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Michael Bindrup, MBA GM Business Development Advisor Nevada Small Business Development Center. Social Media Marketing NCET October 15,2010. Raj Tumber Business Advisor SCORE Southern Nevada. About NCET. About SCORE. About NSBDC. About NMI. Social Marketing Sites. STAY CONNECTED.
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Michael Bindrup, MBA GM Business Development Advisor Nevada Small Business Development Center Social Media MarketingNCET October 15,2010 Raj Tumber Business Advisor SCORE Southern Nevada
Social Marketing Sites STAY CONNECTED
Content Outline • Twitter • Facebook • Woot & Groupon • YouTube & Animoto • Social Media Analytics • Q&A
Company Profile Created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey. Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. 100 MILLION USERS
Best Practice - Twitter: • Event Based Tweets • Link LinkLink • Customize your background • Use Hash Tags - seachablility • Follow as many people as you can • Observe and Improve • Do not hard sell
Company Profile Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 2004., Idea came from a student directory in prep school known as the "Facebook". Once at college, Zuckerberg's Facebook started off as just a "Harvard-thing", until Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell and Yale, and then to other schools with social contacts with Harvard 500 MILLION USERS
Facebook.com • Set up a Personal page • Set up a Business page (Add-on) • Add Contents, Photos & Biz Profile • Invite friends • Set up a Sub-Domain – Min. 25 Fans (http://facebook.com/choosedomain)
START ADVERTISING • Status Updates – Wall Posts – Add Links • Post Targeted Updates • Ask Questions • Hold Contests • Request Feedback It’s all content driven What are the viral drawbacks? Individuals with too many friends.
EFFECTIVE MARKETING HOW?
Social Buying • Woot • Groupon • Living Social
Video Sharing: • You Tube • Animoto
Best Practice - Video Sharing: • Set up a Channel • Have a Strategy • Have a Concept – Be Unique • Watch Production Value • Allow feedback • Show link info on videos
Conclusion: Your Next Step • Commit Resources • Create a Social Media Plan • Integrate with Marketing • Do Your Homework • Content is King • Metrics
Questions Thank You