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Brand & Online Presence. Brand and How To Set Yourself Apart From The Pack February 8, 2011 Mike Mathews Measured Marketing Solutions LLC. AGENDA. Brand Presence Tools. BRAND. Simple: What your prospect believes about you. The result of the cumulative effect of all actions.
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Brand & Online Presence Brand and How To Set Yourself Apart From The Pack February 8, 2011 Mike Mathews Measured Marketing Solutions LLC
AGENDA • Brand • Presence • Tools
BRAND • Simple: What your prospect believes about you. • The result of the cumulative effect of all actions. • Branding is the constant and consistent application of appropriate actions.
YOUR BRAND An extension of you!
ONLINE PRESENCE • What is it? • Why is it important? • How can it be protected?
THREE POINTS OF CONTACT • LinkedIn • Google Profiles • Website or blog • Wordpress • Blogger • Squarespace • DIY Complete these three profiles and link them. They form a strong chain.
What About The Others? • Why not Facebook? • Why not XXX? • When do Facebook, Twitter, etc. make sense? • Develop a following or community • Advertising targeted to consumers
OMNI PROFILE • Speeds developing LinkedIn & Google Profiles & About pages • Most important items • Name • Location • Contact preferences • Bio (Resume) • Photo • Links • Keywords
LINKEDIN • www.linkedin.com • Facebook for business – 90M members/50% U.S. • Why: Builds a professional base & links • What: • Complete your profile • Use a photo • Build links to professional colleagues • Join groups & network Secret: Use recommendations.
GOOGLE PROFILES • www.google.com/profiles • Why: Topof the search results! • Provides positive out-links • Reinforces your other appearances • Easy and free • What: • Complete the Profile • Use a Photo & use Picasa for more photos Secret: Use Google Places.
WEBSITE • Why: You own it! • What: Whatever you want. • This is your showroom. • Lots of money: or not. • Create a blog site • Use SquareSpace • Go custom • Budget Secret: Start with clean design, keep it fresh.
FACEBOOK • Not a personal page, a BUSINESS page • Why: Use to drive contact • What: • Constant refresh fed by blog • Be personal, open, inviting • Use photos • CAVEAT: You do NOT own this page! Secret: Promote and build a community.
MILAN STONEWORKS PROMO • Jennifer Wakayama • Dozens of Facebook Wall posts • 75 likes to 450 likes in 6 months!
PSU DIGITAL MARKETING BREAKFAST – February 15, 2011 • Small business focus • Panel on digital marketing activities • Torben Nielsen – Power Of Community • Mike Wills – SEM: Everything You Need To Know, You Already Learned From Dating • Mary Nichols – The Taste Of Success: How Social Media Led Product Development • Jennifer Wakayama – Ugly Kitchen Contest • Don Bourassa – YELP - Location Based Services for Great Advertising • FREE – and it includes breakfast! (register by Friday, Feb 11) • www.psumultimedia.eroievent.com/
WRAPUP • Your brand is YOU • Online Presence: Drive Your Message • Three-Legged Stool • Do enough, not too much • Linking • What to Add & Why • Blog • Demonstration • Get Professional Help.…when you need it
Thanks To Our Sponsors • NEST • Rapid Design • InFocus
CONTACT • mike@measuredmarketingsolutions.com • www.google.com/profiles/mike.e.mathews • www.linkedin.com/ • www.facebook.com/mike.mathews • www.measuredmarketingsolutions.com • @memathews • 503-334-2592
KEYWORDS & SEO • Google Webmaster Central • http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/ • Google Keyword Tool • https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal • Search-based Keyword Tool • www.google.com/sktool