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Twitter for Business Lessons from the Enterprise. Michael Brito, Social Media Strategist Twitter: Britopian Web: Britopian.com. Life sharing Real time web Public instant messaging Non reciprocal conversations and relationships Life sharing in 140 characters or less per tweet
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Twitter for Business Lessons from the Enterprise Michael Brito, Social Media Strategist Twitter: Britopian Web: Britopian.com
Life sharing Real time web Public instant messaging Non reciprocal conversations and relationships Life sharing in 140 characters or less per tweet Twitter runs on browsers/application/mobile/SMS What the heck is this Twitter thing?
Twitter: the basics 11 11 10 10 12 12 1 6 7 3 4 4 5 5 2 8 7 2 8 9 9 1 3 6 Awareness Opinion Forming: Why Buy Intel Research: Buy Now Purchase: Buy the best • The number of people this account is following • The number of people who follow this account • Total “tweets” or updates • Fun, random definitions • @britopian: other peoples’ tweets that referenced my username • Direct Messages: private messages • Favorites: favorited tweets • Search: specific topic • Trending Topics: who is talking about “what” right now • RSS: other people can subscribe this twitter feed • The feed • Highlights on rollover. You can either reply or favorite
It’s valuable touch point It provides a unique opportunity to: Listen Talk Learn Energize Humanizes the brand (if done right) Can build community & evolve to a trusted advisor Why is it important for brands?
Key Facts & Figures Awareness Opinion Forming: Why Buy Intel Research: Buy Now Purchase: Buy the best
Awareness Opinion Forming: Why Buy Intel Research: Buy Now Purchase: Buy the best Authenticity, transparency is important.
Awareness Opinion Forming: Why Buy Intel Research: Buy Now Purchase: Buy the best Brands need to be Believable.
Do your research before engaging customers Twitter Best Practices for Brands http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/
Twitter Best Practices for Brands Determine Organizational Goals http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/
Twitter Best Practices for Brands Branded, Personal or Hybrid Profile http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/
Twitter Best Practices for Brands Build profile equity http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/
Twitter Best Practices for Brands • Track metrics and conversation trends • Don’t go overboard; less structure is better • Listen and observe before engaging • Be authentic & believable • Track, measure, and iterate • Don’t just strategize: execute! http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/
Thank you Michael Brito Twitter: Britopian Web: http://www.britopian.com http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/twitter-brand-best-practices/