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Superior Honda of Omaha. Social Media Strategy. Research – By the Numbers. There are almost 440,000 potential Facebook Fans over 18 in the Omaha Metro Area. Research – Social Review Sites. Goals for Superior Honda. Customer Relationship Management Brand Management
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Superior Honda of Omaha Social Media Strategy
Research – By the Numbers • There are almost 440,000 potential Facebook Fans over 18 in the Omaha Metro Area
Goals for Superior Honda Customer Relationship Management Brand Management Conversion Support Search Engine Optimization
Goal One: Customer Relationship Management • Engagement • Even a loyal customer may only purchase every 2-5 years • Relationship touch points are scarce • Customer Service • Customers will trust a repair center if a relationship exists • Letting community speak for you is powerful defense to possible complaints
Goal Two: Brand Management • No gatekeeper • Can announce charity work and community involvement directly to fans • Link to supported charities • Share press releases and coverage from the local and national website • Share positive reviews from around the web – including ratings sites
Goal Three: Conversion Support • Promotion • Creates Top-of-Mind Awareness • Highlight Specials and Advertisements hours before high-volume times • Brand Management • Provide information that reinforces Honda brand • Friend recommendations are extremely valuable and very easy to encourage on social media
Goal Four: Search Engine Optimization • Social Search • When signed into account, Google uses information from your social circle to inform the search • For Example – signed in Used Cars in Omaha – 4th place not signed in – Used Cars in Omaha – 10thplace • Review Rating • Google Places includes review section • Superior Honda ranks as number one Omaha Honda Dealer • 4+/5 stars on dealer rater (ranks high when looking for Honda Omaha reviews) • Facebook will act as another space to play these reviews up
Building a Community • Why do users “like” a page? • 40% to receive discounts and promotions • 39% to show my support for the company to others • 36% to get a “freebie” • 34% to stay informed about the activities of the company
Building a Community • Tactics for increasing fan count on Facebook • Provide incentives for customers to fan and tag the page • Take photos of all new owners and post on Facebook • Personal message from sales person thanking them and inviting them to tag the photo • Giveaways of Superior Honda Gear • Tell us why you love your Honda – get your friends to vote for your post
Engaging the Community • Tactics for engaging with fans • Games that reward active community members and support branding • Trivia Games about Honda and Superior • Bingo – Highly Shareable • Community-based link with question is best way to encourage conversation • Monitor links CTR in addition to comments and likes
Benefits of an Engaged Fan • Top-of-Mind Awareness • Average person spends more than an hour a week on Facebook – more than any other site • More likely to see/share content • Edge Rank • Viral content • More likely to trust content provided by Superior • Trust reviews and opinions
Turning a Customer into a Brand Ambassador • Provide incentives for referring and posting said referral online – create on and offline brand ambassadors • Ensure that most posts are shareable • Make the ask • Ask buyer to tag themselves in photos • Encourage fans to post about positive experiences
Turning an engaged fan into a customer • Deliver product information with sales tone just before high-volume sales times • No more than once a week • Provide promotions for more immediate purchases by service department
Twitter • Linking accounts allows for two channels with little extra effort • Twitter is integrated into search results • Increases chances that messages are seen
YouTube • Most local auto dealers syndicate content from the national car companies • Take advantage of the Honda page by linking directly to it from the Facebook page • Take local videos from sponsored events and employee testimonials
Key Social Deliverables • Increase total number of “likes” to 1,000 in a 12 month period • 75-80% local (average local fan percentage for retail businesses is less than 20%) • Average CTR of 10% • Year end goal as content becomes more personalized • Create strong community of brand ambassadors • Monitored through sentiment tracking • Monitor use of Facebook in conversions through socially conducted surveys.