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Skills for a Sustainable Business Enterprise. Social Media and PPC. What is a social network?
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Skills for a Sustainable Business Enterprise Social Media and PPC
What is a social network? “A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.” Wikipedia, 2009 Incidentally – a social network…. How many social networks do you belong to/use? How many ‘social networks are there?
Lets look at that definition again!!! “A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.” YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING
Now to the web…. Let’s take a quick look at Twitter and Twitter Search Then some cool tricks on Facebook Finally… A cool video (why not….)
PPC • Pay Per Click advertising When businesses want to advertise on websites such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Bing they use PPC
BENEFITS • You are able to determine daily budget • You define the amount you are willing to pay for each visitor • If no-one clicks you don’t pay a penny • Keyword targeting – remain competitive • Use social media to target specific demographics
NEGATIVES • What do you think are the negative aspects of PPC? • How does PPC compare to other forms of marketing? • Would PPC work for your business idea?
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