its targeting for
Sponsored Updates and Sponsored
InMail.
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33. LinkedIn Tactics
• Share relevant content to your target
market in groups, in Pulse and in
your regular feed.
• AppleOne Employment Services is
an example of a great LinkedIn page.
• They don’t just push job listings,
but they provide content from
their blog and other outlets as
well.
• They differentiate themselves by
showing their mission and vision
statements.
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34. LinkedIn Tactics
Mashable is another example of a
great LinkedIn page.
• Carefully tailor content for
LinkedIn such as articles on
business and productivity tips.
• Social media focused content
generates a lot of engagement as
well, but the topics here and on
other channels are slightly
different to reflect the audience.
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35. LinkedIn Tips
1. Use LinkedIn sponsored updates.
2. Draw people in by having an
introduction text.
• Join groups where your target spends
time and pose thoughtful questions,
not a simple yes or no.
• Share something that may surprise
readers.
3. Make a good impression with a great
image, especially in ads and posts.
• The feed is increasingly busy, photos
stand out.
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36. Top Social Media: Instagram
• Instagram has 430 million users.
• According to Pewter Research, 28% of adult
internet users use it, which represents 24%
of entire adult population.
• 31% women, 24% men
• 55% 18-29
• 28% 30-49
• 11%50-64
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37. Instagram Stats
• Additional demographics:
• 21% white, 47% black, 38% Hispanic
• 32% some college, 26% college +.
• 32% urban, 28% suburan, 18% rural.
• It’s a split between users making <$50k
and >$50k.
• Forrester calls it the king of social engagement
since top brands’ posts generated a per-
follower engagement rate of 4.21 percent.
• This is 58 times more per follower than
Facebook and 120 times more than Twitter.
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38. Instagram Changes
• March 2016, Instagram
announced a new way of ordering
posts users see images of interest
appear first.
• The result has been more likes,
comments and general
engagement.
• How are posts ordered?
• Combination of: time, your
interactions with sharer, and
whether you'll find the post
interesting based on your
previous behavior.
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39. Instagram Tactics
• What does this mean for you?
• Make sure your content is engaging with your
audience or it may not be seen.
• WeWork is an example of a company using
Instagram well.
• They show great images of the office space
they provide.
• Related slogan posted, “Do What You Love” and
hashtags encouraging people to send post
images of their work space.
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40. Instagram Tactics
Another example is Califia Farms.
• Unique, well designed curvy bottle which
won an award in global packaging design
category from Beverage World Magazine.
• Instagram is a perfect platform to showcase
their products.
• Most posts feature their bottles in a creative
way; with a subject line, an accessory that
speaks to their target.
• They create fun, playful videos and GIFs for
even more engagement.
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41. Instagram Tips
1. Give followers brand insights by sharing behind the scenes
of your business, and sneak peeks of upcoming events.
2. Design funny or inspirational quotes for content variety.
3. Categorize your content (use hashtags).
4. Don’t forget to write a caption for your post that gives a
story or adds humor or engages in some way.
5. Track your results.
6. Write a good bio for your brand.
7. Offer promotions from time to time -- followers like
rewards and it’s an incentive for audience to stay engaged
or to share your content.
8. Respond to users, follow your target and influencers.
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42. Top Social Media: Pinterest
• Pinterest has 110 million users.
• According to Pewter Research, 31% of adult
internet users use it, which represents 26% of
entire adult population.
• 44% women,16% men
• 37% 18-29
• 36% 30-49
• 24% 50-64
• Great for eCommerce, anything food related,
health, wellness.
• Mainly B2C but B2B is growing and doing well
with branding on Pinterest.
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43. Pinterest
Stats
• Site for visual
imagery like
Instagram but
with lifestyle
“intention and
inspiration.”
• Brands show their
lifestyle, not
products.
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45. Pinterest Changes
• You’ve probably noticed they
have a “Buy it” button now.
• How does this affect your
business?
• Businesses can show products,
that consumers can click to
purchase.
• A new form of advertising as
hybrid social media post with
ecommerce.
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Source: marketingland
46. Pinterest Tactics
LL Bean has great branding, imagery and
eCommerce on Pinterest.
Their tactics:
• Different boards that show different
lifestyle categories that fit their
branding.
• Not just products, but active,
outdoorsy photos that speak to their
target.
• They post funny photos and gift ideas
which show personality and caring
(builds trust).
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47. Pinterest Tips
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Test different variations of imagery and photos, get
creative and be inspirational.
Create lifestyle boards, not product boards. Show
users the life your brand represents with different
themes like food or adventures or quotes and always
beautiful images and scenes.
Use CTAs in the description such as sign up today,
order now, but not in the image, it’s not allowed.
Use relevant keywords and hashtags. There’s no limit
like Twitter so add at least 30 keywords per promoted
pin (platform allows up to 150 keywords).
Use Pinterest tools to reach your target audience
with targeted pins.
48. Pinterest Tactics
• The key to is to be creative and build content
around a whole lifestyle in which your products are
featured.
• Wayfair pinned their way to an impressive increase
in revenue.
• “Turkey Day Table” promotion in November 2013,
asked participants to curate their own boards with
5 or more pins about their ideal “Turkey Day Table”
from the Wayfair Thanksgiving boards.
• Additional bonus with this campaign for user
generated content that costs the company next to
nothing to produce.
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50. The Next Big Thing: Snapchat
• Snapchat has 200 million users.
• 70% women, 30% men use it.
• Has grown by 50% year over year.
• Has surpassed Twitter with the number of
daily users, 150 million, compared to 140
million.
• As of Feb 2016, Snapchat’s largest users
were between 18-24, (37%) and 25-34
(26%).
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51. Snapchat Tactics
• It’s low-cost, highly personal and engaging.
• The videos are in real time and only last 24
hours adding to the “in the moment”
appeal.
• Raw, scrappy and fun and allow personality
to shine with little editing or filters.
• Good for humanizing a brand and
connecting with their target audience in a
fun way.
• GE is a brand doing well using it to
showcase their geeky personality and to
encourage interest in science.
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52. Snapchat Tactics
• GE does a series of Q&A of users'
questions.
• Explain scientific concepts in a
concise and fun way.
• Recently shared some findings
from their emoji science
curriculum, which they established
along with the National Science
Foundation.
• They encourage users to engage
with them.
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53. Snapchat Tips
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Some things try out for campaigns to
get started:
• Use customer geofilters to promote
events, which people can also
forward to friends.
• Use video chat to engage with
customers to make their experience
personalized.
• Test different ways to tell your story
and ask for feedback.
• With videos lasting 24 hours, it’s
perfect for limited time offers and
giveaways.
54. The Next Big Thing: Periscope and
Meerkat
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• Consumers want faster access to real
time, off-line events hence the rise in
live streaming.
• Periscope has 2 million daily users.
• Meerkat has 2 million registered
users.
• Find ways to add live streaming, or
real time videos to your social
activities.
56. Breakdown of Paid Ads
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• The most popular social media channels have
many similarities with PPC:
• FB, Twitter, LinkedIn all provide tools to help
you target the right audience for you.
• Instagram and Pinterest vary from FB, Twitter
and LinkedIn .
• More of eCommerce that reaches
consumers with beautiful products and
images offering a "buy now" option.
• Also have ads pop up in feeds which targets
users based on location, demographics, and
user behavior.
57. Breakdown of Paid Ads
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• Snapchat is great for brand recognition.
• The ads fit seamlessly into the user
experience of live streaming.
• Youtube is great for instructional, fun
videos. Also great for brand recognition
in either B2B or B2C. Many companies
have their own channels which people
can follow for updates.
• Targeted ads are based on browsing
history and target users very well.
58. Paid Advertising Tips
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• To be effective with paid advertising on
social media, think about these tips :
1. Tailor content for the social channel.
For instance, an ad used for FB would
differ from an ad for LinkedIn.
2. Use targeting tools available on each
channel to really focus on reaching
your customers.
59. Paid Advertising Tips
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3. Use several different versions of your
sponsored posts to see which get the most
traction, then spend more on those that do.
4. If too busy and budget permits, hire a PPC
specialist to set up and manage your search
marketing campaign.
5. Try FB Ads Manager. It’s a single destination
for advertisers to create, edit and analyze FB
ads. It features a streamlined layout with
quick reporting on performance metrics.
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Paid Advertising Tips
6. Target fans first, and then only those you know have an
interest in your product, service, event or content.
7. Make ads crystal clear. You can try to be mysterious, but this
can backfire as no one likes “click bait.”
8. Take advantage of geo-targeting to reach a local audience or
those in your target locations. This can be broad or hyper
local to those who pass near your business.
9. Test images as they are what catches the most attention. Use
split testing on these first and then other elements like
taglines or content.
10. Do not underestimate the power of video. Try short 10
second videos, even with low production, that are clear and
fun.
61. Paid Channel
Trends
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• Based on a survey by CMI and
Marketing Profs:
• 76% of B2C respondents used
promoted posts.
• 61% of users found it effective.
62. Paid Channel Trends
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Based on the same survey, by
CMI & Marketing Profs :
• 93% of B2B respondents
use paid social media.
• 52% use promoted posts.
• 48% rank effectiveness 4-5
(5 is highest).
• 51% use sponsored ads.
• 45% rate sponsored ad
effectives at 4 – 5.
63. Paid Ads Changes
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• Due to excessive PPC and banner ads, the online
experience has been negatively impacted.
• Tech companies created ad blocking apps to
reduce noise.
• This will cause about $20B in lost revenue and
affects Google, Yahoo, Bing the most.
• Content marketing is even more critical and native
advertising is growing in popularity.
• Native advertising appears as sponsored content
that does not disrupt a user on social media.
• Can be articles, posts, quizzes and a variety of
formats.
64. Tracking Social Media ROI
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ROI is still tough for companies to measure.
• 46% of marketers are uncertain
whether social media has generated
revenue.
• Only 13% believe they proved impact
quantitatively.
The most common measurement for ROI:
• 80% of Marketers use engagement such
as likes and shares.
• 56% base it on web traffic.
65. Measuring ROI
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Source https://blog.hootsuite.com/measure-social-media-roi-business/
• Defining social media ROI is based on your
company goals.
• Commonly defined as a measure of the
efficiency of a social media campaign.
• Social media ROI = (SM return – SM
investment) / SM investment percent.
• But, it cannot always be measured or
quantified. In those cases look at:
• What your target audience did after
viewing?
• Did the actions align with your goals?
66. The Importance of Measuring
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• To justify existing and additional resources dedicated to social media.
• To identify gaps in strategy, content and key messaging.
• To know which channels are working effectively to grow your business.
• To determine what to change and tweak to reach your goals.
67. Measureable Goals
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• Examples of measureable goals:
1. Increases in social engagement.
• These metrics include: likes, shares,
retweets, favorites, comments.
2. Increase in customer/client acquisitions.
• Tracking URL clicks on sources of traffic to
your site help determine conversions that
start from social media.
3. Increased brand awareness.
• These metrics include: growth in number
of followers, Twitter sentiment, reach by
region, clicks by region.
68. Analytics
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• There are a variety of tools to
analyze these different social media
metrics. Here are a few examples:
• Google Analytics - Track website
traffic, on-site conversions, and
sign-ups that come from social
media campaigns.
• Facebook Insights
• Twitalyzer
• Vbout
• Socialmention
70. Who’s Doing Social Media Well?
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Richard Branson
• As the CEO, he is the
face of the Virgin
brand and he engages
extremely well with his
followers.
• He responds directly
to some followers and
continuously posts
content which
delights, entertains
and inspires.
• He shares a mixture of
business and personal
info.
71. Branson’s Social Media Growth
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7 million
9 million
3 million
Branson’s social media stats from 3
years ago to today:
• 3 million Twitter followers,
now more than 7 million.
• 1.6 million LinkedIn followers,
now more than 9 million .
• 371,000 Facebook followers,
now almost 3 million.
72. How does Branson do it?
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• Above all else he has fun and brings his
humor to a lot of content.
• He shares entertaining things: cute photos,
funny or inspirational personal stories,
memes.
• He welcomes feedback and responds to
some comments himself.
• Through #AskRichard live Twitter Q&A’s and
through daily interaction, he engages his
followers in open dialogue.
• He connects on a human level.
• Writes blog posts almost daily, as well as
very frequent Twitter posts.
73. Keys to
Branson’s
Success
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1. Humor
2. Humility
3. Frequency
4. Entertaining
5. Responsive
6. Engaging
7. Personal and
professional
8. Inspirational
9. Imagery
74. Who’s connecting well?
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Dove is another example of a
company doing social media well. Keys
to their success include:
• Empowers women to embrace
themselves as they are.
• Engages target audience to share
their own story with these
hashtags: #speakbeautiful,
#loveyourhair.
• Consistent messaging throughout
media.
• 185k Twitter followers, more than
26M likes on FB.
75. Use humor, show personality
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• When you understand your
target well, you can bring
humor and more personality
into your interactions.
• Taco Bell’s “voice” and
personality comes through in
their social media responses.
• Works so well because they
understand their target.
• Humor can be a risk, unless
you have this knowledge.
76. Shake Shack
Case Study
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• Shake Shack is a popular American burger chain that
has experienced exponential growth with little
spend on advertising or marketing.
• The secret lies in how well they managed their
social media across all channels and how they
managed to create a huge loyal following.
• Their content earns high engagement; retweets,
likes, shares.
• Visit our website for access to our analysis:
https://www.vbout.com/blog/Shake-Shack-Analysis/
77. Conclusion
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• Continue to invest in social media, at least 6 hours a week
should be devoted to see results.
• Embrace video content as that is growing in popularity
and could be the most viewed content on social any day.
• If your budget permits, use a combination of paid ads and
organic posts, as FB ads are working for a lot of
businesses.
• Optimize mobile formats in your social media.
• Track results for all social media.
• Establish KPIs and try different approaches for better
results.
• Be creative, have fun and show your personality!
• Be social, don’t just do social.
78. A list of some social media tools
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• Everypost
• Buffer
• Vbout
• SocialOomph
• SocialClout
• Hootsuite
• Feedly
• Followerwonk
• Bundlepost
• Tailwind
• Bitly
• Agorapulse
• Crowdbooster
• Socialbro
• Socialflow
• IFTIT
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Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/how-often-post-social-media
Research by SumAll
Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/how-often-post-social-media
Research by SumAll
Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/how-often-post-social-media
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Source: http://socialnomics.net/2016/02/09/social-media-user-statistics-2016/ (article date 2/9/16)
Info about demographics http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
Source - http://marketingland.com/5-major-changes-revolutionize-social-media-year-164327 March 23, 2016
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/04/news-feed-fyi-more-articles-you-want-to-spend-time-viewing/
http://marketingland.com/facebook-organic-audience-optimization-160548
Video post info - https://blog.bufferapp.com/post-facebook-12-facebook-tactics-working-right-now
http://marketingland.com/facebook-organic-audience-optimization-160548
Video post info - https://blog.bufferapp.com/post-facebook-12-facebook-tactics-working-right-now
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/251036
Source: http://socialnomics.net/2016/02/09/social-media-user-statistics-2016/ (article date 2/9/16)
Info about demographics http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
https://hbr.org/2015/04/the-best-and-worst-corporate-tweeters
Talking point – According to HBR, empathy consists of three components: reassurance, authenticity, and emotional connection. Empathy goes beyond simply solving a problem. It involves making a customer feel valued.
Source: http://socialnomics.net/2016/02/09/social-media-user-statistics-2016/ (article date 2/9/16)
Info about demographics http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
Source: http://socialnomics.net/2016/02/09/social-media-user-statistics-2016/ (article date 2/9/16)
Info about demographics http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
Source: http://socialnomics.net/2016/02/09/social-media-user-statistics-2016/ (article date 2/9/16)
Info about demographics http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
Source - http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/snapchat-best-brands#sm.001jp00s11checr71145dnxf0pcm9
Read this for more info http://www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing/snapchat-matures-add-offering-api-inserts-stories-smartinsights-alert/?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June_15th_2016/
Source - http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/snapchat-best-brands#sm.001jp00s11checr71145dnxf0pcm9
Read this for more info http://www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing/snapchat-matures-add-offering-api-inserts-stories-smartinsights-alert/?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June_15th_2016/
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Source: Inc 2014
Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275472?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Sharebar&utm_campaign=Sumome_share
His social media followers grew - http://infographicaday.com/richard-branson-on-using-social-media/
Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275472?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Sharebar&utm_campaign=Sumome_share
His social media followers grew - http://infographicaday.com/richard-branson-on-using-social-media/