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Learn about the importance of social media marketing for businesses. Discover statistics, popular platforms, and strategies to effectively engage with customers on social media.
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Catch Up or Catch You Later • 89% of respondents have signed up for at least one of ten social • networks/apps, 11% interacting with more than one • 28% of respondents have over 500 contacts • 31% of respondents spend 11-20 hours a week communicating with friends and • family • 9% of respondents spend over 60 hours per week on social media • 49% of respondents use social networks to communicate with others more than • 50% of their time. • 72% of respondents use it for communications with business contacts Statistics from Flock.com
Access to millions of people with the same interests as you • 96% of millennials (ages 15-28) have joined a social network • Social media is the #1activity on the web • The fastest growing segment on Facebook is females 55-65 years old • It took radio 38 years, TV 13 years, the internet 4 years and the iPod 3 years • to reach 50 million users. Facebook added 200 million users in less than a • year • 93 million users visited Twitter.com in June 2010, an increase of 109% from • the previous year • YouTube gets 2 billion views a day • Statistics from Huffingtonpost.com
Why Should Your Business Join? • 68% of social network users have become a fan or friend of a product, service, company, or group on a social networking site this year • 25% of search results come from user generated content • 34% of bloggers post opinions about products or brands • More than 1.5 million pieces of content are shared on Facebook daily
You’re here, Now What • Figure out what and whom customers are talking about • Study the industry • Use search functions on places like Twitter to see what is being • said about your industry in real time • Join in by leaving comments in the blogs customers are reading, • set up your own blog, page on Facebook, Twitter account, engage • in the conversation taking place on Linkedin groups
What You’re Saying and How • You must approach social media with • the attitude of giving rather than • receiving • Do not use blatant advertising • messages • Remember that customers are • driven to trust familiarity and • repetition • Provide information needed to • overcome a challenge or fill a need
http://www.facebook.com/PALOCreative http://www.facebook.com/bluewolftavern http://www.facebook.com/witmersinc The Power to be Heard • San Francisco area hotel uses Twitter to • tweet an exclusive discount deal every • Tuesday to its followers. Followers have • only a few hours to take advantage of • the room deal. It does the same thing on • Friday’s Facebook • Owner of Creme Brulee Cart, a food cart • stationed in different locations around • San Francisco, uses Twitter to as • followers where he should station • himself for the day and what type of • custard he should serve
Make Your Life Easier: Cross - Market Interview by Business Journal about cloud computing If you have a review on Yelp, repost it on Facebook Use things like search.twitter.com Link your Wordpress blog to your Linkedin Profile Broadcast yourself by uploading your commercial spot to YouTube • .
Case Study • DRS wanted to grow its Facebook Community • Created an event around an event • Encouraged fan interaction with some comedy relief and a giveaway • www.facebook.com/drsllc
Online Marketing Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Does it Work and How?
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Types of Online Advertising • . Pay Per Click (PPC)
SEM – Why Search Matters • 41% of webtraffic begins with a search engine • Web users find brands through search rather than by typing in a URL • Traffic originating from search engines has increased 22.5% since 2006 • 39% of US internet users conduct 1-3 searches each day* *Source: Ad Age Search Fact Pack 2007, eMarketer April 2007
Types of Online Advertising • . Pay Per Impression (PPI)
Types of Online Advertising • . Pay Per Action (PPA)
Benefits of Pay Per Click • Cost Effective • Targeted • Measurable • Take Action
The Landscape is Constantly Evolving • Foursquare • Facebook Places • Groupon • Living Social • New Facebook Messaging / Email
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